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A65750
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Redemption of time, the duty and wisdom of Christians in evil days, or, A practical discourse shewing what special opportunities ought to be redeem'd ... by J.W.
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Wade, John, b. 1643.
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Wing W178; ESTC R34695
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we_o keep_v a_o 5.13_o a_o amos_n 5.13_o prudent_a silence_n in_o a_o evil_a time_n let_v we_o take_v care_n that_o we_o do_v not_o unnecessary_o 32._o unnecessary_o quia_fw-la dies_fw-la mali_fw-la sunt_fw-la h._n e._n quia_fw-la periculosa_fw-la sunt_fw-la tempora_fw-la &_o bonis_fw-la adversa_fw-la ut_fw-la cauè_fw-fr hî_fw-la sit_fw-la agendum_fw-la ne_fw-la crabrones_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la urite_n crellii_n ethica_fw-la christiana_n pag._n 32._o provoke_v and_o exasperate_v they_o for_o we_o know_v not_o what_o their_o malice_n may_v grow_v to_o nor_o give_v they_o any_o just_a occasion_n of_o furious_a vexatious_a opposition_n let_v we_o see_v that_o we_o do_v not_o 4.15_o not_o 1_o pet._n 4.15_o suffer_v as_o evil-doer_n from_o they_o nor_o as_o rash_a and_o heady_a imprudent_a and_o unwary_a person_n in_o evil_a day_n evil_a will_v come_v soon_o enough_o upon_o we_o and_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o accelerate_v and_o hasten_v our_o own_o suffer_v let_v we_o labour_v 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