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A29365
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Babylons downfall a sermon lately preached at Westminster before sundry of the honourable House of Commons / by William Bridge ...
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Bridge, William, 1600?-1670.
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Wing B4448; ESTC R5651
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to_o this_o great_a service_n i_o be_o willing_a that_o these_o note_n shall_v walk_v abroad_o which_o i_o think_v shall_v never_o see_v more_o light_a than_o what_o creep_v in_o at_o my_o study_n window_n this_o sermon_n may_v prove_v all_o the_o legacy_n which_o your_o die_a friend_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o bequeathe_v unto_o you_o for_o i_o be_o now_o return_v to_o that_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n which_o jesus_n christ_n have_v commit_v to_o i_o and_o other_o and_o if_o in_o this_o voyage_n the_o lord_n shall_v put_v the_o wind_n and_o sea_n in_o commission_n for_o my_o death_n my_o desire_n be_v first_o that_o god_n will_v forgive_v our_o adversary_n if_o it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o have_v put_v we_o to_o these_o extremity_n second_o that_o it_o may_v be_v ever_o say_v of_o this_o island_n as_o once_o it_o be_v say_v of_o israel_n happy_a be_v thou_o o_o israel_n who_o be_v like_o unto_o thou_o o_o people_n save_v by_o the_o lord_n the_o shield_n of_o thy_o help_n 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i_o never_o sink_v and_o despair_n in_o my_o heart_n or_o give_v ill_a language_n to_o god_n faithfulness_n though_o the_o condition_n of_o god_n church_n be_v never_o so_o low_a though_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o enemy_n be_v never_o so_o high_a if_o we_o be_v to_o speak_v of_o this_o work_n 2._o as_o if_o it_o be_v do_v already_o when_o it_o be_v not_o do_v indeed_o then_o how_o contrary_a be_v those_o to_o god_n word_n who_o say_v it_o be_v not_o do_v when_o it_o be_v do_v indeed_o that_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v god_n work_n that_o say_v on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v not_o fall_v it_o be_v not_o fall_v when_o it_o be_v fall_v in_o truth_n and_o such_o there_o shall_v be_v who_o when_o the_o vial_n be_v pour_v upon_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o beast_n shall_v gnaw_v their_o tongue_n and_o blaspheme_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n not_o repent_v of_o their_o deed_n revel._n 16._o 10_o 11._o but_o i_o hope_v better_a thing_n of_o you_o and_o such_o as_o accompany_v salvation_n only_o now_o if_o there_o be_v any_o here_o that_o have_v give_v any_o assistance_n to_o babylon_n by_o pen_n tongue_n or_o hand_n let_v they_o repent_v o_o every_o one_o repent_v you_o of_o your_o superstition_n repent_v repent_v you_o leave_v you_o partake_v with_o babylon_n in_o all_o her_o plague_n and_o torment_n to_o all_o eternity_n and_o remember_v that_o speech_n of_o godtes_n calchus_n i_o be_o afraid_a to_o deny_v the_o truth_n lest_o i_o be_v for_o ever_o deny_v by_o the_o truth_n christus_fw-la est_fw-la via_fw-la et_fw-la veritas_fw-la non_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la christ_n be_v the_o way_n and_o truth_n not_o custom_n not_o innovation_n and_o if_o there_o be_v ever_o a_o drunkard_n swearer_n adulterer_n sabbath-breaker_n or_o profane_a person_n here_o let_v he_o labour_n to_o get_v into_o christ_n lest_o when_o he_o shall_v see_v these_o great_a work_n come_v to_o pass_v and_o come_v to_o pass_v you_o shall_v see_v they_o short_o with_o great_a work_n of_o god_n than_o i_o have_v mention_v you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o rejoice_v in_o they_o whereas_o otherwise_o you_o will_v say_v i_o these_o be_v glorious_a work_n indeed_o and_o comfortable_a for_o those_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n but_o i_o be_o a_o poor_a wretched_a drunkard_n and_o not_o in_o christ_n wherefore_o above_o all_o thing_n get_v into-christ_n so_o shall_v you_o rejoice_v with_o the_o felicity_n of_o god_n choose_v and_o if_o any_o have_v have_v any_o ill_a thought_n or_o word_n of_o or_o against_o god_n people_n now_o change_v your_o word_n and_o your_o thought_n of_o they_o for_o for_o their_o sake_n it_o be_v that_o those_o great_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v be_v 43._o 14._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n your_o redeemer_n the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n for_o your_o sake_n i_o have_v send_v to_o babylon_n and_o have_v bring_v down_o all_o the_o noble_n and_o the_o chaldean_n who_o cry_n be_v in_o the_o ship_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 3_o line_n 3._o for_o vexation_n read_v vexatious_a pag_n ibid._n lin._n 24._o blot_n outin_n pag_n 7._o lin._n last_o for_o septiros_n read_v septicollis_fw-la pag._n 15._o lin_n 25._o for_o author_n read_v author_n die_fw-la martis_n 6._o apr._n 1641._o at_o a_o committee_n of_o the_o commons_o house_n of_o parliament_n for_o license_v of_o book_n it_o be_v order_v that_o this_o sermon_n of_o m._n bridges_n be_v publish_v in_o print_n sir_n edward_n dering_n knight_n and_o baronet_n si_fw-la nolint_fw-la ve_fw-la ferre_fw-la inditione_fw-la sua_fw-la non_fw-la frangatur_fw-la animus_fw-la ad_fw-la cessandum_fw-la ad_fw-la deserendum_fw-la verbum_fw-la et_fw-la officium_fw-la sed_fw-la perseverandum_fw-la et_fw-la docendum_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la in_fw-la hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la saltem_fw-la in_fw-la alio_fw-la ab_fw-la iterum_fw-la dices_fw-la quid_fw-la sinullo_fw-la loco_fw-la liceat_fw-la sed_fw-la ubique_fw-la ejiciamur_fw-la in_fw-la toto_fw-la mundo_fw-la respondet_fw-la christu_fw-la nolite_fw-la solliciti_fw-la esse_fw-la antequam_fw-la id_fw-la evenâ—â—et_fw-la ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la locus_fw-la amplius_fw-la sit_fw-la verbo_fw-la ego_fw-la adero_fw-la meo_fw-la adventu_fw-la evit_fw-la igitur_fw-la semper_fw-la locus_fw-la ubi_fw-la doceatis_fw-la donec_fw-la ego_fw-la veniam_fw-la tantum_fw-la vos_fw-la perdurate_a and_o salui_fw-la eritis_fw-la non_fw-la expedietis_fw-la omnes_fw-la civitates_fw-la israel_fw-la quin_fw-la fâ—ius_fw-la haminis_fw-la veniet_fw-la luther_n loc._n come_v de_fw-fr piis_fw-la exulibus_fw-la doct._n 1._o use_v 1._o use_v 2._o quest_n answ_n object_n answ_n i._n object_n answ_n object_n answ_n quest_n answ_n quest_n answ_n 1._o doct._n 2._o reason_n 1._o use_v doct._n 3._o reas._n 1._o use_v 1._o object_n answ_n use_v 2._o