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A15695 A childes patrimony laid out upon the good culture or tilling over his whole man. The first part, respecting a childe in his first and second age. Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675. 1640 (1640) STC 25971; ESTC S120251 379,238 456

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〈◊〉_d dangerous_o by_o his_o tongue_n than_o he_o have_v by_o his_o foot_n §_o 5._o of_o censure_n i_o will_v charm_v the_o tongue_n here_o before_o i_o leave_v it_o but_o so_o it_o be_v hard_o for_o man_n to_o do_v nay_o impossible_a yet_o i_o will_v lesson_n it_o in_o point_n of_o censure_n which_o be_v a_o bold_a liberty_n the_o tongue_n take_v as_o if_o it_o have_v a_o 1._o a_o k._n ●_o daemonolog_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o patent_n for_o prate_v or_o have_v receive_v another_o edict_n that_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v tax_v the_o lesson_n be_v these_o 1._o take_v no_o evidence_n from_o hearsay_n it_o be_v the_o great_a liar_n in_o the_o world_n report_n will_v sully_v the_o white_a name_n upon_o earth_n and_o when_o it_o have_v do_v and_o you_o will_v find_v the_o author_n you_o can_v he_o walk_v as_o undiscerneable_a as_o if_o he_o have_v his_o head_n in_o the_o cloud_n 524._o cloud_n caput_fw-la inter_fw-la nubila_fw-la conduit_n vide_fw-la scal._n po●●_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 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