"gangrene-like", "freeting", not in OED

[Joel S. Berson]

The OED (1989) has "gangrene" fig. (sense 2), but not "gangrene-like".
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1639:  Thomas Fuller.  The Historie of the Holy Warre.  Cambridge:
Printed by Thomas Buck.  Book I, Chap. 6, page 8.

Yet this wonder of the spreading of this leprosie is lessened, if we
consider that besides the generall causes of the growing of all
errours (namely the gangrene-like nature of evil, and the justice of
God to deliver them over to beleeve lies who will not obey the truth)
Mahometanisme hath raised it self to this height by some peculiar
advantages: [etc.]
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1658 Oct. 2:  Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England.
Court Orders: Vol. III. 1651--1661.  Boston: William White,
1865.  Page [3:]151.

The Court haueing taken into theire seriouse consideration some signs
of Gods despleasure, manifested by [among other afflictions] leting
loose as a scourge vpon vs those freeting gangreinlike doctrines and
p[er]sons commonly called Quakers, ... doe desire a generall day of
humiliation be kept

"freeting" (adj) from "freit" noun ("Anything to which superstition
attaches; an omen; a superstitious formula or charm; a superstitious
observance or act of worship.") not in OED 1989.  Which has as
"Derivatives" only "freity", from 1788.
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Joel

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