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A11881
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Five sermons preached upon severall occasions (The texts whereof are set downe in the next page.) By Iohn Seller.
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Seller, John, 1592 or 3-1648.
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1636
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STC 22181; ESTC S101223
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shall_v live_v and_o never_o once_o think_v how_o miserable_o thyself_o must_v die_v and_o indeed_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a it_o be_v to_o see_v the_o impotent_a desire_n of_o the_o world_n to_o purchase_v good_a house_n good_a land_n good_a drink_n good_a air_n &_o yet_o how_o slender_a be_v their_o care_n to_o be_v good_a themselves_o 1._o aug._n civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 1._o quasi_fw-la hoc_fw-la sit_fw-la homini_fw-la maximum_fw-la bonum_fw-la habere_fw-la bona_fw-la omne_fw-la praeter_fw-la seipsum_fw-la as_o if_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a of_o man_n to_o have_v all_o thing_n good_a about_o he_o but_o himself_o 3_o deut._n 3_o as_o than_o we_o read_v that_o when_o moses_n make_v that_o passionate_a petition_n unto_o god_n o_o lord_n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o show_v thy_o servant_n thy_o greatness_n and_o thy_o mighty_a hand_n let_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o go_v over_o and_o see_v that_o good_a land_n beyond_o jordan_n god_n with_o a_o short_a answer_n stop_v his_o 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perhaps_o the_o odds_n to_o be_v but_o very_o little_a not_o to_o have_v the_o world_n to_o use_v or_o as_o st._n paul_n require_v to_o use_v the_o world_n as_o if_o we_o use_v it_o not_o unless_o in_o truth_n the_o task_n may_v prove_v more_o easy_a with_o patience_n to_o want_v the_o world_n then_o with_o moderation_n to_o enjoy_v it_o quotus_fw-la enim_fw-la cuique_fw-la sapientum_fw-la est_fw-la cvi_fw-la non_fw-la crescat_fw-la cum_fw-la prosperitate_fw-la vitiositas_fw-la 7._o salvian_n de_fw-fr guber_n dei_fw-la lib._n 7._o for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a hazard_n to_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n but_o that_o if_o riches_n increase_v sin_n will_v increase_v too_o labour_v not_o then_o for_o the_o meat_n that_o perish_v nor_o take_v much_o thought_n for_o the_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n for_o all_o these_o thing_n touch_v not_o trouble_v not_o the_o master_n with_o a_o honest_a and_o fair_a endeavour_n of_o our_o own_o daily_a to_o ask_v our_o daily_a bread_n it_o will_v 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his_o promise_n be_v so_o sincere_a and_o faithful_a unto_o we_o nay_o therefore_o only_o require_v sincerity_n in_o our_o service_n that_o he_o may_v more_o faithful_o reward_v we_o when_o one_o man_n wait_v upon_o another_o that_o which_o breed_v indignation_n and_o reluctancy_n the_o wage_n oftentimes_o be_v proportion_v not_o according_a to_o the_o worth_n of_o the_o servant_n but_o the_o fancy_n of_o the_o master_n and_o so_o we_o read_v of_o lew_n the_o eleven_o of_o france_n 61._o view_v of_o france_n page_n 61._o who_o neglect_v man_n of_o better_a ability_n make_v his_o tailor_n his_o herald_n his_o chirurgeon_n his_o chancellor_n his_o barber_n his_o ambassador_n 48._o the_o newman_n pag._n 48._o and_o of_o pope_n paul_n the_o five_o that_o he_o will_v make_v no_o learned_a cardinal_n lest_o by_o they_o his_o own_o ignorance_n may_v be_v upbraid_v his_o auditor_n his_o treasurer_n the_o clerk_n of_o the_o chamber_n these_o be_v the_o unworthy_a worthy_n he_o make_v choice_n 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