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An exhortatyon or warnynge, to beware of greater plagues & troubles, then are yet come vppon thys realme, for the synnes and wyckednes that hath bene, & is yet dayly commytted there in..
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Coucheman, Giles.
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STC 5870.5; ESTC S469843
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a_o exhortatyon_n or_o warning_a to_o beware_v of_o great_a plague_n &_o trouble_n then_o be_v yet_o come_v upon_o this_o realm_n for_o the_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n that_o have_v be_v &_o be_v yet_o daily_o commit_v there_o in_o m.d.li_o ¶_o jeremye_n xx_o b_o ¶_o all_o the_o day_n long_a be_o i_o despyse_v and_o laugh_v to_o scorn_v of_o everye_o man_n because_o i_o have_v now_o preach_v long_o against_o malycyous_a tyranny_n and_o show_v they_o of_o destruction_n for_o the_o which_o cause_n they_o cast_v the_o word_n of_o thou_o lord_n in_o my_o tooth_n &_o take_v i_o ever_o to_o the_o worst_a â_o abacuc_fw-fr i._o o_o lord_n how_o long_o shall_v i_o cry_v and_o thou_o wylte_n not_o hear_v how_o long_o shall_v i_o complain_v unto_o thou_o suffer_v wrong_n &_o thou_o will_v not_o help_v why_o let_v thou_o i_o se_fw-mi werynes_n &_o labour_n tyranny_n &_o violence_n be_v before_o i_o power_n overgo_v right_a for_o the_o law_n be_v toarne_v in_o piece_n &_o there_o can_v no_o right_a 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