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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91897	Christ the perfect pattern, of a Christian's practice, being the substance of severall sermons, about the Imitation of Christ. / Preached by the reverend and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Ralph Robinson, late minister of Mary Wolnoth London. Published by Sim. Ash, Wil. Taylor, Sam. Clarke.	Robinson, Ralph, 1614-1655.	1658 (1658)	Wing R1709; Thomason E1818_1; ESTC R209810	135,574	295

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read_v be_v a_o description_n or_o commendation_n which_o our_o saviour_n give_v of_o himself_o and_o for_o order_n sake_n they_o have_v two_o part_n 1._o the_o excellent_a quality_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o the_o subject_a of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lowly_a the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v one_o that_o be_v near_o the_o ground_n quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pavimentum_fw-la solum_fw-la as_o the_o latin_a word_n humilis_fw-la do_v ab_fw-la humo_fw-la quum_fw-la de_fw-la homine_fw-la dicitur_fw-la à_fw-la corpore_fw-la ejus_fw-la ad_fw-la animum_fw-la translatum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v oppose_v sometime_o to_o rich_a jam._n 1._o 9_o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d usual_o its_o ●pposed_a unto_o