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A04036 The mirror of mans lyfe Plainely describing, what weake moulde we are made of: what miseries we are subiect vnto: howe vncertaine this life is: and what shal be our ende. Englished by H. Kirton.; De contemptu mundi. English Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 61-1216.; Kirton, H. (Henry); Gosson, Stephen, 1554-1624. Speculum humanum. aut 1576 (1576) STC 14093; ESTC S106262 64,245 170

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desire_n and_o thirst_n after_o riches_n chap._n 2._o nothing_o then_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v ●s_v more_o wicked_a than_o the_o covetous_a man_n 10_o and_o nothing_o more_o unjust_a than_o be_v the_o love_n of_o money_n which_o the_o apostle_n do_v confirm_v in_o these_o word_n 6._o those_o that_o will_v be_v make_v rich_fw-fr fall_n into_o temptation_n and_o into_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n into_o many_o desire_n both_o unprofitable_a and_o hurtful_a which_o do_v drown_v man_n in_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n and_o do_v lead_v they_o to_o their_o own_o damnation_n and_o to_o utter_v perdition_n for_o covetousness_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a covetousness_n do_v commit_v sacrilege_n &_o theft_n covetousness_n do_v practice_v robbery_n &_o hunt_v after_o prey_n covetousness_n make_v war_n and_o cause_v manslaughter_n covetousness_n buy_v and_o sell_v spiritual_a thing_n covetousness_n demand_v unjust_a gift_n and_o receyn_v unreasonable_a reward_n covetousness_n 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set_v we_o free_a redeem_v we_o from_o depth_n of_o dark_a decay_n with_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n shall_v we_o say_v to_o he_o be_v glory_n pour_v and_o praise_v alone_o that_o with_o the_o lamb_n do_v sit_v in_o lofty_a throne_n finis_fw-la the_o lady_n compton_n heir_n 20._o job._n 3._o the_o do_n of_o man._n what_o shall_v become_v of_o man._n gen._n 2._o eccle._n 3_n the_o book_n of_o the_o preacher_n man_n be_v clay_n and_o ash_n job._n 10._o gene._n 3._o job._n 3._o man_n be_v make_v of_o unclean_a seed_n job._n 14._o psal._n 50._o cenception_n of_o two_o sort_n the_o virtue_n of_o the_o soul_n delictum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la the_o nourishment_n of_o sin_n 1._o joh._n 1._o rome_n 5._o higre_n 31._o ezechi_n 18._o monstrous_a child_n the_o imbecility_n of_o all_o infant_n and_o ●ong_a child_n what_o this_o word_n eva_n do_v signify_v gen_n 3._o gen._n 35._o 1._o reg._n 4._o john_n 16._o the_o mis●ry_n of_o t●e_z wom●n_v th●t_o br_v forth_o child_n pre●her_n 5._o job._n 1._o 2._o tim._n 6._o the_o fruit_n of_o harbe_n and_o tree_n mat_n 3_n mark._n 8._o a_o man_n be_v a_o tree_n turn_v upside_o down_o job._n 13._o gen._n 6._o psal._n 89._o job._n 10._o ibi●em_fw-la 9_o &_o ●●_o &_o esa._n 38._o ibidem_fw-la 14._o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o old_a ●an_v job._n 5._o eccle._n 1._o the_o book_n of_o the_o preacher_n eccle._n 4._o the_o book_n of_o jesus_n son_n of_o siracke_n ecclesiast_fw-la 1._o book_n of_o th●_z preacher_n nothing_o ●o_o man_n be_v per●●●●y_a ●now●e_n sapient_a 9_o eccle._n 1._o book_n of_o the_o preacher_n preacher_n 8._o psal._n 63._o prou._n 25._o preacher_n 7●_n what_o painnes_n &_o danger_n man_n sustain_v to_o become_v rich_fw-fr p●●cher_n 2._o job._n _o book_n of_o jesus_n 4._o ovid_n the_o misery_n of_o the_o rich_fw-fr man._n preacher_n 5._o math._n 6._o the_o misery_n of_o servant_n horace_n book_n of_o jesus_n 13._o man_n of_o war._n the_o misery_n of_o the_o master_n the_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o trouble_v unmarried_a man_n math._n 19_o exod._n 21._o 1._o corin._n 7._o the_o suggestion_n of_o the_o devil_n ●_o reg._n 11._o 1._o corin._n the_o miseri_fw-la of_o the_o marry_a man_n prove_v 2d_o mat._n 5._o 1._o cori●_n prou._n 18._o math._n 19_o isaiah_n 48._o &_o 57_o ●he_z misery_n 〈◊〉_d evil_a man_n rom._n 1._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 2._o tim._n 3._o the_o misery_n of_o good_a man_n hebr._n 11._o 2_o cor._n 11._o ibidem_fw-la luke_n 9_o gal._n 6._o hier._n 13._o psal._n 118._o psal._n 119._o ibidem_fw-la 2._o cor_fw-la 11._o job._n 1._o four_o enemy_n o●_n man_n the_o devi●_n the_o world_n the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o m●●kinde_a it_o 〈◊〉_d gal._n 5._o ephes._n 6._o 1._o pet._n 5._o ●_o gen._n 5._o psal._n 79._o hier._n 5._o hurtful_a beast_n enemy_n to_o mankind_n gen._n 3._o deut._n 22._o bidem_fw-la 30_o rom._n 7._o psal._n 141._o man_n have_v not_o one_o whole_a day_n of_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n in_o this_o life_n book_n of_o jesus_n 18●_n chap._n job._n 21._o sorrow_n i●_z the_o companion_n of_o man●_n mirth_n prou._n 14._o job._n 1._o job._n 30._o book_n of_o the_o preacher_n 7._o the_o preac●e●●_n 11●_n book_n of_o jesus_n 7._o the_o mortal_a man_n be_v but_o a_o live_a death_n book_n of_o jesus_n 14._o book_n of_o jesus_n 11._o psal._n 89._o book_n of_o the_o preacher_n 4._o job._n 4._o job._n 7._o daniel_n 2._o preacher_n 5._o illusion_n in_o the_o night_n time●_n levit._n 15_o the_o grie●e_n and_o sorrow_n man_n have_v for_o his_o frion●e●_n the_o pang_n of_o love_n ovid_n joh●_n 11._o the_o death_n of_o t●e_z soul_n be_v more_o to_o be_v lament_v than_o the_o death_n of_o the_o bodi_fw-la prou._n 27._o book_n of_o the_o preacher_n joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la juda_n 10_o