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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18711	Miscellanea philo-theologica, or, God, & man A treatise compendiously describing the nature of God in his attributes, with a lively pourtraiture of his wisedome in ordering, and disposing of the celestiall, and terrestriall bodies. Containing much variety of matter ... and apt applications singular for brevity, and perspicuity. By Henry Church.	Church, Hen. (Henry), fl. 1636-1638.	1637 (1637)	STC 5217; ESTC S107879	200,401	392

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require_v in_o the_o duty_n psalm_n 111.2_o 3._o because_o god_n child_n shall_v differ_v from_o wicked_a man_n who_o regard_v not_o the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n isai_n 5.12_o 4._o there_o be_v danger_n of_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n if_o man_n regard_v not_o god_n work_n psal_n 28.5_o 6._o 5._o example_n go_v before_o we_o of_o the_o godly_a that_o have_v meditate_a of_o god_n majesty_n and_o of_o god_n work_n as_o in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n at_o large_a and_o david_n psal_n 145.5_o this_o be_v a_o true_a sign_n and_o mark_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n psal_n 92._o there_o it_o be_v negative_o set_v down_o a_o unwise_a man_n will_v not_o consider_v and_o it_o be_v affirmative_o set_v down_o psal_n 107.43_o who_o be_v wise_a he_o will_v