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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	great_a	think_v	1,702	5	3.7841	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57424	News from Darby-shire. Or The wonder of all wonders That ever yet was printed, being a perfect and true relation of the handy work of almighty God shown upon the body of one Martha Taylor now living about a mile or something more from Backwell in Darby shire, hard by a pasture commonly called Hadin pasture, this maid as it hath pleased the Lord, she hath fasted forty weeks and more, which may very well be called a wonder of all wonders, though most people wh[i]ch hear this may censure this to be some fable, yet if they please but to take the pains to read over the book, I hope that they will be better satisfied and have some faith to believe. This maid is still alive and hath a watch set over her by order of the Earl of Devon-shire. Written by me T. Robins. B. of D. a well wisher to the gospel of Iesus Christ. Oct.13.1668	Robins, Thomas, fl. 1672-1685.	1668 (1668)	Wing R1657; ESTC R220842	5,856	15

Newes from Darby-shire OR THE Wonder of all Wonders That ever yet was Printed being a perfect and true Relation of the handy work of Almighty God shown upon the body of one Martha Taylor now living about a mile or something more from Backwell in Darby shire hard by a Pasture commonly called Hadin Pasture this Maid as it hath pleased the Lord she hath fasted forty weeks and more which may very well be called a wonder of all Wonders though most people which hear this may censure this to be some Fable yet if they please but to take the pains to read over the book I hope that they will be better satisfied and have some faith to believe This Maid is still alive and hath a watch set over her by order of the Earl of Devon-shire Fear not O Land be glad and rejoyce for the Lord will do great things Jo. 2. v. 21. And I will shew Wonders in the Heavens and in the Earth v. 30. Written by me T. Robins B. of D. a well wisher to the gospel of Iesus Christ Oct. 13. 1668. LONDON Printed for T.P. at the three Bibles on London-bridge News from Darby-shire MY beloved Brethren I beseech you all young or old rich or poor of what degree soever you be which reads or hears this little book I say I would have you to give good attention unto it for it is worth your observation for as I have stiled it upon these words which is Gods Love from heaeven to sinners on earth So I hope by Gods assistance I shall clearly prove it here unto you as soon as I have declared the subject of this work which I have taken in hand and now by Gods help I do intend to let you understand one of the strangest wondrous works as I may call it wrought by the handy work of God in love to sinners upon earth the like never heard on before I do believe since the Lord created man which I now shall declare unto you all within the County of Darbyshire about a mile or some little more off Backwell near a place called Overhadin near to a Pasture commonly called Hadin Pastury in a little house hard by the Mill there liveth a Damsel called Martha Taylor daughter to William Taylor a young woman about 19 years of age this Maid it is which the Lord i● pleased to show his handy work upon and a● I may boldly say he hath sent down his spiritual love from heaven upon her as by the grace of God I do intend to make it plainly appear unto you for when she was about 12 years old it pleased the Lord to strike her with a lameness in her limbs about the smal● of her back and so she continued about the space of 6 years which was a great cause to make her stoop very much in her going and towards the latter end of those years it pleased God to take her stomach from her that she could not eat as formerly she used to do But since Saint Thomas's day in one thousand six hundred sixty seven she hath not taken any manner of food bread drink or water or any thing to preserve mortal life ever since the day aforesaid which is from that day to this day of my present writing 40 weeks and upward which is as I told you before as strange a wonder as ever was since the creation of man a thing worthy to be chronicled for a memorial to our seed hereafter and as I told you before my conscience tells me I may boldly say it is Gods love from heaven to Sinners upon earth but before I pass any further I do intend to give you a little more satisfaction concerning this Maids fasting which is manifestly made appear for some of the head of the Gentry of that country having a great desire to be more fully satisfied in the truth the thing being so wonderful and strange that they scarce knew how to believe so they thought good to make choice of twenty maids to watch and wait with her that they might be the better satisfied in the truth and so there was twenty Maids chosen and they did wait with her every one her turn and has satisfied for very truth that she doth not receive any kind of food into her body but all that is done unto her her mother anointeth her lips with a feather and spring water by reason of the hotness of her breath this was certified for very truth by these twenty maids when they had done waiting with her and this I hope will serve to satisfie every true believeing Christian that they may receive this wonderful strange story as a true story and not as a fable which I desire that every christian which hears it to believe it for a truth for I my self which is the Author of this little book wou'd have you to understand that my belief is that I should be worse then an infidel if I should set out any such a miraculous thing as this if it were a fable and being so bold to joyn it with Gods word no far be it from me so to do for I know it to be true by the evidence of her neighbours and divers persons and men of quality which hath been with her and doth affirm it to be true yet something more I have to let you understand concerning this Maid which is very strange considering her long fasting and that is this for she hath her speech very perfect and has a great delight to talk and discourse in the Scripture with any Scholar there is very many of the Clegy doth come unto her far and near and hath very much discourse for she is very ripe witted concering the word of God taketh much delight therein Also for her person and complexion she is worn away so bare that she hath very smal left on her but skin and bone she hath no belly to be seen for her intrails are dried up insomuch that you may see her back bone through the skin of her belly nothing she can be likned to but the picture of death all her body over but only the Lord keeps life in her her face is indifferent fresh hath some red in it her speech very perfect and plain as any of we but her voice very smal a very strange thing unto man but nothing is strange unto the Lord for as we may read in divers parts of Scripture of many things which the Lord wrought and brought to pass which is very strange to us and was very strange to those people in those days Enoch lived nine hundred and five years and Mathuselah lived nine hundred sixty and nine years Genesis 5.11.27 Which is very strange to us for now in our daies it is much to hear of any man that liveth one hundred but I believe not in our age that ever any was heard of that lived ninescore which is a great deal short of nine hundred sixty nine and yet I say if we