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5.120v 1 THis Relation was occasioned upon/ the Reading of a Book writ by/ Mr. Perkins an Eminent Divine, En- date from recto content; {?chapbook folio sheet}; hinged broadsheet with recto: 'ROMES PLOTS/ against the Present Government discovred,/ OR THE,/ Whore of Babylons Rich Robes/ Turned into a Torn-Placket.'; no imprint. Pepys 5.120v Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 5: 120 TO THE/ READER. TO THE READER. To the Reader. 1/2 sheet folio, hinged, 270 x 170 cropped bottom edge, damaged surface, recto shows through, chapbook sheet horizontal rules 1689 Weinstein

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 4/22/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America State & Times gender religiousfigures religioustypes&sects supernatural/magic 05/13/2008 Checker Kris McAbee transcription corrected 04/22/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph metadata added, xml created; could not locate estc id 04/20/2008 Checker Patrick Ludolph checked transcription 09/24/2007 Checker Patrick Ludolph transcription checked 08/02/2006 Transcriber Paxton Hehmeyer original transcription 10/25/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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THis Relation was occasioned upon the Reading of a Book writ by Mr. Perkins an Eminent Divine, En- tituled a Discovery of Witchcraft, wherein he saith that there are many that are Witches and know it not. Up- on which account, a Relation of Marga- ret Price of Shropshire, near the Knucking reading this Passage, that all i[n] a natural Condition are under the power of the Devil, and if by malice or passion they Wish or Curse, the Devil joyns with them, and the Party receives prejudice thereby. Upon which she fell into a deep Me- [lanckolly], and so continued many Months [?]
(6) were Enemies in our minds; it is a most pleasant thing to meditate upon the Glo- rious Mystery of God in Christ, when once we have crucified the flesh with the affections and Lusts. Let us gird up the loins of our minds and be strong, climb up to the top of Pisga, look over Jordan, and take a view of the Land of Rest; look beyond the fall of Babylon, look beyond the Victory over the Dragon and the false Pro- phet. The Lord make us all mighty in the Scriptures, wiser than our E- nemies, the Lord fill you with his Spirit. Oh that every one of us had the Spirit of David's Worthies, in- creasing with the encrease of God, let us do our Fathers Work and Will, Amen. For
(7) For a Conclusion, and for great Con- solation, observe these Considera- tions about the Certainty of the Blessedness thereof. 1.GOds good pleasure is the only cause of his working in a Belie- ver, and strengthning him with all might in the inward man both to will and to doe, and this prevents their perishing. 2. His Gifts are without repentance, and there is no cause to fear that he will alter his affection; he that prevented them in his mercy when they were in their pol- lution, will not leave them when his Im- mage is engraven upon them. 3. He that loved them so as to unite them to his Son when they were Enemies, will he hate them they are his members? 4. T