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A30370	For what is it that these men would thank the King?
A48302	I remember upon Discoursing of this Passage in some Company, one asked, What if he had?
A48302	I repeat it not for any great Wit in the Answer; but to Introduce the Question, What if he had?
A37443	But I shou''d be glad to have it answer''d, how the Duke D''Anjou can have a Title while the other are alive?
A37443	What Measures the King of France will take, with respect to the Succession of the Spanish Monarchy?
A37436	An unrecognized work of Defoe''s?
A37436	It still remains a Question, how they shall be discovered?
A48420	But when such dazling Excellence must dye, What''s all our empty Funeral Pageantry?
A48420	Her precious Life t''invade, What Tyranny have those dread Ruines play''d?
A48420	It was remarkable, that when the Bishop came to these Words of Form, Who gives this Woman?
A48420	Part ▪ must I ever lose those pretty Charms?
A48420	The World, why should not Dreams of Poets take As well as Prophets who but Dream awake?
A37433	And why a Beast, Pray?
A37433	Why should I be asham''d?
A37433	or who shall bring a man before a Justice for being Drunk, when the Justice is so Drunk himself, he can not order him to be set in the Stocks?
A37439	Besides, how can ye expect that God shou''d accept of the Offering dedicated by Impure Hands?
A37439	What Reformation of Manners?
A37439	What wholesome Orders for the Morality of Conversation can we expect from Men of no Religion?
A37428	But I beg leave of Your Lordship to consider how''t was possible to be both Good and Bad too?
A37428	For if he is satisfied he does well in Conforming now, why did he not before?
A37428	I would ask such, if their Consciences would serve to Communicate with the Church, why did they Separate?
A37428	If''t was Good, why does Your Lordship alter it at all?
A37431	But Sense still suffer''d, and the shock was rude, For what can Valour do to Multitude?
A37431	Does it so Cheap appear, To Prize so Low, what We have bought so Dear?
A37431	Nothing but dire Destruction does Impend, And who knows where the fatal Strife will end?
A37431	That Glorious Land which Justly did Preside, For Wit and Wealth, o''r all the World beside?
A37431	These are the doubtful dark Events of War, But who Britannia''s Losses shall Repair?
A37431	To whom shall we Apply, what Powers Invoke, To deprecate the near impending stroke?
A37431	WHAT English Man, without Concern, can see The Approach of Bleeding Britain''s Destiny?
A37442	As to Vices, who can dispute our Intemperance, while an Honest Drunken Fellow is a Character in a man''s Praise?
A37442	But grant the best, How came the Change to pass; A True- Born Englishman of Norman Race?
A37442	First(?)
A37442	If Good, what better?
A37442	The Country Poor do by Example live; The Gentry Lead them, and the Clergy drive: What may we not from such Examples hope?
A37442	Thus my first Benefactor I o''rethrew; And how shou''d I be to a second true?
A37442	Unhappy England, hast thou none but such, To plead thy Scoundrel Cause against the Dutch?
A37442	What is''t to us, what Ancestors we had?
A37442	Who shall this Bubbl''d Nation disabuse, While they their own Felicities refuse?
A37442	Whoring''s the Darling of my Inclination; A''n''t I a Magistrate for Reformation?
A37442	With what Applause his Stories did we tell?
A37442	and who''d ha''thought That they who had such Non- Resistance taught, Should e''re to Arms against their Prince be brought?
A37442	or what worse, if Bad?
A49360	And must you to Revile us and seek to Root us out: because we are not Protestants according to your standard?
A49360	And yet must their Hearers and Followers be branded with the Ignominious Names of Half Protestants, Church Papists, and Protestants in Masquerade?
A49360	For pray observe, With what heat and earnestness did some press the Subscription of it upon others their fellow subjects?
A49360	How passionately and bitterly did many in Coffee- Houses and other places debate and argue the lawfulness and unlawfulness of it?
A49360	What doth the Jesuit and Papists hate us, and plot to destroy us, because he finds us the best and truest Protestants?
A49360	What need have the Papists of Collections from their friends?
A49360	With what Reluctancy and stubbornness did others deny and refuse it?
A49360	or moneys from the Holy Chamber?
A49360	or of Armyes from Foreign Popish Princes?
A48827	He attempted it when he was not half so deeply obliged, and can we think he will not pursue it now?
A48827	The Church- Men say King William is too kind to Dissenters; but hath he given them any other or more Liberty than King James did?
A48827	What a shadow of a Dream then must this be of Protestant Subjects, being happy under a bigotted Popish Prince of such a Temper?
A48827	Yet still what Grievances are these Taxes, in comparison of what is laid on the French Slaves, into whose Condition we were intended to be brought?
A37444	''T is next proper to Enquire what is all this to us who is King of Spain?
A37444	Affinities, Leagues, and Treaties, are trifles; where has there been more Inmarriages, than between the two Northern Crowns?
A37444	Are Confederacies advantageous to us?
A37444	But now the French King has resolv''d to make the Duke d''Anjou King of Spain, what is our Danger from that?
A37444	If this be true, then where is this Publick act of the People of Spain to rescind the Former Title of the House of Arragon?
A37444	Now did ever Parliament in England talk in this Gentleman''s Dialect?
A37444	That we have a Fleet, and no Army, no matter if all the World Confederated against us; and did ever we get any thing by Foreign Alliances?
A37444	Very true, Sir, how then can you imagine any Man cou''d mean the Parliament who never did any such thing?
A37444	What Measures England ought to take?
A37444	Where has there been more Antipathies, more contrariety in Temper, and Religion, than between the Dutch and Spaniards?
A37444	Why else do I say, England shou''d put herself into such a Posture?
A37444	Why have we all along been so tender of a Peace with Spain?
A37444	Why so careful not to Affront them?
A37425	And Pray, after all, what mighty advantages are there that they can morally propose to themselves in Living?
A37425	But Peace base Iilt, to urge me on forbear; Wouldst thou betray me now, in my despair?
A37425	But Sir, says I, Is it impossible for a Man to be Vertuous and a Mendicant?
A37425	Canst thou than this no better way contrive To keep thy poor distressed Friend alive?
A37425	Dic homo, vas Cinerum, quid confert flos facierum?
A37425	If you deceive me, says he,''t is your fault, you have a good Look; but if there be a Woolf within, who can help it?
A37425	Is there no Pains nor Aches, no Gout, nor Stone, nor Strangury, appendant to our Mortality?
A37425	Such a Man believes every Mercy too large for his desert, and with the Holy Psalmist, upon all occasions, is ready to say, What am I?
A37425	The next thing was, whether I could read or no?
A37425	and what is my House, O Lord, that thou hast brought hitherto?
A37425	is there no Wracks of mind, no Tortures, nor Stings of conscience, no ungrateful Jealousies, or dreadful apprehensions?
A65414	And is he yet to learn what all Europe is long since sufficiently persuaded of?
A65414	But does he really desire that all that''s past should be buried in oblivion?
A65414	But had not we those Securities before; and did not the Late King break through them?
A65414	But how comes the Late King to make us so large Promises for his dearest Brother?
A65414	But why recommend to a Parliament Liberty of Conscience?
A65414	Could any Law in the world be exprest in more positive terms than that of the Test?
A65414	How came any body to dream that an Impartial Liberty of Conscience would ever please the Protestants of England?
A65414	Was this to be most willing to give the fullest satisfaction to his People?
A65414	We to whom he imputes his having been put to the Charges of a long War, and King Iames who has been upon the matter the Original Cause of it?
A65414	What a wonderful Stock of Confidence was there required to pen this one single Period?
A69440	And is it not as plain, that he for this, as Ambassador must submit?
A69440	And was it not done as it should be?
A69440	Could I, Lord Ambassador, produce a more pertinent Example?
A69440	Doth he not give you daily convincing proofs of the contrary, by his Imperial benefits?
A69440	If one of our Invincible Armies( as Numerous as the Sands in the Sea) should Attaque our Enemies, under one of your Masters Forts, what would he say?
A69440	Is it not certain, it was not the Ambassador who fired the Cannons against Chio, but the Emperor of France''s General, pursued the Dorwanier?
A69440	Is it to have Fired on the Fortress of the Emperor, refuge to the Princes of the World?
A69440	On what can you think, that you make not your Ambassador resolve?
A69440	The Grand Vizir demanded Proofs of this great Fidelity he boasted; doth it, saith he, consist in Consederating with the French Admiral?
A69440	What Complaints had he not reason to make?
A69440	[ Paris?]
A69440	saith he, have you not yet finish''t this matter?
A37437	And to what end could all this tend, but to bring the Nation under the Papal Jurisdiction and Slavery?
A37437	And when they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the Sword?
A37437	But how then shall the Scripture be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
A37437	But now I would fain know, what the Royalists of our Age would do in such a Case, and which of the Three they would own?
A37437	For St. John lays the stress of the Argument there, Put up thy Sword into the Sheath: The Cup that my Father gives me, shall I not drink it?
A37437	Now if these were duties to the Primitive Christians, how come we to be excus''d from them?
A37437	Therefore what Reasons have both Church and State to deprecate such a King as will infallibly intail Ruine on both?
A37437	or was it necessary for them to cry this their Opinion in all the Market Towns of the Countries?
A37430	And is there no Judgment to be made in these Circumstances?
A37430	Are all the Means of Information useless, and to be despised, if this is not suffered?
A37430	Are these Persons to be suffered to proceed in their Errors, and pervert the Faith of others?
A37430	As first, How far the Duty of the Civil Governing Powers extends in Matters of Religion?
A37430	Now, what dismal Consequences can we imagine must attend such vile Practices?
A37430	The Martyrdom of King Charles the First, and the Restauration of this Church and Monarchy, in the Return of King Charles the Second?
A37430	What Branch of our Establishment, of moment and importance, has the Liberty of the Press left free and untouched?
A37430	Where then is that Nursery of Implicit Faith and Ignorance?
A37430	how can the Manners of Men be animadverted on, or their Neglects, or Irregularities in the Publick Worship of GOD be censured?
A48197	And shall that which was intended by divine Goodness to deliver all from Sacerdotal Slavery, be made the means of bringing it on again?
A48197	And were we not almost brought to that pass in the late Reigns?
A48197	Has the Protestant Religion a fair Trial in Italy, where nothing can be heard in its defence?
A48197	Ought they not then to see the different Translations and Explications?
A48197	or, in other words, Protestants or Papists?
A70272	Are we oblig''d to obey a Prince, whom not our Law, but his own Might advanc''d over us?
A70272	But I argue a fortiori, how necessary then is it to punish Wicked Regicides?
A70272	But why should Christianity be reproach''d for their sakes?
A70272	Hang Men for obeying their Consciences?
A70272	Is any Prince or Princess to be Married?
A70272	Is there any Candidate labouring for a Sovereign Bishoprick, or Coadjutorship, who has very little reason to support his pretences?
A70272	Is there any difference between Neighbouring States?
A70272	Let no one ask how he govern''d himself; for, did ever Man grasp at the Power to do Mischief, without the purpose?
A70272	Or would have either administer''d the Government themselves, or advis''d the Prince of Orange to take it upon him?
A70272	Upon this it was askt, Must not we come to an Election if the next Heir be a Papist?
A70272	What do they give us in the room of RIGHTFUL AND LAWFUL KING, and instead of making it the utmost danger to kill him?
A70272	Why?
A70272	or that, at one and the same time they own''d King James his right to govern them, and would not admit him to exercise that right?
A88029	And shall that which was intended by divine Goodness to deliver all from Sacerdotal Slavery, be made the means of bringing it in again?
A88029	And were we not almost brought to that pass in the late Reigns?
A88029	Has the Protestant Religion a fair Trial in Italy, where nothing can be heard in its defence?
A88029	Ought they not then to see the different Translations and Explications?
A88029	or, in other words, Protestants or Papists?
A37422	''T is strange these things are not worth while to consider: Why does the French King keep up an Army?
A37422	And if the state of Things alter, we must alter our Posture too, and what then comes of the History of Standing Armies?
A37422	And is all this to let us know that a Fleet is no Security to us?
A37422	And may we not say so of his Son, who had a great Army, and as Mercenary as any English Army ever was?
A37422	But how comes it to pass, because private Ends lie so generally at the bottom of such Clamour, that we never found them proof against the Offer?
A37422	But must we not distinguish things?
A37422	I would but desire these Gentlemen to Examine, how it fared with both those Armies?
A37422	Or could our Fleet relieve Charleroy?
A37422	Secondly, Whether it be not Expedient?
A37422	Whether he has not built more Ships, and by his own Fancy, peculiar in that way, better Ships than any of his Predecessors?
A37422	Whether the Docks, the Yards, the Stores, the Saylors, and the Ships, are not in the best Condition that ever England knew?
A37422	Would raising an Army, though it could be done in forty days, as you say King Charles did, be quick enough?
A37422	if''t is necessary to support the Reputation of our English Power?
A37422	that is certainly to be exposed?
A37422	why so many Bounties given to the Sea- men, and such vast Stores laid in to increase and continue them?
A37421	And how are they Ballanc''d?
A37421	And what are the Terms of the Peace, but more Frontier Towns in Flanders?
A37421	And what is it places the present King at the Helm of the Confederacies?
A37421	Are Ten Thousand Men in Arms, without Money, without Parliament Authority, hem''d in with the whole Militia of England, and Dam''d by the Laws?
A37421	Are they of such Force as to break our Constitution?
A37421	But will any Man ask that Question of such an Army as this?
A37421	Can Six Thousand Men tell the Nation they wo n''t Disband, but will continue themselves, and then Raise Money to do it?
A37421	Can they Exact it by Military Execution?
A37421	How did the Spaniard and the Emperor banter and buffoon him?
A37421	If this be allow''d, then the Question before us is, What may conduce to make the Harmony between the King, Lords and Commons eteernal?
A37421	King Charles the First far''d much in the same manner: And how was it altered in the Case of Oliver?
A37421	Must they stay till they are Rais''d?
A37421	The late King Charles the First, is another most lively Instance of this Matter, to what lamentable Shifts did he drive himself?
A37421	These are some Reasons why a Force is necessary, but the Question is, What Force?
A37421	To what purpose would it be then for any Confederate to depend upon England for Assistance?
A37421	We are ask''d, if you establish an Army, and a Revenue to pay them, How shall we be sure they will not continue themselves?
A37421	Why did the Emperor and the King of Spain leave the whole Management of the Peace to him?
A37421	Why do Distressed Princes seek his Mediation, as the Dukes of Holstien, Savoy, and the like?
A37421	Why do they commit ▪ their Armies to his Charge, and appoint the Congress of their Plenipotentiaries at his Court?
A37421	not against Ten thousand Men?
A37441	A fine Tale truly, and is not this some of Mr. Iohnson''s false Heraldry, as well as''tother?
A37441	And what will preserve it?
A37441	As I said at the Beginning, what''s all this to us?
A37441	But how did the Romans preserve their Frontiers, and plant their Colonies?
A37441	Did they not lay down their Commissions, did they not venture to disobey his illegal Commands?
A37441	Does he insist upon it?
A37441	Has he ever infring''d their Priviledges?
A37441	Has he ever skreened a Malefactor from their Justice, or a Favourite from their Displeasure?
A37441	Has he propos''d it?
A37441	Has the King demanded a Standing Army?
A37441	How if no such thought be in him?
A37441	I allow the Speech of Queen Elizabeth to the Duke D''Alanzon was very great and brave in her; but pray had Queen Elizabeth no standing Army?
A37441	Our Peace, which we see now establish''d on a good Foundation, what has procur''d it?
A37441	The Question here may be more properly, What sort of an Army we talk of?
A37441	This is just what our Gentleman wou''d have; and what came of this?
A37441	What has any Man suffer''d in this Reign for speaking boldly, when Right and Truth has been on his side?
A37441	What is there no way but an entire Disbanding the whole Army?
A37441	Who shall secure us against a sudden Rupture?
A37441	that you shou''d run before you are sent, and dictate to the Collective Body of the Nation, what they ought or ought not to do?
A37441	truly nothing but the Reputation of the same Force; and if that be sunk, how long will it continue?
A37441	wou''d this Gentleman venture to be hang''d if they run all away and did not fire a Gun at them?
A54794	And have not we reason to be bitte ● ly angry, stingily angry, sharply angry with those that would take away our Simnels?
A54794	And what a prudent Shepherd to his whole ● ● ock?
A54794	But what could be more quaint than this?
A54794	But what''s become of Rome, and the so much exclaim''d against Babylon?
A54794	Can any man imagine how the People sigh''d and cry''d, when the Parson made this Metaphysical Confession for them?
A54794	H ● st thou a Kepha ● algia, does thy Head ache?
A54794	Hast thou a Kakocroia, is thy Body turned black and sallow?
A54794	Hast thou a Paralysis, is the use of thy Limbs taken from thee?
A54794	Hast thou an Aphonia, is thy Speech taken from the?
A54794	Hast thou an Opthalmia, are thine Eyes infl ● m''d?
A54794	Hast thou an Osphyalgia, do thy Loyns chasten thee in the night season?
A54794	Now what a Champion for Truth can we expect from such a one as this?
A54794	Now, my beloved, me thinks I hear you asking me what these Simnels are?
A54794	Or will you please to walk in, and see some precious Stones, a Iasper, a Saphyr, or a Calced ● n; what d''ye buy?
A54794	Qua sunt Virtutes morales?
A54794	Suppose I were to preach against non Residence; I would scorn the common road ● ● Why?
A54794	The first man''s Text for my mony; what say you?
A54794	The light of such a Star of the first Magnitude in the Firmament of the Church of England?
A54794	Then one said unto him, behold, thy Mother ▪ and thy Brethren stand without; but he answered and said, who is my Mother, and who are my Brethren?
A54794	This was a Text taken out of Hosea; but what if it had been taken out of any other place?
A54794	Well, when they have him at the Universitie, what do they do with him there?
A54794	What a Raiser of Doctrines, what a Confounder of Heresie will he be?
A54794	What a Resolver of Cases of Conscience?
A54794	What an expounder of difficult Tex ● s?
A54794	What would you do?
A54794	What''s the reason we have not Juries and Common- council- men for our turn?
A54794	Where are all your Penal Statutes, your Fines, and Imprisonments?
A54794	Where went he to School; What Books he has learn''d?
A54794	Which of you by taking thought can add one Cubit to his Stature?
A54794	Which shall we follow then?
A54794	Who are they?
A54794	Will ye have a short& witty Discovery?
A54794	Will ye have any Balm of Gilead, any Eye salve, any Myrrh, Aloes, or Cassia?
A54794	You''ll say perhaps, What is this to the purpose?
A54794	how does that poor man labour to make an Ass of himself?
A54794	— Ridentem dicere Verum Quis Vetat?
A54793	And he was truly angry, you say?
A54793	And therefore he makes this Confession; to what end?
A54793	And what then?
A54793	As how?
A54793	As how?
A54793	As how?
A54793	As how?
A54793	Begat, and Begat?
A54793	But how does this justifie the Ruining of Zedechia?
A54793	But how will you help it?
A54793	But what need of all this?
A54793	Could an Angel have said more?
A54793	Could ye blame her for Plotting( though she absolutely deny''d it) against a Person that kept her from the Enjoyment of her Kingdom?
A54793	Did not Jehu and Jehoiadah cause Jezebel and Athaliah to be put to death?
A54793	Do they walk in the Clouds?
A54793	Do you believe this to be a Hyperbole, or no?
A54793	Do you know Sir, what the Lady is, or what her Vertues are?
A54793	Does he?
A54793	Does not the Observator and Heraclitus tell yee so?
A54793	Govern your Passion, Sir, d''ye understand Heraldry?
A54793	Ha''ye done now?
A54793	Had he so?
A54793	Harp no more upon that string?
A54793	Has your Observator been all this while observing, and observed none of''em yet?
A54793	How Friend Priestlove?
A54793	How could this be?
A54793	How should we see the Gentlemens Parts, if they hid their Lights under a Bushel; that is to say, if they did not Print their Sermons?
A54793	How strangely the Case is alter''d?
A54793	I must confess, I would not have a man in an Assize Sermon tell the Judges a Story of the good Samaritan?
A54793	I would fain know how far the League between Hannibal, and the King of Macedon will affect them?
A54793	In like- manner, what have they to do with Associatians and Addresses, as they are the Disputes of State?
A54793	Interest, you know, Sir, has Govern''d the World, how long d''ye think?
A54793	No?
A54793	Not so hasty — For will you prefer a Brace of Quacks to a whole Colledge of able Physitians?
A54793	Now for down- right Barbarisme, Lord, when wilt thou amend this gear?
A54793	Now why must Grand- Juries, and Petty- Juries be put to the trouble to vex and torment such men as these, and deter them from their good intentions?
A54793	Or what would you have him do with those Souls that have commited themselves to his charge, and are so well satisfi''d of his conduct to Heaven?
A54793	Priestl What should the People follow them for, like a Company of Phanaticks, as they are?
A54793	Then he''s high enough; what need he Play the Fool, for Church- Preferment?
A54793	Very honestly spoken, what think you?
A54793	Well — have ye done now?
A54793	Well — what think you of it now?
A54793	Well, but how did he do it?
A54793	Well, but where are the Culverin, and the Demiculverin?
A54793	Well, but where are these Presbyterian Plotters?
A54793	Well, — but what say you to the Sermon it self?
A54793	What They d''ye mean?
A54793	What a happy thing''t is, to hear an A- la- mode Sermon?
A54793	What care some Men for that?
A54793	What d''ye mean by Serving the King Substantially, and to the purpose?
A54793	What d''ye talk?
A54793	What if they should tell you that the Moon were made of Green- Cheese, would you believe''em?
A54793	What is such a one?
A54793	What is such a one?
A54793	What of all this?
A54793	What then?
A54793	What then?
A54793	What''s here but a Zealous Complement?
A54793	What''s that to you, if the Gentleman had a peculiar Kindness for Valerius Maximus?
A54793	What''s that?
A54793	What?
A54793	Where have you pick''d up that?
A54793	Where was his Christian Charity?
A54793	Which way?
A54793	Who are the Fanaticks?
A54793	Who shall be Judge of that?
A54793	Why do they not pay them?
A54793	Why dost thou stay and pause?
A54793	Why now then let me ask thee, What is the Meaning of all this Clutter and Hurly- burly?
A54793	Why should you be angry at this?
A54793	Why then I''le propose a way — What think ye of a National Council?
A54793	Why, what Exceptions do you make against their Quotations?
A54793	Why, what if it did produce him Twenty broad Pieces, or so?
A54793	Will ye blame him for his gratitude?
A54793	Will you hear his own words?
A54793	Would it not be fine sport, to hear the Pulpits ring with the Habeas Corpus Act, or the Statute of Jeofails?
A54793	You will not let him read the Liturgy of England in a Church, where would you have him read it?
A54793	Your Crape- Gown men, d''ye mean?
A54793	and do not the streets ring of their Plots?
A54793	are they Men or Mice?
A54793	because Tertullian disallows it?
A54793	or have they got every one a Gyges''s Ring in their Pockets?
A54793	or how far it will operate upon a gaping Country Fellow, to bid him not Swear in vain?
A54793	upon the top of the Monument?
A54793	were there none of them neither?
A54793	what then?
A54793	what to Forty One?
A54793	— But what sort of things are these Phanaticks?
A54793	— Licet, ut volo, vivere; non sim Liberior Bruto?
A54793	— Was it not well now the Parliament was not at Thetford?
A54793	— Well make your best on''t — for I am now proceeding to other matter — Can you Preach before the Artillery Company?
A54793	— Well, but would you now Preach acutely among the Lawyers?
A54793	— What then?