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A92764 The godly mans choice, or, A direction how single godly persons, who intend marriage, may make choice of a fit and meet yoak-fellow being the meditations of Caleb Grantham in his single state, as a rule and guide for himself to walk by, and since his death perused and published with some profitable directions how persons should live as becometh Christians in the married state / by Henry Scudder ... Grantham, Caleb.; Scudder, Henry, d. 1659? 1644 (1644) Wing S2138B; ESTC R42507 34,805 158

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12._o gen._n 21._o 21._o jos._n 15._o 17._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 27._o ruth_n 1._o 2._o gen._n 28._o 6_o 7._o gen._n 34_o 4._o gen._n 26._o 34_o 35._o prov._n 30._o 19_o psal._n 55._o 22._o deut._n 31._o 6._o psal._n 9_o 10._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 25._o jos._n 15._o 17_o isa._n 26._o 3._o phil._n 4._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 28._o rom._n 8._o 20_o gen._n 3._o 16_o eccl._n 1._o 14._o eccl._n 2._o 3._o 11._o mal._n 2._o 15._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 2_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 32._o 35._o eccles._n 4._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o deut._n 20._o 7._o deut._n 22._o 32._o mat._n 1._o 18._o mat._n 1._o 20._o mat._n 1._o 18._o 25._o mat._n 19_o 6._o prov._n 19_o 14._o prov._n 7._o 2._o gen._n 2._o 23_o 24._o mat._n 19_o 5_o 6._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 1._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 33_o 34._o gen._n 2._o 18._o prov._n 31._o 11_o 12._o 1_o thes_n 4._o 4_o heb._n 13._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 3._o lev._n 18._o 19_o 24._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 4_o 5._o prov._n 5._o 18_o 19_o 20._o job_n 31._o 12._o prov._n 6._o 33_o prov._n 6._o 32_o heb._n 13._o 4._o gen._n 39_o 9_o lev._n 20._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 7._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 8._o gen._n 30._o 1_o pro._n 22._o 6._o eph._n 6._o 4._o ps._n 101._o 6._o gen._n 18._o 19_o deut._n 6._o 7._o prov._n 27._o 23._o 26._o pro._n 31._o 27_o pro._n 10._o 4._o pro._n 21._o 5._o eph._n 4._o 28._o gen._n 26._o 8_o 1_o cor._n 13._o 5._o 7._o eph._n 4._o 26._o jam._n 3._o 17._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 12._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o 2_o king_n 4._o 9_o 10._o 22._o 24._o mal._n 2_o 14._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o pro._n 2._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 35._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 5._o gal._n 6._o 1._o lev._n 25._o 43._o col._n 3._o 19_o ephes._n 5._o 29._o prov._n 31._o 31._o ephes._n 5._o 23._o gen._n 3._o 16._o ephes._n 5._o 33._o 2_o sam._n 6._o 16._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 6._o eph._n 5._o 24._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 29_o 2_o cor._n 11._o 2._o luke_n 10._o 42._o ps._n 62._o 10._o mat._n 6._o 33._o ps_n 45._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 29_o 1_o cor._n 7._o 30._o 31._o ●_z thes._n 3._o 5._o mat._n 25._o 1._o 4._o 7._o 10._o luk._n 20._o 35_o 36._o 1_o thes_n 4._o 17._o psal._n ●6_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 2._o phil._n 3._o 21._o