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B01751 The garden of Zion wherein the life and death of godly and wicked men in scriptures are to be seene, from Adam unto the last of the Kings of Judah and Isreal, with the good uses of their life and death. .... Boyd, Zacharie, 1585?-1653. 1644 (1644) Wing B3906; ESTC R170738 294,941 932

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〈◊〉_d ram_n they_o offer_v for_o their_o great_a trespass_n the_o use_n ●eere_o learn_v that_o though_o god_n with_o great_a misery_n afflict_v his_o church_n in_o long_a captivity_n ●et_o at_o the_o last_o before_o that_o they_o be_v shend_v 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o evil_n will_v sure_o he_o repent_v zerubbabel_n with_o his_o precept_n school_v 〈◊〉_d can_v raise_v up_o jerusalem_n to_o build_v ●r_o manner_n good_a he_o can_v find_v out_o a_o scribe_n 〈◊〉_d learned_a ezra_n wise_a precept_n to_o prescribe_v ●ee_n will_v not_o want_v if_o it_o then_o needful_a be_v good_a haggai_n and_o faithful_a zacharie_n ●a_o cyrus_n his_o ordinance_n recall_v darius_n he_o for_o to_o build_v the_o wall_n ●n_v raise_v who_o by_o a_o most_o constant_a decree_n ●ll_v furnish_v all_o that_o thereto_o needful_a be_v see_v how_o the_o lord_n can_v wise_o with_o a_o beck_n a_o wink_n a_o word_n the_o great_a thing_n direct_v the_o garden_n of_o zion_n the_o book_n of_o nehemiah_n a_o prayer_n thy_o work_n be_v 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