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which_o convert_v the_o sinner_n from_o the_o error_n of_o his_o way_n shall_v save_v a_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o shall_v hide_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n furthermore_o if_o we_o endeavour_v the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n and_o do_v not_o effect_v it_o yet_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o for_o our_o comfort_n we_o shall_v not_o lose_v our_o reward_n 1_o cor._n 3.8_o every_o man_n shall_v receive_v his_o own_o reward_n according_a to_o his_o own_o labour_n it_o be_v not_o say_v according_a to_o success_n but_o according_a to_o labour_n heb._n 6.10_o god_n be_v not_o unrighteous_a to_o forget_v your_o work_n and_o labour_n of_o love_n this_o comfort_v the_o prophet_n isa_n 49.4_o then_o i_o say_v i_o have_v labour_v in_o vain_a i_o have_v spend_v my_o strength_n for_o nought_o and_o in_o vain_a yet_o sure_o my_o judgement_n be_v with_o the_o lord_n and_o my_o work_n or_o reward_n with_o my_o god_n however_o as_o another_o prophet_n show_v liberavimus_fw-la animas_fw-la ezek._n 3.17_o 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with_o in_o our_o way_n to_o heaven_n from_o the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n shall_v make_v we_o active_a 1_o cor._n 16.13_o ephes_n 6.10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o 9_o former_a mispence_n of_o time_n shall_v put_v we_o upon_o a_o more_o diligent_a improvement_n of_o it_o for_o the_o future_a ephes_n 5.16_o 1_o pet._n 4.3_o 4._o vespasian_n a_o heathen_a lament_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o day_n wherein_o he_o have_v do_v no_o remarkable_a service_n heu_fw-la diem_fw-la perdidi_fw-la be_v his_o word_n alas_o i_o have_v lose_v a_o day_n we_o have_v let_v slip_v many_o day_n without_o do_v good_a squander_v away_o many_o precious_a opportunity_n not_o to_o be_v regain_v let_v we_o improve_v time_n whilst_o we_o have_v it_o with_o the_o best_a diligence_n we_o can_v short_o we_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o have_v it_o that_o we_o may_v improve_v it_o if_o god_n will_v but_o vouchsafe_v to_o the_o damn_a creature_n a_o little_a time_n of_o trial_n here_o on_o earth_n again_o 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in_o three_o sermon_n the_o first_o preach_v at_o st._n michael_n in_o coventry_n upon_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o december_n in_o the_o morning_n be_v the_o lecture_n day_n and_o the_o two_o other_o preach_v the_o lord_n day_n follow_v be_v the_o 18_o of_o the_o same_o instant_n in_o the_o same_o church_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1670._o by_o thomas_n allestree_n m._n a._n rector_n of_o ashow_n in_o the_o county_n of_o warwick_n i_o be_v bring_v low_a and_o he_o help_v i_o psal_n 116.6_o the_o lord_n have_v chasten_v i_o sore_o but_o he_o have_v not_o give_v i_o over_o unto_o death_n psal_n 118.18_o nè_fw-la umbrâ_fw-la quidem_fw-la corporis_fw-la nedum_fw-la vivo_fw-la ac_fw-la sano_fw-la corpore_fw-la dignus_fw-la est_fw-la quisquis_fw-la usque_fw-la adeò_fw-la stoicus_fw-la est_fw-la factus_fw-la ut_fw-la vitam_fw-la ac_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la corporis_fw-la quâ_fw-la utraque_fw-la ad_fw-la gloriam_fw-la dei_fw-la uti_fw-la poterit_fw-la non_fw-la sentiat_fw-la donum_fw-la esse_fw-la 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call_v crenida_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o of_o the_o fruitful_a fountain_n that_o issue_v from_o the_o hill_n on_o which_o it_o be_v build_v eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la circa_fw-la collem_fw-la cvi_fw-la inaedificata_fw-la fuit_fw-la uberrimi_fw-la fontes_n promanarent_fw-la muscul_fw-la in_o phil._n 1._o v._n 1._o some_o 539._o some_o itinerarium_fw-la totius_fw-la sacrae_fw-la scripturae_fw-la p._n 539._o say_v there_o be_v vein_n of_o gold_n find_v close_o by_o it_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n father_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a cause_v it_o in_o the_o year_n before_o christ_n 354._o to_o be_v re-edify_v and_o enlarge_v and_o then_o after_o his_o own_o name_n call_v it_o philippos_n or_o philippi_n hanc_fw-la philippus_n rex_fw-la macedoniae_n munitiorem_fw-la reddidit_fw-la propter_fw-la vicinos_fw-la thrace_n ac_fw-la in_o nominis_fw-la svi_fw-la memoriam_fw-la philippus_n vocavit_fw-la muscul_fw-la 1.1_o muscul_fw-la in_o phil._n 1.1_o it_o be_v enrich_v with_o 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