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A07358 A patterne for women: setting forth the most Christian life, & most comfortable death of Mrs. Lucy late wife to the worshipfull Roger Thornton Esquire, of Little Wratting in Suffolke Whereunto is annexed a most pithy and perswasive discourse of that most learned & holy Father Ierom, being his last speech before his death, which is able to rouze vp the most drowzy and dead in firme. And finally, the last most heauenly prayer of the sayd Ierom, a singular help for a poare soule, wrestling with the pangs of death, to addresse herselfe towards her saviour. By I.M. Bachelour of Diuinity. Mayer, John, 1583-1664. 1619 (1619) STC 17742; ESTC S100842 34,723 168

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have_v be_v a_o great_a sinner_n in_o my_o life_n time_n and_o do_v much_o evil_n in_o thy_o sight_n i_o have_v not_o know_v thou_o i_o have_v be_v ungrateful_a for_o thy_o benefit_n i_o have_v not_o praise_v thou_o as_o i_o ought_v i_o have_v often_o conceal_v thy_o truth_n when_o thou_o do_v knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o my_o heart_n i_o be_v slow_a to_o let_v thou_o in_o reverent_o i_o have_v love_v my_o rot_a body_n which_o go_v away_o like_o a_o shadow_n with_o too_o much_o affection_n i_o have_v defile_v my_o mouth_n with_o vain_a word_n my_o mind_n have_v not_o be_v always_o in_o thy_o testimony_n i_o have_v not_o turn_v my_o eye_n from_o behold_v vanity_n i_o have_v pollute_v my_o ear_n with_o unprofitable_a word_n i_o have_v not_o stretch_v out_o my_o hand_n oftentimes_o to_o the_o necessity_n of_o my_o neighbour_n i_o have_v make_v haste_n with_o my_o foot_n to_o iniquity_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v more_o from_o the_o sole_a of_o my_o foot_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o my_o head_n there_o be_v no_o whole_a part_n in_o i_o sure_o unless_o die_v upon_o the_o cross_n thou_o have_v holpen_v i_o my_o soul_n have_v dwell_v in_o hell_n o_o holy_a jesus_n i_o be_o part_n of_o so_o great_a a_o price_n for_o i_o have_v thou_o shed_v thy_o precious_a blood_n o_o reject_v i_o not_o i_o be_o the_o ship_n that_o have_v wander_v o_o good_a shepherd_n look_v i_o up_o and_o bring_v i_o to_o thy_o fold_n that_o thou_o may_v est_fw-la be_v justify_v in_o thy_o say_n for_o thou_o have_v promise_v i_o that_o at_o what_o hour_n soever_o a_o sinner_n repent_v he_o shall_v be_v save_v i_o be_o greeve_v i_o know_v my_o sin_n and_o my_o iniquity_n be_v always_o before_o i_o true_o i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n for_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o before_o thou_o speak_v joy_n and_o comfort_n in_o my_o ear_n turn_v away_o thy_o face_n from_o my_o sin_n blot_v out_o my_o iniquity_n according_a to_o thy_o great_a mercy_n cast_v i_o not_o away_o from_o thy_o sight_n neither_o deal_n with_o i_o according_a to_o my_o sin_n but_o help_v i_o o_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n and_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o thy_o name_n deliver_v i_o deal_v benign_o with_o i_o according_a to_o thy_o good_a will_n that_o i_o may_v dwell_v in_o thy_o house_n all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n that_o i_o may_v praise_v thou_o together_o with_o those_o that_o dwell_v there_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o arise_v and_o make_v haste_n o_o the_o most_o belove_a husband_n of_o my_o soul_n do_v not_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v tawny_a &_o black_a through_o sin_n show_v she_o thy_o face_n utter_v thy_o voice_n in_o her_o ear_n for_o thy_o voice_n be_v pleasant_a and_o thy_o face_n be_v comely_a turn_v not_o away_o from_o i_o shun_v not_o thy_o servant_n at_o this_o hour_n i_o wait_v upon_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o believe_v to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n therefore_o come_v my_o beloved_a let_v we_o go_v out_o 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if_o thou_o will_v come_v up_o to_o he_o whatsoever_o a_o man_n do_v say_v chrysostome_n if_o there_o be_v not_o humility_n 15._o chryso_v matth_n hom_o 15._o but_o vainglory_n the_o soul_n suffer_v shipwreck_n though_o it_o be_v even_o in_o the_o haven_n of_o tranquillity_n et_fw-la quid_fw-la infoelicius_fw-la potest_fw-la homini_fw-la accidere_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la tranquilitatis_fw-la portu_fw-la naufragium_fw-la facere_fw-la by_o humility_n than_o she_o sit_v safe_o in_o the_o haven_n and_o see_v the_o shore_n she_o get_v up_o unto_o the_o step_n and_o behold_v god_n her_o faluation_n five_o she_o be_v anoint_v with_o due_a subjection_n to_o her_o own_o husband_n as_o sarah_n 3.6_o 1_o pet._n 3.6_o who_o reverence_v her_o husband_n who_o example_n be_v most_o carnest_o by_o s._n peter_n commend_v to_o all_o wife_n promise_v that_o thus_o they_o become_v the_o daughter_n of_o sarah_n not_o be_v terrify_v with_o any_o fear_n whetfore_o have_v this_o virtue_n also_o add_v she_o be_v doubtless_o without_o fear_n steadfast_a in_o the_o faith_n of_o her_o salvation_n unruly_o wine_n like_v unto_o rachel_n the_o wife_n of_o jaacob_n 30.1_o gen._n 30.1_o quarrel_v with_o their_o husband_n 6._o 2_o sam._n 6._o or_o like_o michol_n the_o wife_n of_o david_n mock_v their_o husband_n or_o like_o lezabel_n the_o wife_n of_o ahab_n 21._o 1_o kin._n 21._o imperious_a over_o their_o husband_n and_o help_v they_o forward_o in_o sin_n or_o like_o peninnah_n the_o wife_n of_o elkana_n puff_v up_o 1._o 1_o sam._n 1._o because_o of_o their_o fruitfulness_n or_o like_o the_o daughter_n of_o lerusalem_fw-la vain_o deck_v themselves_o without_o end_n in_o superfluous_a implement_n to_o the_o needless_a cost_n of_o their_o husband_n these_o and_o the_o like_a have_v such_o a_o mist_n or_o dark_a cloud_n of_o black_a sin_n before_o their_o eye_n as_o that_o they_o can_v see_v this_o salvation_n they_o may_v have_v hope_n indeed_o but_o their_o hope_n be_v presumption_n the_o 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