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A73880 The holy love of heauenly vvisdome. With many other godly treatises Newly set forth, perused, and augmented by the author. Translated out of French into English, by Tho. Sto. gent. Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592. 1594 (1594) STC 7373.4; ESTC S125323 170,458 458

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as_o thyself_o come_v therefore_o if_o thou_o be_v the_o god_n of_o mercy_n and_o forsake_v not_o thy_o humble_a and_o old_a servant_n for_o my_o enemy_n set_v his_o foot_n upon_o my_o throat_n and_o cause_v i_o most_o shameful_o to_o belch_v come_v therefore_o o_o lord_n for_o my_o continual_a injury_n be_v thy_o shame_n and_o the_o outrage_n that_o be_v do_v unto_o a_o servant_n redound_v to_o the_o master_n and_o therefore_o come_v o_o lord_n for_o my_o enemy_n outrage_v i_o beyond_o all_o measure_n and_o without_o all_o pity_n jod._n he_o have_v lay_v his_o bloody_a hand_n upon_o that_o which_o i_o account_v most_o dear_a and_o spare_v no_o whit_n of_o that_o which_o i_o make_v reckon_v off_o to_o be_v most_o
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he_o to_o have_v compassion_n on_o thou_o distil_v thy_o heart_n through_o thy_o eye_n and_o melt_v it_o all_o into_o tear_n by_o thy_o earnest_a repentance_n even_o as_o the_o sun_n will_v melt_v the_o snow_n new_o fall_v into_o water_n but_o if_o so_o that_o thy_o tear_n will_v not_o touch_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o have_v compassion_n of_o thy_o misery_n lift_v up_o thy_o hand_n yet_o at_o the_o least_o unto_o he_o and_o beseech_v he_o to_o be_v content_v with_o thy_o misery_n and_o not_o extend_v they_o unto_o thy_o poor_a innocent_a child_n who_o be_v there_o disperse_v die_v of_o hunger_n and_o weakness_n in_o corner_n say_v unto_o he_o resch_n o_o lord_n if_o thou_o have_v any_o eye_n behold_v this_o pitiful_a spectacle_n and_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o ear_n harken_v unto_o out_o prayer_n and_o consider_v how_o great_a our_o misery_n be_v behold_v how_o thou_o have_v be_v avenge_v of_o we_o and_o see_v what_o a_o spoil_n thou_o have_v make_v of_o us._n and_o in_o very_a deed_n i_o must_v needs_o confess_v that_o we_o have_v deserve_v it_o and_o i_o do_v protest_v that_o we_o be_v unworthy_a of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o do_v also_o vow_v that_o we_o ourselves_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o own_o misery_n but_o what_o have_v these_o poor_a and_o wail_a child_n do_v who_o thou_o see_v screak_v out_o themselves_o faint_o draw_v their_o breath_n why_o shall_v the_o child_n who_o hunger_n &_o torment_n have_v draw_v out_o before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o mother_n womb_n be_v ready_a to_o deliver_v it_o which_o be_v not_o as_o it_o be_v so_o great_a as_o a_o man_n hand_n be_v rend_v in_o piece_n by_o she_o which_o shall_v bring_v it_o forth_o and_o so_o be_v eat_v by_o she_o and_o the_o same_o to_o go_v down_o by_o piecemeal_o into_o the_o body_n out_o of_o which_o it_o come_v whole_a and_o sound_a sure_o happy_a and_o twice_o happy_a be_v the_o tiger_n and_o lion_n whelp_n in_o comparison_n of_o these_o who_o dam_n will_v adventure_v their_o own_o life_n against_o whatsoever_o violence_n shall_v be_v offer_v their_o young_a one_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v suffer_v they_o to_o take_v any_o hurt_n at_o all_o o_o lord_n how_o can_v thou_o abide_v this_o horrible_a deal_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o thou_o which_o be_v altogether_o good_a &_o gracious_a will_v abide_v such_o great_a impiety_n to_o be_v wrought_v that_o thou_o which_o be_v so_o wise_a will_v allow_v of_o such_o a_o cruel_a act_n and_o that_o thou_o which_o be_v almighty_a will_v suffer_v such_o a_o strange_a outrage_n show_v thyself_o o_o lord_n show_v thyself_o as_o thou_o be_v and_o although_o for_o a_o time_n thou_o be_v determine_v to_o exercise_v thy_o severity_n and_o justice_n yet_o think_v upon_o this_o also_o that_o thy_o mercy_n must_v reign_v &_o have_v her_o course_n content_v thyself_o that_o so_o much_o blood_n be_v spill_v for_o the_o appease_n of_o thy_o heavy_a wrath_n thou_o have_v not_o be_v please_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o our_o sheep_n and_o ox_n alone_o but_o will_v needs_o also_o have_v thy_o altar_n cover_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o own_o priest_n for_o they_o have_v sacrifice_v their_o own_o life_n and_o thy_o prophet_n likewise_o have_v be_v offer_v up_o in_o oblation_n and_o yet_o thou_o be_v no_o whit_n appease_v syn._n what_o more_o will_v thou_o have_v at_o our_o hand_n thou_o have_v see_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n the_o gray_a haired_a and_o decrepit_a old_a man_n and_o woman_n lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n cry_v out_o groan_v and_o ●eeping_v thou_o have_v see_v lie_v with_o 〈◊〉_d our_o wall_n the_o slaughter_n of_o our_o youth_n our_o street_n straw_v all_o over_o with_o leg_n and_o ames_o our_o river_n run_v over_o with_o blood_n and_o neither_o sex_n or_o yet_o age_n spare_v thou_o have_v see_v among_o the_o dead_a the_o young_a and_o tender_a maiden_n with_o their_o hair_n sheveled_a about_o their_o head_n have_v their_o breast_n lie_v open_a with_o great_a wound_n out_o of_o which_o gush_v stream_n of_o blood_n and_o thou_o have_v see_v they_o lie_v on_o their_o back_n with_o their_o eye_n up_o unto_o heaven_n beseech_v thy_o aid_n and_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v notwithstanding_o all_o this_o turn_v away_o thy_o eye_n from_o they_o and_o as_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v a_o god_n not_o to_o be_v entreat_v have_v without_o either_o pity_n or_o mercy_n run_v through_o they_o all_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o thy_o fury_n tau_n thou_o have_v invite_v all_o my_o neighbour_n nation_n round_o about_o i_o to_o come_v to_o my_o discomfiture_n as_o it_o be_v unto_o a_o marriage_n and_o to_o take_v part_n of_o my_o spoil_n thou_o have_v bring_v they_o in_o such_o great_a multitude_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o i_o and_o to_o compass_v i_o as_o that_o i_o can_v not_o devise_v which_o way_n to_o escape_v they_o thou_o thyself_o have_v sound_v to_o the_o assault_n &_o animate_v they_o to_o my_o destruction_n and_o stop_v up_o the_o passage_n for_o fear_v that_o any_o of_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o true_o thy_o will_n have_v be_v do_v upon_o all_o the_o child_n which_o i_o have_v bring_v up_o nay_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o save_v my_o enemy_n have_v make_v a_o shambles_n of_o they_o they_o have_v murder_v and_o massacre_v they_o till_o they_o cry_v hoe_v withal_o and_o lo_o see_v thou_o they_o weary_a with_o kill_v &_o yet_o care_v thou_o not_o to_o see_v they_o do_v it_o to_o let_v they_o to_o do_v it_o and_o to_o cause_v they_o do_v it_o have_v the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o sin_n make_v thou_o forget_v the_o remembrance_n of_o thy_o clemency_n have_v thou_o create_v we_o in_o thy_o mercy_n to_o destroy_v we_o in_o thy_o fury_n be_v thou_o then_o no_o more_o almighty_a if_o thou_o will_v not_o become_v both_o all_o courteous_a &_o all_o kind_n to_o be_v short_a be_v thou_o no_o more_o god_n without_o thou_o will_v be_v likewise_o pitiful_a ha_o o_o lord_n why_o have_v thou_o call_v we_o thy_o people_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v no_o more_o our_o protector_n why_o have_v thou_o call_v we_o thy_o child_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o a_o father_n have_v therefore_o o_o lord_n compassion_n upon_o we_o and_o see_v thy_o mercy_n be_v infinite_a ever_o since_o before_o the_o world_n be_v cause_n that_o thy_o ire_n which_o be_v never_o until_o our_o sin_n be_v may_v take_v end_n and_o die_v with_o they_o and_o that_o as_o our_o repentance_n have_v set_v we_o again_o into_o the_o especial_a way_n of_o obedience_n &_o godliness_n so_o also_o it_o may_v bring_v we_o again_o into_o thy_o favour_n chapter_n iii_o aleph_fw-la it_o be_v i_o even_o i_o myself_o that_o have_v so_o many_o time_n foresee_v and_o
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