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A65224
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Divine poems written by Thomas Washbourne ...; Poems. Selections
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Washbourne, Thomas, 1606-1687.; Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
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Wing W1025; ESTC R20784
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this_o life_n of_o i_o to_o be_v my_o own_o but_o thou_o not_o i_o but_o thou_o do_v live_v in_o i_o who_o for_o i_o lord_n thyself_o do_v give_v it_o be_v thy_o love_n that_o make_v thou_o die_v for_o i_o it_o be_v my_o faith_n that_o make_v i_o live_v in_o thou_o phil._n 3.13_o 14._o i_o count_v not_o myself_o to_o have_v apprehend_v but_o this_o one_o thing_n i_o do_v forget_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v behind_o and_o reach_v forth_o unto_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v before_o i_o press_v towards_o the_o mark_n for_o the_o prize_n of_o the_o high_a call_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n this_o ilfe_n be_v like_o a_o race_n where_o every_o one_o be_v a_o runner_n and_o the_o prize_n a_o crown_n of_o glory_n heaven_n the_o place_n where_o the_o mark_n set_v before_o our_o eye_n i_o who_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o scarce_o run_v out_o half_a the_o way_n must_v not_o sit_v down_o and_o think_v i_o have_v do_v enough_o but_o sweat_n and_o labour_v hard_a to_o get_v the_o crown_n nor_o may_v i_o cast_v a_o eye_n behind_o to_o see_v how_o many_o i_o have_v out_o run_v but_o with_o the_o foremost_a i_o must_v vie_v and_o better_a end_n than_o i_o begin_v for_o if_o i_o fail_v at_o last_o when_o i_o have_v go_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o race_n or_o give_v off_o when_o the_o worst_a be_v past_a it_o will_v be_v much_o to_o my_o disgrace_n nor_o be_v that_o all_o but_o then_o another_o man_n shall_v take_v my_o crown_n from_o i_o and_o i_o with_o the_o faint-hearted_a man_n out_o of_o the_o list_n quite_o cast_v shall_v be_v o_o lord_n do_v thou_o anoint_v i_o with_o thy_o oil_n of_o grace_n from_o top_n to_o toe_n in_o every_o limb_n and_o every_o joint_n that_o i_o may_v never_o weary_v grow_v but_o persevere_v in_o my_o course_n with_o vigorous_a and_o active_a strength_n may_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o win_v the_o goal_n first_o and_o the_o crown_n at_o length_n heb._n 13.14_o here_o we_o have_v no_o continue_v city_n but_o we_o seek_v one_o to_o come_v man_n 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to_o the_o next_o ear_n and_o not_o to_o the_o distant_a eye_n why_o it_o be_v that_o i_o wh'ave_v task_v myself_o a_o scheme_n in_o learning_n own_o behalf_n forbear_v that_o theme_n pray_v ask_v no_o more_o how_o can_v you_o wish_v my_o heir_n be_v come_v to_o the_o birth_n when_o there_o be_v no_o midwife_n near_o copy_n it_o once_o more_o and_o tell_v the_o brave_a lord_n n._n be_v he_o maecenas_n and_o i_o will_v write_v then_o habes_fw-la haec_fw-la è_fw-la manu_fw-la subitaneâ_fw-la prope_fw-la incogitanter_fw-la effusa_fw-la quip_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la cujus_fw-la nulla_fw-la in_fw-la instituto_fw-la pars_fw-la est_fw-la tibi_fw-la placere_fw-la qui_fw-la cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la dominantis_fw-la fortunae_fw-la ludibriis_fw-la et_fw-la insultibus_fw-la par_fw-la es_fw-la undiquaque_fw-la similis_fw-la et_fw-la tibi_fw-la constans_fw-la soli_fw-la illius_fw-la approbanti_fw-la lenocinio_fw-la irasceres_fw-la vir_fw-la aliter_fw-la pacatissâ—mus_fw-la sed_fw-la lectori_fw-la 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say_v he_o be_v