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A56830 King Solomon's recantations being an extract out of the famous works of the learned Francis Quarles ... : with an essay, to prove the immortality of the soul, by way of symetry, or connexion. Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644. 1688 (1688) Wing Q103; ESTC R2993 60,560 98

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frequent_o retire_v 〈◊〉_d consider_v they_o we_o shall_v see_v nothing_o more_o reasonable_a ●an_v to_o be_v humble_a and_o nothing_o more_o foolish_a than_o to_o ●e_v proud_a humility_n consist_v not_o in_o rail_v against_o our_o ●●lves_n or_o wear_v mean_a clothes_n or_o go_v soft_o or_o submissive_o but_o in_o a_o hearty_a and_o real_a mean_a opinion_n ●f_n ourselves_o three_o believe_v thyself_o then_o a_o unworthy_a person_n 〈◊〉_d hearty_o as_o thou_o believe_v thyself_o to_o be_v hungry_a poor_a 〈◊〉_d sick_a when_o thou_o be_v so_o love_v to_o be_v conceal_v and_o 〈◊〉_d esteem_v off_o be_v not_o trouble_v when_o thou_o be_v ●ighed_v and_o undervalue_v and_o when_o thou_o have_v do_v ●ny_a thing_n worthy_a of_o praise_n return_v it_o to_o god_n who_o be_v ●●e_z giver_n of_o the_o gift_n and_o blesser_n of_o the_o action_n and_o ●●ive_v he_o thanks_o for_o make_v thou_o the_o instrument_n of_o be_v glory_n secure_v a_o good_a name_n to_o thyself_o by_o be_v virtuous_a pious_a and_o humble_a and_o when_o people_n have_v ●n_a occasion_n to_o speak_v well_o of_o thou_o take_v no_o content_n in_o ●raise_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v thou_o but_o let_v thy_o rejoice_v be_v in_o god_n gift_n but_o let_v it_o be_v allay_v with_o fear_n lest_o th●_n good_a bring_v thou_o to_o evil._n pray_v often_o for_o god_n grac●_n with_o humility_n of_o gesture_n and_o passion_n of_o desire_n tha●_n god_n may_v be_v glorify_v by_o thy_o example_n of_o humility_n which_o may_v be_v as_o well_o in_o a_o low_a condition_n as_o in_o a_o ric●_n beg_v god_n 〈◊〉_d irri●h_v thy_o soul_n with_o all_o grace_n an●_n when_o thou_o have_v attain_v they_o give_v god_n thanks_o 〈◊〉_d they_o p●ide_o hinder_v the_o acceptance_n of_o our_o prayer●_n humility_n pierce_v the_o cloud_n and_o will_v not_o give_v ove●_n till_o god_n accept_v neither_o will_v it_o depart_v till_o the_o mos●_n high_a regard_n for_o he_o resist_v the_o proud_a but_o 〈◊〉_d grace_n to_o the_o h●mble_a st._n jam._n 4_o 6._o then_o beg_v g●ac●_n and_o pardon_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o remedy_n and_o relief_n against_o misery_n and_o oppression_n and_o be_v content_a in_o 〈◊〉_d condition_n beg_v tranquillity_n of_o spirit_n patience_n i●_n affliction_n that_o we_o may_v gain_v love_n abroad_o and_o peac●_n at_o home_n consider_v the_o bless_a s●●iour_n of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d who_o leave_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o father_n the_o lord_n of_o glory_n 〈◊〉_d who_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o li●e_z of_o labour_n and_o come_v t●_n a_o state_n of_o poverty_n to_o a_o death_n of_o mal●f●ctou●s_n to_o th●_n grave_a of_o death_n and_o the_o intolerable_a calamity_n which_o we_o deserve_v therefore_o it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a that_o w●_n shall_v be_v as_o humble_a in_o the_o