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p_o 79._o e_o experience_n a_o good_a teacher_n page_n 24._o evil_n of_o former_a age_n follow_v old-age_n page_n 155._o f_o fabius_n maximus_n augur_n 6â—…_n year_n p_o 16._o to_o order_v family_n old-age_n the_o fit_a p_o 42_o family_n old-man_n worthy_a governor_n of_o they_o â—…_n 45._o g_o gadera_n a_o city_n in_o spain_n dedicate_v to_o old-age_n p_o 18â—…_n georgius_n leontinus_n have_v nothing_o to_o accuse_v old-age_n pâ—…_n â—…_z glory_n of_o man_n wherein_o it_o consist_v p._n 11._o good_a the_o object_n of_o pleasure_n p._n 59_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n bring_v joy_n p._n 135._o grace_n by_o growth_n get_v strength_n p._n 175._o the_o grave_a as_o a_o goldsmith_n forge_n p._n 145._o good_a thing_n must_v be_v communicate_v p._n 205._o h_o health_n dangerous_a p._n 12â—…_n health_n common_a to_o beast_n p._n 1â—…_n house_n how_o best_o build_v up_o p._n 122._o i_o employment_n old-age_n make_v not_o unfit_a for_o it_o page_z 10._o great_a employment_n elder_a year_n best_o fit_v for_o page_z 12._o infirmity_n what_o it_o be_v page_z 86._o infirmity_n of_o child_n hood_n page_z 99_o infirmity_n of_o youngman_n page_n 95._o infant_n infirmity_n page_n 86._o infant_n come_v into_o the_o world_n cry_v p._n 89._o infant_n how_o first_o handle_v p._n 90._o infant_n deatli_fw-la cause_n of_o it_o p._n 152._o l_o lawful_a thing_n in_o danger_n let_v go_v p._n 77._o learn_v increase_v by_o age_n p_o 26._o true_a learning_n what_o it_o be_v p_o 40._o liberty_n abuse_v by_o youth_n p._n 96._o a_o ill_a life_n imbitter_v death_n p._n 138._o life_n uncertain_a p._n 151._o m._n man_n age_n when_o it_o begin_v p._n 103._o man-age_n in_o evil_a irremoveable_a p_o 103._o man_n age_n aspire_v high_a p_o 104._o man_n age_n prone_a to_o wrong_v p_o 105._o cause_n of_o death_n in_o man-age_n p._n 154._o man_n glory_n wherein_o it_o consist_v p_o 21._o massarissa_n go_v barehead_a and_o barefoot_a at_o 90_o year_n age_n p._n 16._o matter_n of_o meditation_n p_o 187._o meditation_n on_o god_n mercy_n a_o sinner_n cordial_a p_o 194._o meditation_n old-age_n fit_a for_o it_o p._n 195._o middleage_n must_v redeem_v the_o time_n p._n 204._o mind_n ability_n the_o best_a p_o 19_o most_o good_a do_v by_o the_o mind_n p._n 23._o ornament_n of_o the_o mind_n p._n 162._o minister_n work_v a_o weighty_a task_n p._n 34._o minister_n compare_v to_o shepherd_n builder_n husbandman_n watchman_n steward_n ambassador_n p_o 3â—…_n etc._n etc._n monk_n of_o old_a p_o 190._o mother_n care_n over_o child_n p._n 94._o n_o in_o what_o case_n child_n may_v be_v put_v out_o to_o nurse_n p._n 152._o o_o old-age_n what_o it_o be_v p_o 2._o old-age_n have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n for_o wisdom_n p._n 24._o old-age_n defect_n most_o in_o the_o body_n p._n 27._o old-age_n fit_a for_o writing_n p._n 40._o old-age_n fit_a for_o order_v of_o family_n p._n 42_o spiritual_a pleasure_n most_o proper_a to_o old-age_n p._n 69._o it_o be_v a_o glory_n to_o old_a age_n that_o it_o take_v off_o from_o pleasure_n p._n 80._o old-age_n work_v joy_n in_o the_o want_n of_o pleasure_n p._n 80_o old-age_n not_o to_o be_v blame_v with_o personal_a vice_n p._n 109._o old-age_n have_v experience_n p_o 124_o 172._o other_o age_n as_o liable_a to_o death_n as_o old-age_n p._n 147._o every_o age_n have_v a_o more_o certain_a period_n then_o old-age_n p_o 150._o distemper_v of_o former_a age_n make_v old-age_n the_o near_a to_o death_n p_o 151._o evil_n of_o former_a age_n follow_v old-age_n p._n 155_o all_o privilege_n meet_v in_o old-age_n 162._o old-age_n external_a privilege_n p._n 164._o discomfort_n be_v no_o disparagement_n to_o old-age_n p_o 167._o old-age_n a_o help_n to_o grace_n p._n 169._o old-age_n have_v best_a mean_n for_o grace_n p._n 170._o the_o old_a age_n of_o the_o world_n have_v great_a mystery_n p_o 173._o old-age_n honourable_a p._n 179._o great_a thing_n do_v by_o old-man_n p_o 13._o old_a age_n have_v least_o disturbance_n p_o 194._o old_a age_n fit_a for_o meditation_n p._n 195._o old_a age_n most_o call_v for_o repentance_n p._n â—…09_n old-man_n must_v think_v of_o their_o former_a fail_n p._n 208._o oldman_n ability_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o mind_n p._n 19_o old_a man_n of_o best_a use_n in_o peace_n p._n 29._o old-man_n best_o general_n in_o war_n page_n 31._o old-man_n best_o counsellor_n for_o war_n p._n 32._o old_a man_n not_o so_o fit_a for_o the_o pulpit_n as_o young_a page_z 37._o old_a man_n worthy_a governor_n of_o family_n p_o 45_o old-man_n best_o furnish_v for_o writing_n p_o 41._o old-man_n fit_a to_o cast_v up_o their_o account_n p_o 48_o old-man_n best_o apprehend_v god_n promise_n p._n 49_o old_a man_n motion_n to_o heaven_n the_o strong_a p._n â—…0_n oldman_n care_n for_o other_o good_a p._n 106._o old-man_n best_o use_v wealth_n p._n 108._o old-man_n not_o covetous_a p._n 110._o the_o ground_n of_o oldman_n parsimony_n p._n 111._o old-man_n war_n p._n 112._o old-man_n long_o for_o better_a time_n p._n 112._o old-man_n why_o hard_a to_o please_v p._n 113._o old-man_n praiser_n of_o former_a time_n p._n 113._o old-man_n just_a reprover_n p._n 113._o old-man_n most_o think_v of_o their_o former_a fail_n page_n 208._o old_a man_n see_v how_o former_a year_n may_v have_v be_v better_o employ_v p._n 203._o old-man_n must_v look_v back_o to_o their_o former_a passage_n p._n 206._o old_a servant_n not_o cast_v of_o by_o god_n p._n 49._o old_a servant_n respect_v by_o god_n p._n 178._o p_o parent_n must_v well_o season_v child_n p._n 198._o in_o peace_n old_a man_n of_o best_a use_n p._n 29._o time_n of_o peace_n fit_a for_o god_n house_n p._n 193_o the_o old_a patriarch_n advantage_n p._n 175._o physic_n wherein_o useful_a p._n 118._o plato_n die_v with_o his_o pen_n in_o his_o hand_n at_o 81._o year_n of_o age_n p._n 16._o pleasure_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 59_o pleasure_n the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v good_a p._n 59_o false_a pleasure_n p._n 60._o worldly_n pleasure_n p_o 62._o worldly_n pleasure_n how_o good_a p._n 62._o pleasure_n be_v good_a only_o to_o the_o faithful_a p_o 64_o pleasure_n corporal_a and_o spiritual_a how_o difference_v p._n 64_o etc._n etc._n pleasure_n spiritual_a most_o proper_a to_o old-age_n page_n 69._o pleasure_n corporal_a want_n of_o it_o no_o great_a disadvantage_n p._n 70._o pleasure_n corporal_a the_o vanity_n of_o it_o p._n 70_o etc._n etc._n pleasure_n corporal_a dangerous_a p_o 74._o pleasure_n corporal_a can_v hardly_o be_v well_o use_v pag._n 75._o pleasure_n make_v brutish_a p._n 7â—…_n pleasure_n be_v dangerous_a guest_n p._n 81_o etc._n etc._n pleasure_n bodily_a lose_v recompense_v with_o spiritual_a joy_n p._n 83._o prayer_n excellency_n of_o it_o p._n 184._o preach_v the_o chief_a ministerial_a function_n page_n 38._o preach_v by_o pen_n p._n 38._o the_o pen_n go_v further_a than_o the_o voice_n p._n 39_o promise_n of_o god_n best_o apprehend_v by_o old_a man_n p_o 43._o q_o quiet_a acceptable_a to_o old_a age_n p._n 56._o r_o retiredness_n a_o privilege_n p._n 184._o s_o old_a servant_n not_o cast_v off_o by_o god_n p_o 49._o old_a servant_n respect_v by_o god_n p._n 178._o sickness_n whence_o it_o come_v p._n 115._o sickness_n by_o sin_n p._n 119._o sickness_n the_o benefit_n of_o it_o p._n 120._o sickness_n no_o disgrace_n p_o 122._o solitariness_n sweetness_n of_o it_o p._n 191._o sophocles_n write_v tragedy_n in_o his_o dotage_n page_n 16._o soul_n excellency_n p._n 19_o spiritual_a pleasure_n see_v pleasure_n bodily_a strength_n dangerous_a p_o 99_o in_o bodily_a strength_n nor_o all_n nor_o the_o best_a action_n p._n 23._o t_o testimony_n humane_a how_o to_o be_v use_v p._n 2._o time_n common_o too_o much_o misspend_v p._n 55._o time_n loss_n of_o it_o worse_o in_o young_a than_o in_o elder_a year_n
p._n 57_o fit_a time_n and_o place_n must_v be_v for_o every_o thing_n p._n 169._o tractate_v theological_a and_o philosophical_a how_o difference_v p._n 1._o w_n in_o war_n old-man_n the_o best_a governor_n p._n 31_o for_o war_n old-man_n the_o best_a counsellor_n page_n 32._o wisdom_n old_a age_n have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n for_o it_o p_o 24._o worldly_n pleasure_n see_v pleasure_n love_n of_o the_o world_n imbittor_n death_n p._n 140._o write_v old-age_n fit_a for_o it_o p_o 40._o write_v old-man_n best_o furnish_v for_o it_o page_z 41._o y_fw-fr elder_a year_n best_o fit_v for_o best_a employment_n p._n 12._o young_a man_n infirmity_n p._n 95._o young_a man_n careless_o worse_a than_o beast_n p._n 201_o young_a man_n must_v be_v conversant_a with_o old-man_n p_o 203._o youth_n deboishnesse_n make_v old-age_n unfit_a for_o employment_n p_o 11._o youth_n abuse_v liberty_n p._n 96._o youth_n easy_o seduce_v p._n 97._o youth_n scorn_v counsel_n p_o 97._o youth_n improvident_a and_o prodigal_a p._n â—…7_n youth_n variable_a p._n 97._o youth_n like_o a_o ship_n p_o 98._o youth_n secure_a p._n 99_o youth_n most_o opposite_a to_o old-age_n p._n 101._o youth_n have_v most_o need_n of_o reformation_n p._n 101_o youth_n must_v hearken_v to_o old-man_n p._n 203._o youth_n must_v pluck_v out_o weed_n grow_v in_o childhood_n p._n 199._o youth_n need_v great_a circumspection_n p._n 199_o care_n in_o youth_n benefit_n future_a age_n p._n 201._o youth_n fault_n to_o scorn_v old-age_n p._n 203._o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la threescore_o and_o three_o three_o d._n sheafe_n prebin_n of_o windsor_n and_o rector_n of_o wellforde_n wellforde_n fourscore_o fourscore_o a_o hundred_o hundred_o aetas_n secuâ—…um_n secuâ—…um_n ad_fw-la senem_fw-la senex_fw-la de_fw-la senectute_fw-la soripsi_fw-la cic_fw-la de_fw-la aâ—…icitia_fw-la in_o proem_n proem_n two_o or_o three_o d._n chaderton_n chaderton_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1584._o 1584._o sixteen_o year_n senectus_fw-la nos_fw-la ab_fw-la impudenti_fw-la si_fw-la misdominiâ—…_n liberaâ—…_n voluptatibâ—…_n gulâ—…_n impoâ—…it_n moâ—…um_o libidinis_fw-la frangit_fw-la impetus_fw-la angeâ—…_n sapientiam_fw-la that_fw-mi matu_fw-la riora_fw-la confiliâ—…_n etc._n etc._n high_a proem_n 2._o lib_n comment_n in_o amos._n granâ—…es_n natu_fw-la â—…yg_fw-mi neum_fw-la nescio_fw-la quid_fw-la &_o solito_fw-la dulcius_fw-la cecinerunt_fw-la high_a epist_n 2_o add_v nâ—…_n pot_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la â—…er_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n â—…n_n prov._n 16._o 31._o cic_fw-la the_o senect_n senectus_fw-la eâ—…rum_fw-la qui_fw-la adolescentiam_fw-la svam_fw-la honest_a be_v artibus_fw-la instruxerâ—…nt_fw-la aetate_fw-la fit_a dâ—…ctior_fw-la usu_fw-la tritior_fw-la processu_fw-la temporis_fw-la sapientior_fw-la &_o veterum_fw-la studiorum_fw-la dulcissimos_fw-la fructuâ—…_n metit_fw-la hier._n ad_fw-la nepot_n nepot_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divisit_fw-la vulgat_fw-la dimidiavit_fw-la dimidiavit_fw-la targum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nâ—…n_o videbuâ—…t_a dimidiuâ—…_n dierum_fw-la svorum_fw-la pro._n 10._o 7._o rome_n 2._o 5._o rev._n 12_o 9_o ante_fw-la abrahamnuâ—…us_n est_fw-la appellatus_fw-la senex_fw-la high_a comment_n in_o zac._n 8._o sic_fw-la orig._n in_o isa._n 1â—…_n hom._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bona_fw-la senectus_fw-la numb_a 8._o 25._o deut._n 17._o 9_o 2_o chron._n 1â—…_n 8._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d confilium_fw-la ratio_fw-la sententia_fw-la niâ—…i_fw-la essent_fw-la in_o senibus_fw-la non_fw-la summum_fw-la consilium_fw-la majores_fw-la nostri_fw-la appellassent_fw-la senatum_fw-la cic._n the_o senect_n nomen_fw-la &_o aetatis_fw-la mi_fw-it te_fw-la senatus_fw-la habeâ—…_n ovid_n lib._n 5._o fast._n 1_o king_n 12_o 6_o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n in_o andrâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n ody_n b._n b._n magna_fw-la suit_n capitiâ—…_n quâ—…dam_fw-la reverentia_fw-la cani_fw-la ovid._n 5_o fast._n veâ—…usti_fw-la dierum_fw-la caesary_n describitur_fw-la candida_fw-la ut_fw-la aetatis_fw-la longiâ—…udo_fw-la monstretur_fw-la hier._n comment_n lib._n 8._o in_o isa._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d occidit_fw-la miseros_fw-la cram_n repetita_fw-la magistros_fw-la juvenal_n sat._n 7._o 7._o mt_n cic._n mihi_fw-la quidem_fw-la ita_fw-la jucunda_fw-la câ—…nsectio_fw-la â—…jus_fw-la libri_fw-la â—…uit_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la omnes_fw-la absterserit_fw-la senectutis_fw-la molestias_fw-la sed_fw-la effecerit_fw-la mollem_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o jucundam_fw-la senectutem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n in_o hyppol_n secundae_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la sapientiores_fw-la 1_o sam._n 25_o 32_o 33._o blackfriar_n london_n 26._o aug._n 1638._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 5._o 5._o pers_n sat._n 1._o 1._o horat._n horat._n juven._n sat._n 9_o 9_o horat._n epist._n lib._n 1_o difference_n betwixt_o theological_a and_o philosoâ—…hicall_a tractate_v tractate_v â—…_n pet_n 1._o 19_o 19_o esa._n â—…_n 2._o how_o humane_a testimony_n to_o be_v use_v what_o old-age_n be_v be_v psal._n 39_o 5_o 6._o 6._o gen._n 44._o 9_o 9_o cap._n 14._o different_a account_n of_o year_n year_n in_o prâ—…fat_n in_o librâ—…s_v the_o agricâ—…lt_n agricâ—…lt_n psal._n 90._o 10._o degree_n of_o old-age_n old-age_n seneca_n epist._n 26._o what_o old-man_n here_o intend_v intend_v tit._n 1._o 12._o 12._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 6._o 6._o jer._n 15._o 9_o 9_o ver._n 12._o 12._o wisd._n 4._o â—…_n 9_o 9_o lib._n 30_o moral_n moral_n de_fw-fr brevitate_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la epist._n 40._o 40._o ovid._n fast._n lib._n 1._o the_o part_n of_o this_o treatise_n discontentednes_n at_o one_o estate_n estate_n gen._n 4._o 13._o complaint_n shall_v be_v against_o one_o self_n 1._o complaint_n old-age_n make_v unfit_a for_o employment_n answ._n 1._o debaushnesse_n of_o youth_n cause_v it_o it_o cic_fw-la ad_fw-la senatum_fw-la post_fw-la reditum_fw-la reditum_fw-la de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la 2._o many_o thing_n which_o debilitatâ—…_n old-age_n do_v the_o like_a to_o youth_n â—…_n elder_a year_n best_o fit_v for_o best_a employment_n employment_n euriâ—…_n in_o androm_n great_a thing_n do_v by_o old-man_n old-man_n deut._n 34_o 7._o 1._o moses_n moses_n exod._n 3._o 11._o 11._o josh_n 24._o 2_o joshua_n joshua_n josh._n 14._o 10_o 11._o 4._o cyrus_n 3_o caleb_n â—…_n agesilaus_n â—…_n gorgius_n leontinus_n plin_n lib._n 7_o cap_n 48._o 7_o fabius_n maximus_fw-la 8._o isocrates_n 9_o plato_n 10_o sophocles_n 11._o massanissa_n 12._o cato_n major_a rusticuâ—…_n expectat_fw-la dum_fw-la defluiâ—…_n amâ—…is_fw-la at_o ille_fw-la labitur_fw-la &c_n &c_n horat._n epist._n lib._n 1_o oldman_n ability_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o mind_n mind_n prov._n 10._o 29._o ability_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o best_a the_o soul_n excellency_n ability_n of_o the_o body_n common_a to_o wicked_a and_o to_o beast_n beast_n homil._n ad_fw-la pop_v 40._o tom_n 4._o man_n glory_n wherein_o it_o consist_v consist_v cic_a de_fw-fr senect_n senect_n arist_n in_o fine_a physiog_n nor_o all_o nor_o the_o best_a action_n in_o bodily_a strength_n most_o good_a do_v by_o the_o mind_n mind_n prov._n 11_o 14._o 14._o prov._n 15._o 2â—…_n experience_v a_o good_a teacher_n teacher_n arist._n lib_n 1._o metaph._n metaph._n ovid._n metamorph_n old-age_n have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n for_o wisdom_n learn_v increase_v by_o age_n age_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la nepot_n nepot_n teren._n in_o pharm_n pharm_n solon_n defect_n of_o old-age_n most_o in_o the_o body_n body_n epist._n 26._o old-man_n of_o best_a use_n in_o peace_n peace_n perer._n perer._n de_fw-fr legate_n ad_fw-la cam._n cam._n plâ—…tar_n in_o vita_fw-la licur_fw-fr old-man_n best_o general_n in_o waâ—…re_n old-man_n fit_a counsellor_n for_o war_n war_n 1_o king_n 22._o the_o minister_n work_v a_o weighty_a task_n task_n heb._n 13._o 20._o minister_n compare_v 1_o to_o shepherd_n shepherd_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 2._o 2._o joh._n 21._o 15._o 15._o luk._n 22_o 32._o 32._o 1_o cor._n 3._o a_o to_o builder_n builder_n ibid._n 3_o to_o husbandman_n husbandman_n jer._n 4._o 4._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 23._o 23._o heb._n 13._o &_o ezech._n 33._o 4_o to_z watchmen_z watchmen_z mat._n 24._o 5_o to_o steward_n 6_o his_o ambassador_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o old-man_n not_o so_o fit_a for_o the_o pulpit_n as_o young_a young_a in_o psal._n 113._o preach_v the_o chief_a ministerial_a function_n preach_v by_o pen._n the_o pen_n go_v fur_n there_o then_o the_o voice_n old-age_n fit_a for_o writing_n writing_n 1_o thes._n 5_o what_o be_v true_a learning_n learning_n horat._n in_o art_n poet._n old-man_n belâ—…_n furnish_v for_o writing_n writing_n 1_o tim._n 5_o 17._o 17._o eccles._n 25._o old-age_n fit_a for_o order_v family_n family_n eph._n 6._o 5_o 6._o what_o best_o build_v up_o a_o house_n house_n psal._n 107._o 1._o 1._o cic._n in_o parad._n old_a man_n worthy_a governor_n of_o family_n as_o 1_o abraham_n 2_o isaac_n 3_o jaacob_n 4._o david_n david_n â—…_n king_n cap._n â—…_n &_o 2._o 5._o appius_n claudius_n man_n cast_z ing_z up_o his_o account_n a_o weighty_a work_n old-man_n fit_a to_o cast_v up_o their_o account_n god_n cast_v not_o off_o a_o old_a servant_n servant_n mat._n 25._o god_n promise_n best_o apprehen_fw-ge ded_fw-we by_o old_a man_n oldman_n motion_n to_o heaven_n the_o strong_a strong_a acts._n 1._o