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A00954
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The revvard of the faithfull. The labour of the faithfull. The grounds of our faith
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Fletcher, Giles, 1588?-1623.
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1623
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STC 11062; ESTC S117621
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first_o from_o the_o womb_n of_o nature_n but_o where_o i_o pray_v shall_v nature_n find_v seed_n 〈◊〉_d some_o the_o earth_n but_o from_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n before_o grow_v where_o shall_v she_o seek_v for_o egg_n to_o breed_v her_o fowl_n with_o but_o from_o fowl_n already_o breed_v whither_o shall_v she_o go_v to_o gather_v her_o acorn_n but_o under_o the_o oak_n before_o flourish_v what_o need_v infinite_a knot_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n to_o bring_v forth_o a_o man_n but_o he_o must_v first_o be_v bear_v a_o child_n and_o of_o who_o shall_v that_o child_n be_v bear_v have_v not_o there_o be_v already_o in_o nature_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n nature_n than_o we_o see_v can_v not_o by_o any_o power_n in_o she_o produce_v the_o least_o creature_n but_o she_o must_v needs_o have_v her_o semnial_a cause_n and_o whence_o be_v they_o seed_v but_o from_o thing_n already_o be_v much_o less_o can_v chance_v for_o what_o be_v fortune_n but_o only_o 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understanding_n in_o he_o whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o live_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o moses_n heb._n 11._o 27._o as_o see_v he_o who_o be_v invisible_a must_v needs_o be_v fashion_v and_o form_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o invisible_a god_n for_o what_o creature_n worship_v a_o divine_a power_n sanctify_v holy_a day_n and_o sabbath_n observe_v solemn_a feast_n and_o assembly_n offer_v sacrifice_n of_o prayer_n &_o praise_v to_o god_n but_o man_n only_o upon_o who_o soul_n do_v the_o law_n of_o god_n natural_o reflect_v itself_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o the_o conscience_n of_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a but_o only_o upon_o man_n what_o nature_n in_o earth_n observe_v the_o different_a motion_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n and_o admire_v the_o methodical_a wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o they_o or_o think_v upon_o his_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n when_o he_o see_v the_o token_n of_o it_o shine_v in_o the_o watery_a cloud_n sweet_o abuse_v the_o 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patriarch_n to_o pharaoh_n gen._n the_o 47._o thy_o servant_n be_v shepherd_n both_o we_o and_o all_o our_o father_n where_o we_o may_v see_v that_o pharaoh_n himself_o have_v his_o herd_n and_o flock_n of_o cattle_n to_o feed_v abroad_o in_o his_o own_o crown_n land_n and_o royal_a inheritance_n and_o among_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n be_v not_o gedeon_n take_v from_o the_o thresh_a floor_n judg._n 6._o 11._o moses_n &_o david_n from_o the_o ewe_n great_a with_o young_a to_o feed_v israel_n god_n people_n and_o jacob_n his_o inheritance_n exodus_fw-la 3._o &_o 1_o sam._n 16._o 11._o may_v we_o not_o meet_v saul_n after_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n over_o israel_n follow_v his_o oxen._a 1._o sam._n 11._o 5_o and_o therefore_o the_o ancient_a phrase_n of_o the_o world_n for_o king_n be_v the_o shepherd_n of_o people_n so_o homer_n usual_o style_v agamemnon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o nothing_o be_v more_o frequent_a in_o the_o story_n of_o elder_a time_n then_o to_o see_v the_o great_a prince_n of_o the_o world_n take_v with_o cincinnattus_n and_o c._n fabricius_n and_o curius_n dentatus_n as_o they_o be_v follow_v the_o plough_n to_o be_v the_o consul_n and_o dictator_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v then_o the_o queen_n of_o nation_n and_o the_o lady_n of_o the_o world_n and_o this_o not_o so_o much_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o estate_n drive_v they_o as_o the_o honesty_n delight_n and_o natural_a sweetness_n of_o these_o country_n and_o fieldlabour_v woo_v they_o unto_o and_o therefore_o old_a cato_n after_o he_o have_v out_o of_o his_o censorious_a gravity_n well_o rate_v and_o scold_v withal_o other_o pleasure_n as_o the_o lascivious_a mistress_n of_o lewd_a youth_n and_o the_o only_a harlot_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n can_v in_o conclusion_n dissemble_v his_o love_n to_o this_o same_o country_n galatea_n as_o virgil_n call_v this_o field-life_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o begin_v to_o speak_v of_o it_o redeamus_fw-la in_o gratiam_fw-la cum_fw-la 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those_o have_v everbin_n account_v most_o happy_a say_v the_o same_o author_n qui_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la study_v occupati_fw-la sunt_fw-la by_o all_o which_o it_o sufficient_o appear_v that_o husbandry_n have_v be_v both_o a_o ancient_a and_o honourable_a mean_n of_o life_n before_o pride_n and_o the_o fashion_n begin_v to_o be_v virtue_n of_o so_o special_a request_n in_o the_o world_n as_o they_o be_v now_o think_v and_o that_o all_o be_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o nature_n before_o sin_n have_v blemish_v the_o world_n we_o be_v by_o creation_n all_o divine_n and_o priest_n of_o god_n not_o to_o offer_v bloody_a sacrifice_n but_o of_o praise_n and_o obedience_n which_o shall_v make_v we_o think_v honourable_o of_o that_o call_n which_o we_o be_v all_o bear_v to_o except_o we_o will_v cast_v dirt_n in_o the_o face_n of_o our_o innocent_a nature_n yet_o present_o after_o the_o soil_n of_o our_o sin_n have_v strike_v barrenness_n into_o the_o womb_n of_o our_o mother_n &_o her_o breast_n be_v 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or_o poetical_a husbandry_n break_v out_o into_o this_o godly_a wish_n i_o vero_fw-la primum_fw-la dulces_fw-la ante_fw-la omne_fw-la musae_fw-la quarun_n sacra_fw-la fero_fw-la ingenti_fw-la percislsus_fw-la amore_fw-la accipiant_fw-la caelique_fw-la vias_fw-la &_o sidera_fw-la monstrent_fw-la sin_n have_v non_fw-la possim_fw-la naturae_fw-la accedere_fw-la part_n etc._n etc._n rura_n mihi_fw-la &_o rigui_fw-la placeant_fw-la in_o vallibus_fw-la amnes_fw-la flumina_fw-la amen_o syluasque_fw-la inglorias_fw-la no_o first_o of_o all_o o_o let_v the_o muse_n wing_n who_o sacred_a fountain_n in_o my_o bosom_n spring_v receive_v and_o land_v i_o above_o the_o star_n show_v i_o the_o way_n of_o heaven_n but_o if_o the_o bar_n of_o unkind_a nature_n stop_v so_o high_a a_o flight_n the_o wood_n and_o field_n shall_v be_v my_o next_o delight_n thus_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o old_a world_n but_o it_o be_v a_o world_n to_o see_v now_o the_o prodigious_a change_n of_o nature_n when_o not_o 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