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A13075 Christian observations and resolutions, or, The daylie practise of the renewed man, turning all occurrents to spirituall uses, and these uses to his vnion with God I. centurie : vvith a resolution for death, &c. / newlie published by Mr William Struther ... Struther, William, 1578-1633. 1628 (1628) STC 23367; ESTC S1007 124,060 389

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when_o such_o thing_n fall_v out_o as_o can_v be_v particular_o foresee_v of_o man_n it_o be_v better_a to_o ponder_v they_o serious_o and_o to_o see_v the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o they_o and_o for_o ourself_o to_o draw_v near_o to_o he_o in_o faith_n and_o repentance_n and_o to_o draw_v other_o to_o he_o also_o in_o a_o religious_a reverence_n of_o he_o who_o rule_v all_o to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o saint_n to_o spend_v our_o own_o spirit_n and_o weary_a the_o ear_n of_o other_o in_o idle_a babble_n be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o empty_a brain_n 52._o damnable_a selvishnesse_n self_n be_v both_o a_o near_a and_o a_o dear_a word_n to_o man_n it_o draw_v all_o our_o thought_n to_o it_o &_o set_v all_o to_o work_v that_o be_v in_o we_o turn_v they_o home_o again_o to_o itself_o it_o be_v both_o the_o idol_n and_o idolater_n the_o exacter_n carver_n and_o receiver_n the_o doer_n and_o sufferer_n in_o all_o duty_n a_o fountain_n send_v out_o all_o and_o a_o centre_n suck_v back_o all_o that_o it_o send_v out_o and_o so_o selvish_a in_o this_o self_n that_o it_o account_v even_o god_fw-we to_o be_v a_o stranger_n and_o be_v yet_o more_o foolish_a parte_v itself_o against_o itself_o and_o be_v the_o own_o great_a enemy_n so_o a_o man_n great_a enemy_n be_v not_o only_o they_o of_o his_o own_o house_n but_o of_o his_o own_o heart_n blind_a love_n in_o the_o ape_n make_v it_o thrust_v o●t_v the_o enteral_n of_o the_o own_o brood_n while_o it_o embrace_v they_o too_o strait_o the_o blindness_n of_o self-love_n make_v it_o in_o preposterous_a safety_n to_o destroy_v itself_o what_o more_o friend-like_a master_n in_o we_o than_o self-love_n self_n wit_n &_o self-will_a &_o yet_o what_o great_a foe_n the_o hatred_n craft_n &_o power_n of_o our_o open_a enemy_n do_v not_o so_o hurt_v we_o as_o these_o i_o fear_v and_o suspect_v no_o creature_n more_o than_o myself_o and_o that_o even_o when_o i_o most_o respect_v myself_o i_o will_v profess_v and_o practice_v hostility_n against_o 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