A few words to the rulers of this natio[n]

A few words to the rulers of this natio[n]

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A Few Words TO THE RULERS of this NATIO•

A Few Words TO THE RULERS of this NATIO [...]

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⟨By Judith Boulby⟩

O England! Is it a Time to ſolace thy ſelf in Muſick and [...] cing? Is not the Time exceeding Precious? and wilt [...] ſpend thy Pretious Time in Pleaſure and Vanity? O [...] many wicked Societies that are gathered together in thee, O Na [...] ſome to Carding and Dicing, others to Drinking and Feaſting, [...] upon the Stages, many to the May-Games, Horſe-Matches, F [...] Matches, Ringing o [...] Bells, Muſick going up and down thy Stre [...] When alas, O Nation, for ought thou knoweſt, the Vials of [...] Wrath may even be ready to be poured out without Mixture; [...] Wo! Wo from the Lord God to all Magiſtrates and Rulers, tha [...] [...] fer ſuch Ungodlineſs as this to abound.

Oh England! Thou haſt far exceeded Sodom in thy Prophane [...] How hath Wickedneſs ſpread it ſelf over the Land? How [...] Oaths and Drunkenneſs abound in the Nation? How [...] groſs Darkneſs cover the Hearts of the People, as though they [...] made a League with Death, and an Agreement with Hell? [...] your League with Death muſt be diſannulled, and your Agreem [...] with Hell it muſt not ſtand: For the Lord God he is ariſen; an [...] hath raiſed a Seed, that can never bow to Man; and he hath [...] up a Poor People in whom he will place his Power, which Po [...] muſt confound the Wiſdom of the Wiſe.

Oh thou Land of my Nativity! for whom my Soul breathes [...] travels, Lay aſide thy great Exceſs and Wantonneſs in Appa [...] and put on Sack-Cloth, and Cry mightyly unto the Lord, if [...] adventure he may Repent him of the Evil, and ſpare thee.

And Friends, you who are put in Power to be Governours of [...] Nation, O exerciſe your Power for God, and put a ſpeedy S [...] to this Prophaneneſs, leſt that your Power be given[?] [...]

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A few words to the rulers of this natio[n]

Boulbie, Judith.

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1673

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A77124

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Wing B3827A

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ESTC R170723

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45789168

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ocm 45789168

ID [VID]

172481

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— A few words to the rulers of this natio[n], Boulbie, Judith..

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s.n.,. [London :: 1673]. (Attributed to Judith Boulbie by Wing.) (In ms. below title: By Judith Boulby.) (Date and place of publication suggested by Wing.) (Imperfect: cropped, with loss of text.) (Reproduction of original in: Friends' Library (London, England).)

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