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Blasphemy - Early works to 1800
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God's just judgment on blasphemers Being a Terrible Warning Piece to repining Murmurers, set forth in a dreadful Example of the Almighty's Wrath, on one Mr. Thomas Freeburn a Farmer, near And over in Wiltshire, who utter'd those horrid and blasphemous Expressions, That God never did him any good in his Life, and he believed did not know what he did himself, with other words too monstrous and devilish to be repeated: Upon which he was immediately struck Speechless, Motionless and almost without sign of Life, and fell down as in a dead Sleep; and no strength either of Men or Horses, has been able hitherto to remove him from the Ground. Also an Account of his wicked Life and Actions for 24 Years before this just Judgment sell upon him, with his coming to his Speech again, in four Months and twenty Days time, and the terrible Sights he saw in the other World, which he has discover'd to some thousands of Spectators, &c. Licensed and Entered according to Order.
Date: 1770?]- Books
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The blasphemer punish'd; or a warning-piece to youth. Being a true and particular accoune [sic] of William Jackson, a farmer, dear [sic] Malton, in Yorkshire, who was struck to all appearance dead, ...
Date: 1781- Books
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The R-----r's speech at Mr. B-se's convinticle the women and children being withdrawn, by order of Mr. B----se. The R-----r began as followeth. ...
Forster, John, active 18th century.Date: 1713]- Books
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The king's pious proclamation, for encouragement of piety and vertue, and for Suppressing and Punishing of Vice, Profaneness and Immorality; with an abbreviate of the laws to that purpose. As also, a collection of some acts of the General Assembly of the church of Scotland, town-council of Edinburgh, and kirk-sessions of that city, to the same effect.
Date: Printed in the Year MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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A letter to a friend, concerning the great sin of taking God's name in vain. Whereto are added, one or two remarks concerning vain or common swearing. By Edward Wells, D. D. Rector of Cotesbach in Leicestershire.
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727.Date: [1714]