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A13314 The hauen of pleasure containing a freemans felicitie, and a true direction how to liue well : profitable and del[i]ghtfull to all, hurtfull and displeasing to none, except it bee to such pecuish dames as do either foolishlie reiect, or carelesly neglect the dutie of chast matron[e]s / gathered out of the best approued authors. I. T. 1597 (1597) STC 23621; ESTC S1650 98,226 170

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towards_o their_o scholar_n to_o what_o art_n the_o study_n of_o humanity_n do_v open_v we_o the_o way_n chap._n 18._o the_o study_n of_o humanity_n and_o liberal_a science_n do_v not_o only_a polish_a the_o tongue_n with_o entice_a word_n and_o sweet_a sentence_n but_o also_o avail_v to_o get_v the_o profitable_a and_o necessary_a art_n of_o this_o life_n to_o wit_n physic_n surgery_n and_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o in_o which_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n take_v great_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n philosophy_n not_o only_o human_a but_o also_o divine_a whereby_o through_o christ_n to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n love_n and_o faith_n in_o god_n for_o all_o art_n in_o which_o man_n diligent_o exercise_v himself_o must_v be_v refer_v hither_o and_o only_o aim_v at_o this_o white_a the_o professor_n of_o worldelie_o wisdom_n can_v never_o attain_v to_o this_o who_o wander_v from_o the_o verity_n do_v thrust_v into_o man_n mind_n falsehood_n for_o truth_n vain_a conceit_n for_o sound_n 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