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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	father_n	heart_n	spirit_n	4,926	5	4.9079	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91008	The priests wickednesse and cruelty, laid open, and made manifest, by Priest Smith of Cressedge, persecuting the servants of the Lord, whose outward dwellings is in and about Shrewsbury. As also, the proceedings of Judge Nicholas, and the Court of Justice, so called, against them so persecuted by the priest, at the last generall assizes holden at Bridgenorth for the county of Salop. Together, with some queries, to the priests.	Overton, Constantine, d. 1687.	1657 (1657)	Wing P3454; Thomason E910_4; ESTC R207503	9,613	16

THE PRIESTS Wickednesse and Cruelty Laid OPEN and made Manifest By Priest Smith of Cressedge Persecuting the Servants of the Lord whose outward dwellings is in and about Shrewsbury As also The Proceedings of Judge Nicholas and the Court of Justice so called against them so persecuted by the Priest at the last generall Assizes holden at Bridgenorth for the County of Salop. TOGETHER With some QUERIES to the Priests As troops of robbers waite for a man so the Company of Priests murder in the way by consent for they commit lewdnesse Hosea 6.9 And judgment is turned backwards and justice stands afarr off for truth is fallen in the streets and equity cannot enter yea truth falleth and he that departeth from evill maketh himselfe a prey and the Lord saw it and it displeased him that there was no judgement Isaiah 59.14 15. Hearken unto me ye that know righteousnesse the people in whose heart is my Law fear ye not the reproach of men neither be afraid of their revileings for the moth shall eat them up like a garment and the worm shall eat them like wooll but my righteousnes shall be for ever and my salvation from generation to generation Isa 51.7 8 LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-spread Eagle near the West end of Pauls 1657. THE PRIESTS Wickednesse Cruelty Laid OPEN and made manifest IN all ages and generations the seed of the Serpent persecuted the seed of the Woman they that were borne after the flesh them that were borne after the Spirit they that did evill persecuted them that did well they that had the profession of godlinesse them that were in the Prison as it is declared in the Scriptures of truth from the beginning to the end Cain he offered sacrifices and offerings to the Lord yet he hated his Brother his countenance was cast downe Cain was very wrath and after slew his Brother Abell whose offering the Lord had respect unto Gen. 4.3 4 5 6 7 8. And in the time of the Prophets who prophecied of Christ who is the seed they that offered offerings and cryed peace peace unto the people persecuted them that spake the truth as they were moved of the Lord as in Michah and Jeremiah who was put in the dungeon for speaking the truth 1 Kings 22.27 Jer. 38.6 When Christ came who was the end of the Prophets and the Law they that had the Law and the Prophets Moses and his writings could not believe on him but sought honour one of another Christ said unto them How can yee believe that look for honour one from another and seek not the honour that cometh from God only John 5.44 They said they were of Abrahams seed and God was their Father and yet they called Christ a Blasphemer They said Not for a good work doe we stone thee but for Blasphemy John 10.33 They said that he had a Divell and because that he spake the truth If a man keep my saying he shall never see death They saied Now we know thou hast a Divell John 8.51.52 Yet he did not denye himselfe but spoke openly that he was the light of the world I am come a light into the world that whosoever believeth in me should not abide in darknesse Yet they could not believe but told him that he bear witnesse of himselfe He said If you believe not that I am he you shall dye in your sins John 8.24 Which is to be fulfilled upon all that doe not believe in Christ the light The Jewes said unto him How long makest thou us to doubt if thou be the Christ tell us plainly he answered them I told you and yes believe not and many of them said He hath a Divell and is madd why hear yee him John 10.20 And the high Priests were the incensers of the rulers and the people against him who was the Son of God the end of all their Priesthood saying Ye have heard his Blasphemy what think you and they all condemned him to be guilty of death Marke 14.64 And Stephen was stoned to death for witnessing against their Temple and for confessing he saw the glory of God Acts 7.48 to the end And the high Priests stirred up the rulers against Paul who preached Christ and was sent to turne from darknesse to light and called him a Pestilent fellow and a mover of sedition amongst all the Jews a ring-leader of the sect of the Nazarens Acts 24.5 So here all along you may see they that persecuted were not the children of God although they professe his name neither are they guided by the Spirit of God that do persecute but are in the envy which is of the Divell which through the eternall love of the father we are come to see who hath sound him whom our souls longed after even Jesus Christ the way to the Father who learnes to be meek and sober and to doe unto all as we would be done unto who is the end of the Law which is love and so according to his promise made of old by his servants the Prophets the Law is written in our hearts and the Lord is our teacher and the worship of our God is in Spirit upon whom we wait sometimes meeting together in his fear that his secrets may be revealed unto us where we are moved of the Lord sometimes in our own houses in Shrewsbury and there abouts where we have been often molested and persecuted by them who came out of the fear of God they being hearers of the Priests if not members of their churches sometimes railing and sometimes by throwing stones at our windowes in danger to doe us hurt breaking the glasse also throwing stones and dirt at some of us as we passe the streets with other great abuses that might be mentined and yet untill now we kept these things from being publickly known but now at last being constrayned out of love unto all men we have laid these things to open view not that we rejoyce to see such filthinesse committed but that they that are not yet partakers with those men may not through ignorance joyn with them and so partake of their plagues And likewise that they that have done such things or any thing that is evill when they come to see it with the light of Christ they may come to repent and so forsake the evill And this is the desire of us who suffer for Christs sake and the testimony of the truth which we dare not deny but are willing to seal it with our blood if we should deny him he would deny us And here followes a short Relation of Priest Smiths persecution of us by him or his members in this little paper whereof the Judge so called had a coppy given to him that he might doe nothing against us through ignorance whereto our names were subscribed who are the sufferers William Payne Constant Overton John Payne Homfr Overton Thomas Jenkes John Farmer James Farmer THE first day of the week being the fifth day of