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A64835 Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ... Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674. 1664 (1664) Wing V227; ESTC R38004 77,776 241

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as_o well_o as_o work_v and_o he_o will_v be_v do_v good_a though_o he_o do_v good_a for_o nothing_o else_o and_o they_o who_o do_v not_o good_a be_v as_o we_o say_v too_o good_a that_o be_v starke-naught_a and_o good_a for_o nothing_o at_o all_o psal_n 14.4_o 5._o 51_o the_o pain_n of_o get_v the_o care_n of_o keep_v and_o fear_v of_o lose_v take_v away_o much_o of_o the_o comfort_n of_o have_v riches_n see_v solomon_n ecclesiaste_n 52_o he_o be_v the_o true_a gentleman_n who_o be_v god_n servant_n the_o world_n master_n and_z sin_z conqueror_n heb._n 11.25_o 53_o it_o be_v cold_a comfort_n to_o see_v one_o enemy_n in_o a_o bad_a and_o not_o one_o self_n in_o a_o good_a condition_n that_o he_o be_v miserable_a and_o we_o not_o happy_a which_o we_o can_v never_o be_v if_o our_o sin_n be_v not_o subdue_v as_o well_o as_o and_o which_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o our_o enemy_n it_o be_v to_o be_v base_a to_o conquer_v man_n and_o be_v conquer_v by_o lust_n prov._n 16.32_o 54_o man_n make_v 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be_v equal_a with_o the_o best_a and_o then_o to_o be_v chief_a above_o the_o best_a and_o what_o it_o end_v in_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o absalon_n haman_n and_o julius_n caesar_n etc._n etc._n they_o that_o will_v by_o unlawful_a mean_n climb_v high_a be_v like_a to_o fall_v low_a for_o pride_n be_v the_o usher_n to_o a_o fall_n prov._n 16.18_o 58_o friend_n usual_o fail_v they_o that_o fly_v as_o either_o suspect_v the_o person_n and_o their_o cause_n or_o fear_v what_o they_o may_v suffer_v for_o their_o sake_n 1_o sam._n 21.1_o 1_o sam._n 29.4_o 5._o 59_o man_n be_v not_o only_o bear_v but_o newborn_a to_o trouble_v matth._n 16.24_o 2_o tim._n 3.12_o 60_o it_o be_v too_o usual_a in_o prosperity_n to_o forget_v the_o threaten_n hos_n 2.13_o and_o in_o adversity_n to_o forget_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n isa_n 49.14_o 17._o 61_o many_o time_n when_o man_n come_v to_o a_o we_o will_v god_n come_v to_o a_o you_o shall_v the_o judgement_n be_v as_o their_o sin_n and_o god_n be_v as_o much_o set_v on_o his_o will_n for_o judgement_n as_o man_n be_v set_v on_o their_o will_n for_o sin_n 1_o sam._n 8.19_o hos_fw-la 13.11_o psal_n 109.17_o 18._o 62_o worldly_a man_n be_v for_o the_o rudiment_n of_o the_o world_n because_o they_o bring_v in_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o cry_v out_o great_a be_v diana_n of_o the_o ephesian_n because_o she_o bring_v no_o small_a gain_n unto_o the_o craftsman_n and_o by_o which_o they_o have_v all_o their_o wealth_n act_v 19.24_o 35_o 28._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o pope_n prevail_v more_o than_o a_o general_n council_n
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from_o the_o devil_n as_o from_o themselves_o and_o though_o he_o may_v tempt_v yet_o it_o be_v they_o that_o sin_n james_n 1.14_o 53_o he_o that_o by_o grace_n be_v as_o good_a as_o the_o best_a be_v by_o nature_n as_o bad_a as_o the_o worst_a eph._n 2.2_o 3._o 54_o before_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n the_o father_n trust_v the_o son_n that_o he_o will_v make_v satisfaction_n and_o since_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n he_o trust_v the_o father_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v satisfaction_n in_o see_v the_o travel_n of_o his_o soul_n safe_o deliver_v isa_n 53.11_o 55_o a_o woman_n may_v soon_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n
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their_o child_n to_o be_v gentlewoman_n before_o they_o teach_v they_o to_o be_v woman_n to_o bridie_a their_o chin_n more_o than_o their_o tongue_n or_o pride_n and_o passion_n how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o in_o a_o dance_n better_a than_o in_o company_n how_o to_o wear_v fine_a clothes_n than_o how_o to_o do_v virtuous_o thus_o they_o be_v put_v off_o be_v puff_v up_o with_o show_v without_o substance_n but_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o teach_v child_n to_o who_o much_o reverence_n be_v due_a by_o word_n and_o deed_n by_o doctrine_n and_o example_n if_o ever_o we_o expect_v they_o shall_v prove_v dutiful_a to_o god_n and_o to_o we_o and_o of_o any_o use_n to_o other_o while_o they_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 1_o sam._n 3.13_o tit._n 2.4_o 5._o prov._n 22.6_o and_o 23.13_o 14._o &_o 13.24_o &_o 19.18_o &_o 22.15_o 16_o he_o that_o keep_v israel_n do_v neither_o slumber_n nor_o sleep_n psal_n 121.4_o and_o how_o safe_o and_o quict_o may_v they_o sleep_v for_o who_o god_n be_v please_v 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