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A62814 A remedy for the vvarres: or, Certaine deplorable expressions, of the great miseries and wofull effects, which the horrid, bloody, cruell, domestick, and intestine warres, have lately produced (amongst us) in this our kingdome of England. Together, with spiritual salves for the cure thereof. By John Tarlton, preacher of Gods word, and minister of Ileminster, in the county of Somerset. Tarlton, John. 1648 (1648) Wing T167A; ESTC R222135 126,290 313

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there_o be_v say_v he_o a_o generation_n that_o be_v pure_a in_o their_o own_o conceit_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o wash_v from_o their_o filthiness_n the_o which_o truth_n will_v plain_o appear_v unto_o we_o if_o we_o look_v into_o their_o conversation_n for_o we_o shall_v find_v many_o of_o they_o possess_v with_o boil_a malice_n swell_a pride_n cruel_a oppression_n curse_a covetousness_n swinish_a drunkenness_n beastly_a whoredom_n abominable_a and_o cry_a sin_n lewd_a and_o lascivious_a life_n filthy_a lust_n and_o fleshly_a pleasure_n who_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o athenian_n who_o pantolidas_n the_o ambassador_n hear_v dispute_n of_o virtue_n and_o be_v demand_v how_o their_o speech_n please_v he_o he_o answer_v your_o talk_n indeed_o be_v good_a but_o this_o be_v great_o to_o be_v lament_v that_o talk_v so_o well_o you_o live_v so_o ill_o and_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n may_v i_o say_v of_o many_o such_o separatist_n their_o word_n be_v commendable_a but_o 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