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A40888 LXXX sermons preached at the parish-church of St. Mary Magdalene Milk-street, London whereof nine of them not till now published / by the late eminent and learned divine Anthony Farindon ... ; in two volumes, with a large table to both.; Sermons. Selections. 1672 Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658. 1672 (1672) Wing F429_VARIANT; ESTC R37327 1,664,550 1,226

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which_o we_o either_o understand_v not_o or_o undervalue_v and_o he_o have_v ordain_v it_o that_o one_o christian_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o lesson_n to_o another_o which_o he_o shall_v take_v out_o and_o learn_v and_o teach_v again_o and_o then_o strive_v to_o improve_v for_o it_o be_v in_o this_o as_o it_o be_v in_o art_n and_o science_n qui_fw-fr agit_fw-fr ut_fw-la prio_fw-la sit_fw-la forsitan_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la transierit_fw-la aequabit_fw-la he_o who_o stir_v up_o with_o a_o holy_a ambition_n make_v it_o his_o industry_n to_o exceed_v his_o pattern_n may_v become_v as_o glorious_a a_o star_n as_o he_o yea_o by_o his_o holy_a emulation_n peradventure_o far_o outshine_v he_o qui_fw-la sequitur_fw-la cupit_fw-la &_o consequi_fw-la for_o he_o who_o follow_v other_o make_v it_o his_o aim_n we_o may_v be_v sure_a if_o not_o to_o exceed_v yet_o to_o overtake_v they_o and_o this_o use_n we_o have_v of_o example_n they_o be_v set_v before_o we_o to_o raise_v up_o in_o we_o a_o holy_a 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