Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	jerusalem_n	new_a	13,476	5	7.4174	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63937	A compleat history of the most remarkable providences both of judgment and mercy, which have hapned in this present age extracted from the best writers, the author's own observations, and the numerous relations sent him from divers parts of the three kingdoms : to which is added, whatever is curious in the works of nature and art / the whole digested into one volume, under proper heads, being a work set on foot thirty years ago, by the Reverend Mr. Pool, author of the Synopsis criticorum ; and since undertaken and finish'd, by William Turner...	Turner, William, 1653-1701.	1697 (1697)	Wing T3345; ESTC R38921	1,324,643	657

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prince_n even_o sick_a to_o see_v how_o i_o have_v lose_v my_o time_n death_n pity_v my_o estate_n remove_v i_o thence_o and_o send_v i_o mount_v upon_o angel_n wing_n to_o serve_v my_o saviour_n and_o the_o king_n of_o king_n 69._o many_o and_o sundry_a opinion_n be_v conceive_v of_o joan_n of_o arck_n some_o judge_v she_o miraculous_o raise_v up_o by_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o france_n other_o that_o she_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a impostor_n we_o will_v suspend_v our_o judgement_n herein_o and_o refer_v you_o to_o the_o epitaph_n which_o we_o find_v thus_o write_v on_o she_o here_o lie_v joan_n of_o arck_n the_o which_o some_o count_n saint_n and_o some_o count_n witch_n some_o count_n man_n and_o something_o more_o some_o count_n maid_n and_o some_o a_o whore_n her_o life_n be_v in_o question_n wrong_a or_o right_n her_o death_n be_v in_o doubt_n by_o law_n or_o might_n oh_o innocence_n take_v heed_n of_o it_o how_o thou_o too_o near_o to_o gild_n do_v sit_v mean_a time_n france_n 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decease_v here_o lie_v a_o john_n a_o burn_a shine_a light_n who_o name_n life_n action_n all_o alike_o be_v white_a 72._o mrs._n wilkinson_n with_o her_o child_n go_v to_o heaven_n from_o her_o childbed_n on_o who_o tombstone_n a_o learned_a doctor_n write_v the_o follow_a line_n viz._n here_o lie_v mother_n and_o babe_n both_o without_o sin_n next_o birth_n will_v make_v she_o and_o her_o infant_n twin_n see_v mr._n adam_n be_v sermon_n in_o the_o continuation_n of_o morning_n exercise_n question_n and_o case_n of_o conscience_n 73._o upon_o richard_n howkins_n here_o lie_v richard_n howkins_n who_o out_o of_o his_o store_n give_v twenty_o good_a shilling_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a upon_o condition_n his_o body_n shall_v never_o be_v remove_v until_o the_o appear_a of_o our_o dear_o belove_v 74._o on_o the_o tombstone_n of_o a_o great_a scold_n be_v write_v her_o husband_n pray_v if_o by_o her_o grave_a you_o walk_v you_o gentle_o tread_v for_o if_o she_o be_v wake_v she_o 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not_o one_o but_o all_o a_o noble_a family_n a_o pearl_n of_o such_o a_o price_n that_o soon_o about_o possession_n of_o it_o heaven_n and_o earth_n fall_v out_o both_o can_v not_o have_v it_o so_o they_o do_v devise_v this_o fatal_a salvo_n to_o divide_v the_o prize_n heaven_n share_v the_o soul_n and_o earth_n his_o body_n take_v thus_o we_o lose_v all_o while_o earth_n and_o heaven_n part_v stake_n but_o heaven_n not_o brook_v that_o the_o earth_n shall_v share_v in_o the_o least_o atom_n of_o a_o piece_n so_o rare_a intend_v to_o sue_v out_o by_o a_o new_a revize_v his_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la at_o the_o grand_a assize_n mr._n barker_n flores_n 78._o i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o certain_a prince_n who_o will_v have_v

be_v whitish_a and_o divide_v into_o a_o dozen_o cell_n fill_v with_o stone_n as_o big_a as_o chestnut_n white_a and_o cordial_a it_o be_v a_o fruit_n nutritive_a and_o dainty_a and_o may_v be_v call_v a_o epitome_n of_o all_o the_o best_a and_o rare_a fruit_n in_o the_o orient_a clark_n of_o plant_n etc._n etc._n p._n 201._o 51._o the_o aree-tree_n be_v almost_o as_o high_a as_o a_o cedar_n but_o more_o like_o the_o palmetto_n it_o be_v of_o fuzzy_a hollow_a substance_n adorn_v at_o every_o top_n with_o plume_n wherein_o the_o fruit_n hang_v in_o cluster_n it_o be_v in_o shape_n and_o bigness_n like_o a_o walnut_n white_a and_o hard_o within_o have_v neither_o taste_n nor_o smell_v they_o never_o eat_v it_o alone_o but_o wrap_v it_o in_o a_o leaf_n of_o beetle_n and_o be_v frequent_o chaw_v of_o it_o some_o add_v to_o it_o a_o kind_n of_o lime_n make_v of_o oyster-shell_n it_o cure_v the_o colic_n remove_v melancholy_a kill_v worm_n provoke_v lust_n purge_v the_o stomach_n and_o prevent_v hunger_n it_o be_v much_o use_v in_o the_o east-indies_n ibid._n 52._o the_o palmeto-tree_n be_v long_o straight_o round_o and_o soft_a without_o leaf_n bough_n or_o branch_n save_v at_o the_o top_n and_o those_o be_v few_o green_a and_o sedgy_a under_o which_o branch_n there_o appear_v certain_a cod_v seed_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 53._o dr._n edward_n brown_n in_o his_o description_n of_o larissa_n in_o thessaly_n say_v the_o country_n produce_v very_o large_a fair_a and_o delicious_a fig_n water-melon_n the_o large_a and_o most_o pleasant_a i_o have_v taste_v as_o also_o fair_a and_o delicate_a pomegranate_n orange_n lemon_n and_o citron_n vine_n which_o be_v low_a and_o not_o support_v but_o the_o branch_n and_o cluster_n great_a and_o the_o grape_n as_o big_a as_o good_a damson_n and_o of_o a_o delicious_a taste_n the_o wine_n of_o the_o country_n be_v rich_a but_o have_v a_o resinous_a taste_n or_o tang_n of_o the_o borachio_n they_o plant_v tobacco_n and_o esteem_v it_o 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sharp_a quick_a and_o pleasant_o pungent_a and_o without_o any_o offensive_a smell_n though_o i_o be_v no_o lover_n of_o onion_n before_o yet_o i_o find_v these_o exceed_a pleasant_a and_o comfortable_a to_o the_o stomach_n they_o be_v use_v at_o most_o collation_n and_o eat_v with_o bread_n in_o great_a quantity_n i_o ask_v a_o chiaus_n then_o with_o we_o who_o have_v travel_v through_o most_o of_o the_o turkish_a dominion_n whether_o he_o have_v any_o where_o meet_v with_o so_o good_a chion_n as_o those_o of_o thessaly_n who_o answer_v i_o that_o the_o onion_n of_o egypt_n be_v better_o which_o be_v the_o first_o time_n i_o sensible_o understand_v the_o expression_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o cease_v to_o wonder_v why_o the_o israelite_n linger_v after_o the_o onion_n of_o that_o country_n ibid._n p._n 42._o 57_o coral_n grow_v like_o a_o tree_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n green_a when_o under_o water_n and_o bear_v a_o white_a berry_n and_o when_o out_o turns_z red_z there_o be_v also_o a_o black_a and_o yellow_a kind_n of_o coral_n lindschot_n say_v that_o at_o the_o cape_n of_o good_a hope_n there_o be_v rock_n on_o which_o coral_n grow_v of_o all_o colour_n in_o the_o mediterranean_a they_o gather_v great_a quantity_n of_o it_o and_o those_o of_o massilia_n go_v yearly_a to_o fish_n for_o it_o and_o draw_v it_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n with_o net_n the_o place_n for_o this_o fishery_n be_v arguiril_n near_o sardinia_n bosa_n near_o the_o island_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o near_o the_o bastion_n of_o france_n etc._n etc._n the_o time_n for_o this_o fishery_n be_v from_o april_n to_o the_o end_n of_o july_n to_o which_o purpose_n there_o be_v employ_v 200_o vessel_n more_o ot_fw-mi less_o yearly_a they_o never_o fish_v above_o 40_o mile_n from_o the_o land_n where_o they_o think_v there_o be_v rock_n for_o fear_v of_o the_o pirate_n tavern_n trau._n in_o india_n in_o the_o east_n and_o west-indies_n they_o fish_v with_o two_o big_a 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and_o behaviour_n to_o show_v much_o humility_n ex._n hist._n monast._n d._n alban_n 9_o mr._n bradford_n be_v so_o humble_a that_o in_o several_a of_o his_o letter_n he_o express_v himself_o thus_o alas_o i_o be_o worthy_a of_o nothing_o but_o damnation_n i_o have_v clean_o forget_v god_n i_o be_o all_o secure_a idle_a proud_a etc._n etc._n i_o be_o a_o very_a stark_a hypocrite_n not_o only_o like_o my_o word_n and_o work_n but_o even_o in_o these_o my_o letter_n which_o i_o write_v to_o you_o alas_o i_o write_v this_o but_o to_o put_v myself_o in_o remembrance_n but_o i_o be_o without_o all_o sense_n i_o do_v but_o only_o write_v it_o etc._n etc._n for_o god_n sake_n pray_v for_o i_o and_o in_o a_o letter_n to_o sir_n t._n h._n he_o subscribe_v himself_o a_o very_a paint_a hypocrite_n john_n bradford_n and_o elsewhere_o pray_v for_o i_o what_o shall_v i_o call_v i_o a_o most_o miserable_a and_o blaspemous_a sinner_n and_o again_o by_o way_n of_o subscription_n the_o sinful_a john_n 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hardly_o forbear_v to_o offer_v himself_o to_o martyrdom_n dr._n cave_n be_v prim._n christian_n 3._o k._n edward_n vi_o take_v note_n of_o such_o thing_n he_o hear_v in_o sermon_n which_o more_o near_o relate_v to_o himself_o hist_o of_o the_o reform_v 4._o queen_n elizabeth_n write_v a_o good_a hand_n before_o she_o be_v four_o year_n old_a and_o understand_v italian_a ibid._n 5._o sir_n thomas_n moor_n never_o offend_v his_o father_n nor_o be_v ever_o offend_v by_o he_o 6._o archbishop_n usher_n at_o 10_o year_n old_a find_v himself_o wrought_v upon_o by_o a_o sermon_n on_o rom._n 12.1_o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n dr._n bernard_n in_o his_o life_n 7._o dr._n w._n gouge_n when_o at_o school_n be_v continual_o studious_a even_o at_o play-hour_n conscionable_a in_o secret_a prayer_n and_o sanctify_v the_o sabbath_n clark_n be_v life_n 8._o mr._n tho._n gataker_n be_v often_o chide_v by_o his_o father_n from_o his_o book_n ibid._n 9_o mr._n jeremy_n whitaker_n when_o a_o schoolboy_n will_v frequent_o go_v in_o company_n 8_o or_o 10_o mile_n to_o hear_v a_o warm_a sermon_n and_o take_v note_n and_o be_v helpful_a to_o other_o in_o repeat_v they_o and_o though_o his_o father_n often_o and_o earnest_o endeavour_v to_o divert_v he_o yet_o when_o a_o boy_n he_o be_v unmoveable_a in_o his_o desire_n to_o be_v a_o minister_n ibid._n 10._o mr._n herbert_n palmer_n be_v esteem_v sanctify_v even_o from_o the_o womb_n at_o the_o age_n of_o 4_o or_o 5_o year_n he_o will_v cry_v to_o go_v to_o his_o lady_n mother_n sir_n tho._n palmer_n be_v his_o father_n that_o he_o may_v hear_v somewhat_o of_o god_n when_o a_o child_n little_o more_o than_o five_o year_n old_a he_o weep_v in_o read_v the_o story_n of_o joseph_n and_o take_v much_o pleasure_n in_o learning_n chapter_n by_o heart_n he_o learn_v the_o french_a tongue_n almost_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o can_v speak_v he_o often_o affirm_v that_o he_o never_o remember_v the_o 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emperor_n trajan_n surname_v the_o good_a prince_n take_v away_o from_o the_o son_n of_o cabalus_n the_o kingdom_n of_o dacia_n that_o be_v transilvania_n and_o valachia_n only_o because_o he_o catch_v he_o in_o a_o lie_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o rome_n the_o mother_n of_o truth_n can_v not_o permit_v a_o liar_n to_o possess_v a_o kingdom_n ibid._n 3._o cyrus_n tell_v the_o king_n of_o armenia_n that_o a_o lie_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o pardon_n ibid._n 4._o monstrelet_n write_v that_o popiel_n king_n of_o poland_n who_o have_v ever_o in_o his_o mouth_n these_o word_n if_o it_o be_v not_o true_a i_o will_v the_o rat_n may_v cat_n i_o that_o he_o be_v so_o assail_v by_o rat_n in_o a_o banquet_n that_o neither_o his_o guard_n nor_o fire_n nor_o water_n can_v preserve_v he_o from_o they_o ibid

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give_v some_o hope_n that_o the_o next_o generation_n shall_v be_v better_o than_o the_o present_a with_o a_o particular_a attention_n she_o hear_v of_o a_o spirit_n of_o devotion_n and_o piety_n that_o be_v spread_v itself_o among_o the_o youth_n of_o this_o great_a city_n with_o a_o true_a satisfaction_n she_o inquire_v often_o and_o much_o about_o it_o and_o be_v glad_a to_o hear_v it_o go_v on_o and_o prevail_v she_o lament_v that_o whereas_o the_o devotion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v all_o show_n and_o make_v up_o of_o pomp_n and_o pageantry_n that_o we_o be_v too_o bare_a and_o naked_a and_o practise_v not_o enough_o to_o entertain_v a_o serious_a temper_n or_o a_o warm_a and_o a_o affectionate_a heart_n we_o may_v have_v light_a enough_o to_o direct_v but_o we_o want_v flame_n to_o raise_v a_o exalt_a devotion_n ibid._n 21._o she_o be_v ●o_o part_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o war_n yet_o she_o will_v willing_o have_v sacrifice_v she_o own_o life_n to_o have_v preserve_v either_o of_o those_o that_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o danger_n at_o the_o boyne_n she_o speak_v of_o that_o matter_n two_o day_n after_o the_o news_n come_v with_o so_o tender_a a_o sense_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o she_o in_o it_o that_o it_o draw_v tear_n from_o she_o and_o then_o she_o free_o confess_v that_o her_o heart_n have_v tremble_v not_o so_o much_o from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o danger_n that_o she_o herself_o be_v in_o as_o from_o the_o scene_n that_o be_v then_o in_o action_n at_o the_o boyne_n god_n have_v hear_v her_o prayer_n and_o she_o bless_v he_o for_o it_o with_o as_o sensible_a a_o joy_n as_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v ever_o happen_v to_o she_o ibid._n 22._o the_o reflection_n that_o she_o make_v on_o the_o reduction_n of_o ireland_n look_v the_o same_o way_n that_o all_o her_o thought_n do_v our_o force_n elsewhere_o both_o at_o sea_n and_o land_n be_v think_v to_o be_v considerable_a and_o so_o promise_v that_o we_o be_v in_o great_a hope_n of_o somewhat_o that_o may_v be_v decisive_a only_a ireland_n be_v apprehend_v to_o be_v too_o weak_o furnish_v for_o a_o conclude_a campaign_n yet_o so_o different_a be_v the_o method_n of_o providence_n from_o humane_a expectation_n that_o nothing_o memorable_a happen_v any_o where_o but_o only_o in_o ireland_n where_o little_a or_o nothing_o be_v expect_v ibid._n 23._o when_o sad_a accident_n come_v from_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o heaven_n particular_o on_o the_o occasion_n of_o a_o great_a loss_n at_o sea_n she_o say_v though_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o complaint_n or_o anger_n upon_o these_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n of_o grief_n since_o god_n hand_n be_v to_o be_v see_v so_o particular_o in_o they_o sometime_o she_o fear_v there_o may_v be_v some_o secret_a sin_n that_o may_v lie_v at_o the_o root_n and_o blast_v all_o but_o she_o go_v soon_o off_o from_o that_o and_o say_v where_o so_o much_o be_v visible_a there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o divination_n concern_v that_o which_o may_v be_v hide_v ibid._n 24._o she_o be_v sorry_a that_o the_o state_n of_o war_n make_v it_o necessary_a to_o restrain_v another_o prince_n from_o barbarity_n by_o make_v himself_o feel_v the_o effect_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o she_o say_v she_o hope_v that_o such_o practice_n shall_v become_v so_o odious_a in_o all_o that_o shall_v begin_v they_o and_o by_o their_o do_v so_o force_z other_o to_o retaliate_v that_o for_o the_o future_a they_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o lay_v aside_o ibid._n 25._o she_o apprehend_v she_o feel_v once_o or_o twice_o such_o indisposition_n upon_o she_o that_o she_o conclude_v nature_n be_v work_v towards_o some_o great_a sickness_n so_o she_o set_v herself_o to_o take_v full_a and_o broad_a view_v of_o death_n that_o from_o thence_o she_o may_v judge_v how_o she_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o encounter_v it_o but_o she_o feel_v so_o quiet_a a_o indifference_n upon_o that_o prospect_n lean_v rather_o towards_o the_o desire_n of_o a_o dissolution_n that_o she_o say_v though_o she_o do_v not_o pray_v for_o death_n yet_o she_o can_v neither_o wish_v nor_o pray_v against_o it_o she_o leave_v that_o before_o god_n and_o refer_v herself_o entire_o to_o the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n if_o she_o do_v not_o wish_v for_o death_n yet_o she_o do_v not_o fear_v it_o ibid._n 26._o we_o pray_v for_o ourselves_o more_o than_o for_o she_o when_o we_o cry_v to_o god_n for_o her_o life_n and_o recovery_n both_o priest_n and_o people_n rich_a and_o poor_a all_o rank_n and_o sort_n join_v in_o this_o litany_n a_o universal_a groan_n be_v echo_a to_o those_o prayer_n through_o our_o church_n and_o street_n ibid._n 27._o but_o how_o severe_o soever_o god_n intend_v to_o visit_v we_o she_o be_v gentle_o handle_v she_o feel_v no_o inward_a depression_n nor_o sink_v of_o nature_n she_o then_o declare_v that_o she_o feel_v in_o her_o mind_n the_o joy_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o the_o power_n of_o religion_n give_v she_o support_v which_o even_o the_o last_o agony_n can_v not_o shake_v thus_o far_o bishop_n burnet_n 28._o in_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n she_o be_v a_o bright_a example_n of_o solemn_a and_o unaffected_a devotion_n she_o pray_v with_o humble_a reverence_n hear_v the_o word_n with_o respectful_a silence_n and_o with_o serious_a application_n of_o spirit_n as_o due_o consider_v the_o infinite_a interval_n between_o the_o supremacy_n of_o heaven_n and_o prince_n on_o earth_n that_o their_o greatness_n in_o its_o lustre_n be_v but_o a_o faint_a and_o vanish_v reflection_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n one_o instance_n i_o shall_v specify_v in_o this_o kind_n when_o her_o residence_n be_v at_o the_o hague_n a_o lady_n of_o noble_a quality_n come_v to_o the_o court_n to_o wait_v on_o she_o on_o a_o saturday_n in_o the_o afternoon_n be_v tell_v she_o be_v retire_v from_o all_o company_n and_o keep_v a_o fast_a in_o preparation_n for_o the_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n the_o next_o day_n the_o lady_n stay_v till_o five_o a_o clock_n the_o princess_n come_v out_o and_o content_v herself_o with_o a_o very_a slender_a supper_n it_o be_v incongruous_a to_o conclude_v a_o fast_a with_o a_o feast_n thus_o solemn_o she_o prepare_v herself_o for_o spiritual_a communion_n with_o her_o saviour_n dr._n bates_n be_v sermon_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o queen_n 29._o she_o have_v a_o sincere_a zeal_n for_o the_o heal_a our_o unhappy_a division_n in_o religious_a thing_n and_o declare_v her_o resolution_n upon_o the_o first_o address_n of_o some_o minister_n that_o she_o will_v use_v all_o mean_n for_o that_o bless_a end_n she_o be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o understand_v the_o difference_n between_o matter_n doctrinal_n and_o ritual_n and_o so_o good_a as_o to_o allow_v a_o just_a liberty_n for_o dissenter_n in_o thing_n of_o small_a moment_n she_o be_v not_o fetter_v with_o superstitious_a scruple_n but_o her_o clear_a and_o free_a spirit_n be_v for_o the_o union_n of_o christian_n in_o thing_n essential_a to_o christianity_n ibid._n 30._o in_o her_o relation_n to_o the_o king_n she_o be_v the_o best_a pattern_n of_o conjugal_a love_n and_o obsequiousness_n how_o happy_a be_v her_o society_n redouble_v his_o comfort_n and_o divide_v his_o care_n her_o deportment_n be_v become_v the_o dignity_n and_o dearness_n of_o the_o relation_n of_o this_o we_o have_v the_o most_o convince_a proof_n from_o the_o testimony_n and_o tear_n of_o the_o king_n since_o her_o death_n solomon_n add_v to_o many_o commendation_n of_o a_o virtuous_a woman_n as_o a_o coronis_n that_o her_o husband_n praise_v she_o the_o king_n be_v declare_v that_o in_o all_o her_o conversation_n he_o discover_v no_o fault_n and_o his_o unfeigned_a and_o deep_a sorrow_n for_o his_o loss_n be_v the_o queen_n be_v

hither_o to_o the_o king_n give_v he_o a_o account_n that_o she_o have_v order_v a_o fleet_n of_o forty_o man_n of_o war_n to_o sail_v away_o for_o the_o coast_n of_o france_n and_o burn_v the_o enemy_n ship_n which_o be_v report_v to_o be_v design_v to_o infest_v the_o english_a shoar_n what_o symphony_n can_v produce_v a_o more_o harmonious_a harmony_n of_o note_n than_o this_o of_o the_o opinion_n and_o counsel_n of_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n when_o the_o one_o know_v nothing_o of_o the_o other_o mind_n insomuch_o that_o similitude_n of_o manner_n and_o consent_v of_o mind_n not_o fortune_n seem_v to_o have_v join_v william_n and_o mary_n together_o ibid._n 60._o it_o wo_v a_o say_v of_o the_o king_n before_o he_o think_v of_o marriage_n to_o charles_n the_o second_v ambassador_n at_o a_o time_n when_o there_o happen_v a_o accidental_a discourse_n about_o the_o choice_n of_o wife_n that_o of_o all_o the_o quality_n to_o be_v seek_v for_o in_o a_o wife_n his_o first_o care_n shall_v be_v to_o find_v out_o the_o best-conditioned_a and_o he_o himself_o make_v himself_o the_o master_n of_o his_o wish_n for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v find_v to_o better_a wife_n have_v the_o sun_n itself_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n be_v to_o have_v seek_v she_o out_o but_o as_o the_o king_n meet_v with_o his_o chief_a help_n and_o assistance_n in_o the_o queen_n love_n so_o not_o only_o her_o subject_n but_o all_o other_o for_o who_o it_o be_v in_o her_o power_n to_o do_v good_a find_v more_o than_o ordinary_a succour_n in_o her_o bountiful_a nature_n she_o think_v the_o day_n lose_v wherein_o she_o have_v not_o a_o opportunity_n to_o do_v good_a to_o several_a ibid._n 61._o how_o many_o experience_a the_o bounty_n of_o the_o her_o munificent_a and_o liberal_a hand_n as_o well_o in_o england_n as_o in_o germany_n the_o low_a country_n piedmont_n but_o more_o especial_o the_o french_a exile_n who_o rather_o choose_v to_o lose_v their_o estate_n than_o to_o hazard_v the_o 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require_v she_o introduce_v into_o the_o court-diligence_n frugality_n pasirmony_n virtue_n most_o common_o unknown_a in_o court_n the_o rest_n of_o that_o large_a allowance_n she_o consume_v in_o relieve_v the_o distress_n of_o honest_a and_o worthy_a people_n who_o labour_v under_o great_a necessity_n not_o through_o their_o own_o extravagancy_n but_o reduce_v thereto_o by_o misfortune_n and_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o time_n ibid._n 62._o what_o her_o innoceny_n and_o temperance_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o much_o wealth_n yourselves_o can_v be_v ignorant_a who_o know_v how_o pious_a she_o be_v nor_o have_v i_o any_o thing_n to_o add_v as_o to_o her_o chastity_n when_o your_o have_v hear_v how_o entire_o she_o love_v the_o king_n she_o can_v not_o endure_v a_o wanton_a word_n nor_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o woman_n who_o be_v report_v or_o suspect_v to_o have_v violate_v her_o modesty_n ibid._n 63._o as_o she_o excel_v all_o in_o majesty_n so_o she_o suffer_v none_o to_o 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she_o to_o understand_v the_o certain_a approach_n of_o death_n that_o she_o be_v to_o prepare_v for_o the_o journey_n which_o all_o mortal_n early_a or_o late_a be_v to_o take_v placid_o without_o any_o sign_n of_o a_o sick_a mind_n tho'_o extreme_o weaken_v in_o body_n by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o disease_n she_o make_v answer_v that_o that_o be_v not_o the_o first_o day_n of_o her_o learning_n to_o prepare_v for_o death_n for_o that_o she_o have_v serve_v god_n during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o her_o life_n a_o say_v true_o worthy_a of_o so_o great_a a_o queen_n worthy_a the_o remembrance_n of_o all_o age_n she_o have_v learn_v that_o then_o we_o begin_v to_o live_v when_o we_o die_v we_o die_v as_o soon_o as_o bear_v every_o day_n something_o be_v imperceptible_o crop_v from_o our_o life_n till_o by_o degree_n the_o whole_a be_v lop_v away_o and_o that_o this_o most_o pious_a queen_n neither_o deceive_v herself_o nor_o the_o archbishop_n be_v apparent_a from_o that_o memorable_a say_v of_o she_o about_o six_o year_n before_o her_o fatal_a day_n when_o she_o sit_v by_o the_o bedside_n of_o a_o noble_a person_n be_v wife_n who_o she_o high_o love_v and_o value_v to_o confirm_v and_o comfort_v she_o then_o draw_v her_o last_o breath_n they_o who_o be_v present_a desire_v she_o that_o she_o will_v turn_v away_o her_o eye_n from_o the_o expire_a lady_n but_o the_o queen_n refuse_v save_v withal_o that_o it_o rare_o fall_v out_o for_o person_n of_o her_o rank_n and_o quality_n to_o see_v such_o a_o spectacle_n as_o now_o be_v offer_v she_o by_o the_o design_v favour_n of_o heaven_n to_o make_v advantage_n of_o it_o in_o better_a understanding_n the_o vanity_n of_o our_o life_n what_o advantage_n she_o make_v of_o it_o the_o conclusion_n of_o her_o day_n sufficient_o teach_v we_o ibid._n 66._o she_o bid_v the_o king_n farewell_o in_o these_o word_n i_o leave_v the_o earth_n i_o hope_v dear_a king_n you_o never_o mistrust_v my_o fidelity_n and_o love_n moderate_a your_o grief_n i_o wish_v that_o with_o the_o same_o joy_n that_o i_o depart_v with_o the_o same_o easiness_n you_o may_v set_v bound_n to_o your_o sorrow_n soon_o after_o the_o divine_a mary_n expire_v in_o the_o hand_n and_o embrace_n of_o the_o king_n who_o never_o leave_v she_o nor_o stir_v out_o of_o her_o chamber_n day_n or_o night_n whilst_o she_o lie_v labour_v under_o three_o most_o cruel_a disease_n and_o smallpox_n a_o erisipelas_n and_o a_o pestilential_a fever_n either_o of_o which_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v carry_v off_o the_o strong_a of_o men._n ibid._n 67._o never_o any_o man_n whatever_o be_v the_o madness_n of_o rage_a disaster_n can_v perceive_v any_o change_n of_o countenance_n in_o the_o king_n but_o this_o same_o grief_n he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o withstand_v vanquish_v

barbadoes_n virginia_n st._n thomas_n etc._n etc._n dr._n willis_n lay_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o scurvy_a on_o the_o too_o much_o use_v of_o sugar_n and_o in_o portugal_n it_o be_v observe_v of_o those_o who_o work_n much_o in_o the_o sugar-house_n that_o they_o be_v very_o subject_a to_o the_o scurvy_a and_o their_o chief_a distemper_n be_v a_o consumption_n ibid._n p._n 136._o 18._o the_o soap-tree_n grow_v in_o jamaica_n the_o berry_n whereof_o as_o big_a as_o musket_n bullet_n wash_v better_o than_o any_o castle-soap_n but_o they_o rot_v the_o linen_n in_o time_n the_o negro_n use_v they_o dr._n stubbs_n ibid._n p._n 357._o 19_o the_o poison-tree_n grow_v in_o barbadoes_n its_o leave_n be_v as_o large_a and_o beautiful_a as_o the_o laurel_n and_o so_o like_a as_o not_o to_o be_v know_v asunder_o if_o any_o of_o its_o sap_n fly_v into_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o workman_n they_o become_v blind_a they_o wear_v cypress_n over_o their_o eye_n yet_o of_o this_o timber_n they_o make_v the_o pot_n they_o cure_v their_o sugar_n in_o for_o be_v saw_v and_o the_o board_n dry_a in_o the_o sun_n the_o poison_n vapour_n out_o ibid._n p._n 358._o 20._o the_o poisonous-cane_n grow_v there_o also_o so_o like_o the_o sugar-cane_n as_o hardly_o to_o be_v discern_v the_o one_o from_o the_o other_o whosoever_o chew_n this_o plant_n and_o suck_v in_o any_o of_o the_o juice_n will_v have_v his_o tongue_n mouth_n and_o throat_n so_o swell_v as_o to_o take_v away_o his_o speech_n for_o two_o day_n and_o no_o remedy_n but_o patience_n ibid._n p._n 357._o 21._o arbour_n tristis_fw-la grow_v in_o malacca_n bear_v flower_n after_o sunset_n and_o shed_v they_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o sun_n rise_v and_o this_o every_o night_n in_o the_o year_n r._n morden_n geogr._n p._n 413._o 22._o the_o sensitive_a plant_n call_v by_o some_o the_o bashful_a plant_n contract_v itself_o if_o any_o one_o put_v his_o hand_n to_o it_o and_o upon_o pull_v back_o of_o the_o hand_n it_o recover_v itself_o again_o much_o of_o this_o nature_n be_v that_o tree_n in_o the_o island_n simbubon_n who_o leave_n be_v like_o the_o mulberry_n and_o have_v somewhat_o like_o two_o little_a foot_n on_o both_o side_n when_o they_o fall_v upon_o the_o ground_n do_v move_v and_o creep_v one_o of_o they_o keep_v eight_o day_n in_o a_o dish_n live_v and_o move_v so_o oft_o as_o one_o touch_v it_o jul_n scalig._n exerc._n 112._o 23._o the_o trawberry-tree_n flower_n in_o july_n the_o bud_n hang_v so_o together_o that_o they_o be_v join_v in_o cluster_n at_o the_o utmost_a end_n each_o of_o they_o like_o a_o long_a myrtle-berry_n and_o as_o great_a without_o leave_n hollow_a as_o a_o egg_n with_o the_o mouth_n open_a thuphra_v de_fw-fr plant._n l._n 3._o c._n 16._o 24._o the_o todda-tree_n grow_v in_o the_o province_n of_o sutan_n in_o india_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v that_o tree_n which_o yield_v that_o excellent_a rarity_n call_v linum_fw-la asbestinum_fw-la or_o incombustible_a cloth_n mr._n nich._n wait_v merchant_n of_o london_n have_v procure_v a_o piece_n of_o it_o give_v this_o account_n thereof_o in_o a_o letter_n to_o dr._n plot._n he_o say_v he_o receive_v it_o from_o one_o conco_n a_o natural_a chinese_n resident_a in_o the_o city_n of_o batavia_n in_o the_o north-east_n part_v of_o india_n who_o by_o mean_n of_o keayarear_n sukradana_n likewise_o a_o chinese_n and_o former_o chief_a customer_n to_o the_o old_a sultan_n of_o bantam_n do_v after_o several_a year_n diligence_n procure_v from_o a_o great_a mandarin_n in_o lanquin_n a_o province_n of_o china_n near_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o yard_n of_o the_o say_a cloth_n and_o declare_v that_o he_o be_v credible_o inform_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o tartary_n and_o other_o adjoin_v to_o they_o do_v use_v it_o in_o burn_v their_o dead_a and_o that_o it_o be_v say_v and_o believe_v by_o they_o to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o under_o part_n of_o the_o root_n of_o this_o tree_n grow_v in_o the_o province_n of_o sutan_n and_o that_o of_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o say_a root_n near_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v make_v a_o fine_a sort_n which_o be_v three_o or_o four_o time_n burn_v the_o say_a mr._n waite_n say_v he_o have_v see_v diminish_v almost_o half_a they_o report_v also_o that_o out_o of_o the_o say_a tree_n distil_v a_o liquor_n which_o not_o consume_v be_v use_v with_o a_o week_n make_v of_o the_o same_o material_a with_o the_o cloth_n to_o burn_v in_o their_o temple_n to_o posterity_n mr._n wait_v show_v a_o handkerchief_n of_o this_o cloth_n to_o the_o royal_a society_n nine_o inch_n long_o between_o the_o fringe_n or_o tassel_n there_o be_v two_o proof_n of_o its_o resist_a fire_n at_o london_n one_o private_o on_o aug._n 20._o 1684._o with_o oil_n and_o then_o it_o lose_v 2_o dram_fw-la 5_o grain_n the_o second_o public_a before_o the_o royal_a society_n on_o nou._n 12._o in_o a_o clear_a charcoal_n fire_n and_o then_o it_o lose_v 1_o dram_n 6_o grain_n philosoph_n transact_v numb_a 172._o this_o linen_n be_v mention_v by_o pliny_n caelius_n rhodiginus_fw-la and_o paulus_n venetus_n who_o say_v the_o emperor_n send_v a_o piece_n of_o it_o to_o pope_n alexander_n out_o of_o tartary_n etc._n etc._n mr._n ray_n be_v show_v a_o purse_n of_o it_o by_o the_o prince_n palatine_n at_o heidelberg_n signior_n bocconi_n send_v a_o long_a rope_n of_o it_o to_o the_o french_a king_n which_o be_v keep_v by_o mounseur_fw-fr marchand_n in_o the_o king_n garden_n at_o paris_n and_o now_o we_o have_v see_v a_o piece_n of_o it_o pass_v the_o fiery_a trial_n both_o at_o london_n and_o oxford_n dr._n r._n plot_v '_o s_z philos_fw-la transact_v numb_a 172._o 25._o the_o balsom-tree_n grow_v former_o in_o judea_n now_o most_o in_o grand_a cairo_n and_o other_o part_n of_o egypt_n bear_v leave_n like_o rue_n always_o green_a yield_v a_o gum_n upon_o incision_n or_o boil_v of_o the_o chip_n with_o water_n which_o they_o collect_v in_o little_a horn_n etc._n etc._n see_v more_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o gum_n 26._o betel-tree_n so_o call_v from_o a_o river_n of_o the_o name_n near_o cambaia_n be_v plant_n that_o be_v wrap_v with_o other_o and_o want_v prop_v have_v neither_o flower_n nor_o juice_n the_o indian_n sprinkle_v it_o with_o water_n make_v of_o lime_n from_o shell_n of_o fish_n and_o then_o eat_v in_o when_o they_o be_v at_o leisure_n i_o mean_v the_o leave_n which_o make_v their_o lip_n red_a and_o tooth_n black_a too_o much_o disturb_v the_o mind_n mathil_n l._n 4._o scalig._n exere_fw-la 1.46_o sect._n 2._o 27._o cedar-tree_n grow_v former_o in_o libanus_fw-la abundant_o be_v wonderful_a for_o height_n and_o thickness_n the_o body_n so_o great_a that_o three_o man_n can_v fathom_v it_o they_o be_v say_v to_o kill_v moth_n and_o worm_n and_o to_o preserve_v dead_a body_n from_o corruption_n johnst_n nat._n hist_o p._n 135._o 28._o the_o indian_a figtree_n or_o arbour_n de_fw-fr ran_n so_o call_v because_o it_o spread_v forth_o vast_a 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olive-tree_n flower_n in_o july_n the_o fruit_n be_v ripe_a in_o november_n first_o dry_v and_o then_o press_v with_o a_o millstone_n pour_v scald_a water_n on_o to_o get_v out_o the_o oil._n 32._o turpentine-tree_n be_v male_a and_o female_a the_o latter_a only_o bear_v fruit_n first_o green_n then_o red_a afterward_o black_n 33._o the_o frankincense-tree_n in_o arabia_n engross_v by_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o family_n who_o keep_v it_o by_o succession_n guaiacum_n china_n the_o pomegranate_n mulberry_n the_o lote-tree_n and_o some_o other_o we_o pass_v over_o as_o not_o so_o strange_a and_o unknown_a to_o the_o present_a age._n tulip-tree_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o england_n 34._o the_o cotton_n plant_n be_v a_o shrub_n like_o a_o rose-bush_n plant_v of_o a_o seed_n it_o

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sun_n the_o star_n appear_v at_o noonday_n idem_fw-la 3._o the_o same_o year_n that_o nero_n be_v adopt_v by_o claudius_n there_o appear_v three_o sun_n ibid._n 4._o irone_n the_o empress_n r●ling_v in_o constantinople_n after_o the_o murder_n of_o her_o son_n constantine_n the_o sun_n be_v darken_v for_o 17_o day_n together_o isac_n chron._n p._n 276_o 5._o in_o flanders_n anno_fw-la 1088_o be_v see_v a_o fiery_a dragon_n fly_v in_o the_o air_n cast_v out_o flame_n from_o his_o mouth_n ibid._n p._n 315._o 9_o the_o ●cast_n of_o baster_n before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o norman_n into_o this_o kingdom_n there_o be_v see_v for_o a_o week_n together_o a_o blazing-star_n of_o an●hideous_a and_o fearful_a form_n camb._n brit._n 7._o anno_fw-la 1698._o while_o a_o battle_n be_v fight_v between_o the_o english_a and_o scot_n the_o sun_n appear_v as_o red_a as_o blood_n so_o long_o as_o the_o battle_n continue_v camb._n brit._n irel._n p._n 162._o 8._o anno_fw-la 1342._o october_n 11_o the_o moon_n be_v 11_o day_n old_a there_o be_v see_v two_o moon_n at_o dublin_n the_o one_o in_o the_o east_n the_o other_o in_o the_o west_n ibid._n ir._n p._n 188._o 9_o anno_fw-la 1406_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o holy_a war_n there_o appear_v in_o judea_n a_o comet_n for_o 50_o day_n also_o three_o sun_n one_o on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o true_a but_o small_a a_o great_a white_a circle_n environ_v they_o and_o in_o it_o a_o rainbow_n of_o four_o colour_n the_o bow_n towards_o the_o sun_n and_o reach_v to_o the_o two_o other_o sun_n purch_n pilg._n v._o 2._o p._n 1287._o 10._o anno_fw-la 1611_o three_o sun_n be_v see_v in_o the_o firmament_n over_o vienna_n turk_n hist_o p._n 1311._o 11._o anno_fw-la 1618._o there_o appear_v in_o the_o night_n over_o constantinople_n a_o comet_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o crooked_a sword_n it_o be_v of_o a_o vast_a bigness_n at_o the_o first_o appear_v it_o be_v whitish_a but_o as_o it_o rise_v the_o red_a it_o be_v and_o like_v unto_o blood_n ibid_fw-la p._n 1379._o 12._o in_o march_n follow_v 1650._o three_o glorious_a sun_n be_v see_v at_o once_o in_o cumberland_n to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o many_o thousand_o that_o behold_v they_o clark_n mir._n p._n 483._o 13._o anno_fw-la 1648_o mr._n clark_n say_v that_o in_o january_n the_o week_n before_o the_o behead_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o there_o be_v see_v a_o fiery_a meteor_n in_o the_o air_n near_o bristol_n on_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o city_n for_o divers_a night_n together_o in_o form_n long_o with_o fiery_a stream_n shoot_v out_o east_n and_o west_n ibid._n 14._o anno_fw-la 1572_o in_o november_n there_o appear_v a_o new_a star_n in_o cassiopeia_n which_o continue_v sixteen_o month_n soon_o after_o which_o charles_n the_o nine_o king_n of_o france_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o parisean_a massacre_n die_v of_o exceed_v bleed_v from_o divers_a part_n of_o his_o body_n curse_v and_o swear_v say_v camb._n in_o his_o elizabetha_n 15._o a_o while_n after_o charles_n the_o five_o sickend_v whereof_o he_o die_v there_o be_v see_v a_o blazing-star_n in_o spain_n at_o first_o somewhat_o dim_a but_o as_o his_o disease_n increase_v so_o it_o grow_v in_o brightness_n at_o last_o shoot_v its_o fiery_a hair_n pointblank_o against_o the_o monastery_n where_o he_o lay_v in_o the_o very_a hour_n that_o the_o emperor_n die_v the_o comet_n vanish_v which_o be_v sept._n 21._o 1558._o strada_n 16._o the_o new_a star_n in_o cassiopeia_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v set_v as_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o reformation_n and_o the_o renovation_n of_o the_o gospel-light_n after_o a_o long_a interval_n of_o darkness_n chap._n lv._o lightning_n and_o thunder_n i_o know_v not_o well_o whether_o the_o philosophical_a account_n of_o lightning_n and_o thunder_n will_v be_v accept_v

of_o in_o this_o dispute_a age_n viz._n that_o they_o be_v a_o congestion_n of_o vapour_n or_o exhalation_n in_o the_o cloud_n enkindle_v there_o by_o a_o antiperistasis_n and_o so_o move_v and_o diffuse_v themselves_o till_o they_o burst_v the_o cloud_n and_o break_v forth_o with_o a_o loud_a eruption_n and_o quickness_n of_o flame_n to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o we_o who_o live_v beneath_o but_o sure_o i_o be_o with_o the_o psalmist_n they_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o bring_v mighty_a thing_n to_o pass_v sometime_o to_o our_o terror_n and_o amazement_n 1._o in_o the_o time_n of_o marcus_n antonius_n the_o philosopher_n we_o read_v that_o the_o quadi_n his_o enemy_n be_v strike_v with_o thunder_n at_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o christian_a soldier_n whence_o the_o christian_a legion_n be_v call_v the_o thunder_a legion_n present_o say_v the_o emperor_n of_o they_o in_o that_o epistle_n as_o they_o lie_v upon_o their_o face_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n i_o know_v not_o who_o a_o cold_a shower_n fall_v upon_o we_o but_o upon_o our_o enemy_n hail_v mingle_v with_o thunder_n that_o we_o find_v immediate_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o mighty_a god_n assi_v we_o johnst_n nat._n hist_o cl_o 3._o c._n 5._o p._n 79._o 2._o about_o anno_fw-la 105_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o trajan_n who_o raise_v the_o 3d_o persecution_n octob._n 22_o there_o arise_v furious_a and_o violent_a wind_n which_o tear_v up_o tree_n by_o the_o root_n uncover_v and_o overthrow_v many_o house_n &_o c._n then_o follow_v thunder_n and_o lightning_n which_o make_v the_o night_n like_o noonday_n then_o fearful_a thunderbolt_n which_o break_v down_o stately_a building_n and_o slay_v many_o man_n &_o c._n clark_n mir._n p._n 489._o dion_n 3._o july_n 1654._o at_o salisbury_n in_o new-england_n one_o partridge_n be_v kill_v by_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n his_o house_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n thereby_o himself_o with_o other_o endeavour_v to_o quench_v it_o by_o a_o second_o crack_n be_v strike_v dead_a and_o never_o speak_v more_o ten_o other_o be_v strike_v and_o lay_v for_o dead_a but_o they_o all_o revive_v except_o partridge_n in_o who_o clothes_n and_o skin_n be_v holes_n find_v like_o shot-hole_n remarkable_a providence_n p._n 73._o 4._o octob._n 21._o anno_fw-la 1638_o at_o withycomb_n in_o devonshire_n be_v sabbath-day_n whilst_o the_o people_n be_v attend_v the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n a_o black_a cloud_n come_v over_o the_o church_n there_o be_v sudden_o a_o amaze_a clap_n of_o thunder_n and_o with_o it_o a_o ball_n of_o fire_n come_v in_o at_o the_o window_n whereby_o the_o church_n be_v much_o damnify_v and_o many_o of_o the_o people_n strike_v down_o some_o of_o the_o seat_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n be_v turn_v upside_o down_o yet_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o they_o receive_v no_o hurt_n one_o mr._n hill_n sit_v in_o his_o seat_n by_o the_o chancel_n have_v his_o head_n sudden_o smite_v against_o the_o wall_n by_o which_o blow_n he_o die_v that_o night_n another_o have_v his_o head_n cleave_v his_o skull_n rend_v in_o three_o piece_n and_o his_o brain_n throw_v on_o the_o ground_n whole_a the_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o blow_n stick_v fast_o to_o the_o pillar_n that_o be_v near_o he_o a_o woman_n attempt_v to_o run_v out_o of_o the_o church_n have_v her_o clothes_n set_v on_o fire_n and_o her_o flesh_n on_o she_o back_o tear_v almost_o to_o the_o very_a bone_n clark_n example_n vol._n 1._o ch_n 104._o p._n 501._o 5._o anno_fw-la 1613_o june_n 26_o in_o the_o parish_n of_o christchurch_n in_o hampshire_n one_o john_n hitchell_n a_o carpenter_n lie_v in_o bed_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o a_o young_a child_n by_o they_o be_v himself_o with_o his_o child_n burn_v to_o death_n by_o a_o flash_n of_o lightning_n no_o fire_n appear_v outward_o upon_o he_o and_o yet_o lie_v burn_v for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o day_n till_o he_o be_v quite_o consume_v to_o ash_n clark_n prodigy_n p._n 579._o 6._o anno_fw-la 1665_o in_o february_n there_o be_v a_o great_a tempest_n accompany_v with_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n in_o divers_a place_n at_o which_o time_n the_o stately_a spire_n of_o coventry_n fall_v and_o beat_v down_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o church_n kill_v one_o man._n and_o in_o hampshire_n a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n ride_v by_o it_o the_o way_n be_v slay_v and_o burn_v by_o lightning_n ibid._n p._n 570._o 7._o dr._n beard_n say_v that_o a_o man_n travel_v between_o two_o wood_n in_o a_o great_a tempest_n of_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n ride_v under_o a_o oak_n to_o shelter_v himself_o but_o his_o horse_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n stay_v under_o that_o oak_n but_o whither_o his_o master_n will_v or_o no_o go_v from_o that_o tree_n and_o stay_v very_o quiet_o under_o another_o tree_n not_o far_o off_o he_o have_v not_o be_v there_o many_o minute_n before_o the_o first_o oak_n be_v tear_v all_o to_o fitter_n with_o a_o fearful_a clap_n of_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n beard_n be_v theat_n p._n 443._o 8._o acosta_n say_v that_o it_o seldom_o thunder_n about_o brasil_n but_o such_o lightning_n be_v frequent_a there_o as_o make_v the_o night_n appear_v bright_a than_o the_o noonday_n on_o some_o snowy_a mountain_n in_o africa_n the_o crack_n of_o thunder_n be_v so_o loud_o that_o they_o be_v hear_v 50_o mile_n off_o at_o sea_n mather_n remarkable_a prov_n p._n 131._o 9_o a_o adversary_n of_o mr._n bolton_n ride_v abroad_o when_o it_o thunder_v very_o dreadful_o observe_v that_o his_o wife_n a_o pious_a woman_n be_v not_o at_o all_o afraid_a when_o he_o himself_o tremble_v great_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o her_o heavenly_a father_n &_o c._n thereupon_o go_v to_o mr._n bolton_n beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v he_o and_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o he_o shall_v do_v to_o be_v save_v upon_o which_o he_o become_v a_o very_a reform_a man._n ibid._n 10._o meurerus_n in_o comment_n meteorolog_n speak_v of_o a_o man_n that_o go_v between_o lipsia_n and_o torga_n be_v sudden_o carry_v out_o of_o sight_n by_o a_o thunder-storm_n and_o never_o see_v more_o ibid._n p._n 128._o when_o matthew_n cole_n be_v kill_v with_o the_o lightning_n at_o northampton_n the_o demon_n which_o disturb_v his_o sister_n anne_n cole_n 40_o mile_n distant_a in_o hartford_n speak_v of_o it_o intimate_v their_o concurrence_n in_o that_o terrible_a accident_n ibid._n chap._n lvi_o earthquake_n our_o saviour_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o one_o jot_n of_o his_o word_n shall_v not_o perish_v till_o all_o be_v fulfil_v that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v soon_o pass_v away_o and_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o suspect_v it_o when_o we_o find_v the_o pillar_n of_o the_o earth_n shake_v so_o terrible_o as_o sometime_o they_o do_v and_o the_o earth_n we_o tread_v upon_o which_o one_o will_v think_v firm_a in_o its_o foundation_n toss_v with_o such_o frequent_a and_o sometime_o very_o dreadful_a concussionn_n what_o lesson_n methinks_v so_o natural_a in_o this_o case_n as_o arise_v let_v we_o go_v hence_o let_v we_o cast_v anchor_n within_o the_o veil_n and_o place_v our_o treasure_n in_o that_o city_n which_o have_v last_a foundation_n 1._o before_o the_o birth_n of_o our_o savour_n plato_n mention_n a_o wonderful_a earthquake_n whereby_o in_o a_o day_n and_o night_n a_o vast_a island_n without_o the_o stroight_v of_o gibraltar_n call_v atlantis_n and_o big_a than_o asia_n and_o africa_n together_o be_v whole_o overwhelm_v and_o afterward_o cover_v by_o a_o great_a inundation_n of_o water_n he_o also_o write_v that_o by_o another_o terrible_a earthquake_n the_o continent_n of_o africa_n be_v rend_v asunder_o from_o europe_n and_o asia_n as_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n be_v not_o only_o contract_v by_o a_o little_a neck_n of_o land_n at_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o famous_a isle_n of_o sicily_n be_v likewise_o former_o a_o part_n of_o italy_n and_o by_o a_o earthquake_n divide_v from_o it_o and_o our_o island_n of_o great-britain_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v break_v off_o from_o the_o centinent_n of_o france_n by_o that_o mean_n herodotus_n say_v that_o egypt_n in_o ancient_a time_n be_v a_o gulf_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o a_o earthquake_n make_v dry_a land_n the_o river_n indus_n in_o asira_n which_o receive_v fifteen_o other_o river_n into_o it_o alter_v its_o channel_n and_o the_o neighbour_a country_n turn_v into_o a_o wilderness_n by_o a_o lamentable_a earthquake_n the_o isle_n of_o delphos_n famous_a for_o the_o oracle_n and_o temple_n of_o apollo_n be_v whole_o ruin_v by_o a_o earthquake_n strabo_n mention_n a_o city_n situate_a about_o sydon_n that_o be_v whole_o swallow_v up_o thereby_o pliny_n write_v of_o twelve_o city_n ruin_v in_o in_o one_o night_n and_o st._n augustine_n be_v

cite_v for_o what_o be_v more_o strange_a that_o in_o a_o earthquake_n a_o hundred_o city_n in_o lybia_n be_v destroy_v do_fw-mi livius_n hist_o josephus_n record_v that_o about_o 29_o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n there_o happen_v a_o tremendous_a earthquake_n in_o the_o country_n of_o judea_n whereby_o divers_a beast_n be_v slay_v many_o people_n overwhelm_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o house_n and_o perish_v to_o the_o number_n of_o about_o 30000._o 2._o to_o relate_v those_o earthquake_n that_o have_v happen_v since_o our_o saviour_n birth_n as_o i_o find_v they_o mention_v by_o several_a author_n of_o which_o that_o which_o happen_v at_o his_o crucifixion_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o great_a that_o ever_o be_v which_o shake_v not_o only_o one_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o in_o other_o case_n but_o the_o whole_a world_n tremble_v at_o once_o if_o famous_a author_n may_v be_v credit_v in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n in_o cyprus_n 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fire_n fall_v furious_o from_o heaven_n and_o destroy_v more_o than_o before_o the_o flame_n continue_v a_o whole_a day_n together_o 6._o in_o the_o year_n 367_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o valens_n and_o valentinian_n emperor_n of_o rome_n there_o happen_v such_o horrible_a earthquake_n throughout_o the_o western_a empire_n a_o little_a after_o the_o day-dawning_a there_o be_v a_o great_a tempest_n of_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n which_o be_v follow_v by_o such_o a_o dreadful_a tremble_a of_o the_o earth_n that_o the_o sea_n be_v shake_v therewith_o and_o desert_v the_o shore_n and_o its_o ancient_a bound_n for_o a_o great_a space_n many_o ship_n be_v leave_v on_o dry_a ground_n and_o swarm_n of_o people_n fly_v thither_o to_o catch_v fish_n when_o sudden_o the_o sea_n as_o disdain_v to_o be_v imprison_v return_v to_o its_o former_a station_n with_o such_o impetuosity_n that_o it_o overran_a its_o former_a bound_n and_o with_o the_o fury_n thereof_o overthrow_v a_o multitude_n of_o town_n and_o house_n with_o many_o thousand_o of_o people_n 7._o in_o the_o year_n 430_o a_o great_a earthquake_n rege_v in_o divers_a place_n and_o overturn_v many_o city_n some_o author_n affirm_v it_o be_v so_o terrible_a as_o to_o affect_v almost_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o earth_n gape_v and_o swallow_v up_o many_o village_n fountain_n be_v dry_v up_o and_o water_n break_v forth_o in_o place_n former_o dry_a great_a tree_n be_v tear_v up_o by_o the_o root_n heap_n of_o tree_n be_v so_o shake_v together_o that_o they_o be_v raise_v into_o mountain_n the_o sea_n throw_v up_o dead_a fish_n many_o island_n sink_v and_o overwhelm_v ship_n sail_v on_o the_o sea_n be_v sudden_o leave_v on_o the_o dry_a ground_n in_o short_a many_o place_n in_o bythinia_n the_o hellespont_n and_o both_o the_o phrygia_n be_v distress_v thereby_o this_o continue_a six_o month_n without_o intermission_n and_o the_o people_n of_o constantinople_n not_o dare_v to_o stay_v in_o the_o city_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o their_o house_n continue_v together_o with_o their_o good_a emperor_n and_o their_o patriarch_n in_o the_o field_n instant_a in_o prayer_n to_o the_o almighty_a for_o the_o removel_n of_o so_o dreadful_a a_o judgement_n 8._o in_o the_o year_n 454_o a_o great_a earthquake_n at_o rome_n another_o at_o vienna_n wolf_n and_o other_o beast_n wander_v all_o the_o year_n through_o the_o city_n and_o devour_v men._n a_o earthquake_n in_o russia_n and_o at_o constantinople_n with_o two_o wonderful_a blazing-star_n in_o the_o year_n 458_o a_o great_a earthquake_n happen_v at_o antioch_n which_o the_o citizen_n have_v cause_n to_o remember_v before_o it_o begin_v some_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v seize_v with_o extraordinary_a madness_n such_o as_o seem_v to_o exceed_v the_o fury_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o to_o be_v the_o presage_v of_o that_o calamity_n which_o follow_v soon_o after_o for_o about_o the_o four_o hour_n of_o the_o night_n in_o september_n almost_o all_o the_o 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people_n fear_v their_o immediate_a ruin_n be_v approach_v be_v on_o their_o knee_n night_n and_o day_n before_o the_o altar_n it_o can_v be_v express_v what_o horror_n seize_v all_o man_n especial_o when_o the_o flame_n break_v through_o all_o obstacle_n strive_v to_o make_v themselves_o away_o through_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o ocean_n about_o four_o mite_n eastward_o from_o santorin_n for_o the_o sea_n all_o on_o a_o sudden_a swell_v thirty_o cubit_n upward_o and_o extend_v itself_o wide_a through_o the_o neighbour_a land_n overturn_v all_o in_o its_o way_n 26._o in_o 1657_o the_o spaniard_n feel_v a_o terrible_a blow_n in_o peru_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o mark_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o heaven_n say_v the_o author_n be_v at_o least_o a_o sign_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v weary_a of_o they_o especial_o in_o those_o part_n where_o they_o have_v stain_v it_o with_o so_o much_o innocent_a blood_n the_o city_n of_o lima_n be_v swallow_v up_o by_o a_o earthquake_n and_o calao_n another_o city_n not_o far_o from_o it_o be_v consume_v by_o a_o shower_n of_o fire_n out_o of_o the_o cloud_n 11000_o spaniard_n lose_v their_o life_n in_o this_o calamity_n and_o the_o earth_n devour_v a_o 100_o million_o of_o refine_a silver_n which_o the_o lucre_n of_o the_o spaniard_n have_v force_v out_o of_o her_o bowel_n 27._o in_o 1660_o a_o earthquake_n happen_v at_o paris_n in_o france_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o have_v news_n that_o part_n of_o the_o pyrenean_n mountain_n have_v be_v overthrow_v some_o day_n before_o they_o be_v certain_a mountain_n that_o divide_v france_n and_o spain_n it_o do_v great_a mischief_n there_o overwhelm_v some_o medicinal_a bath_n many_o house_n and_o destroy_v much_o people_n one_o church_n which_o sink_v into_o the_o cavern_n below_o be_v throw_v up_o again_o and_o stand_v very_o firm_a but_o in_o another_o place_n this_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o great_a miracle_n especial_o by_o the_o french_a who_o 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