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A02585 The righteous mammon an hospitall-sermon preach't in the solemne assembly of the city on Munday in Easter-weeke 1618 / by Ios. Hall ... Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656. 1618 (1618) STC 12710.9; ESTC S2711 27,586 120

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to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n one_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a god_n be_v give_v all_o praise_n honour_n and_o glory_n now_o and_o forever_o amen_n charge_n maldona●_n can_v incline_v to_o that_o in_o locum_fw-la es_fw-ge 3._o 9_o somewhat_o above_o eight_o hundred_o the_o rich_a rom._n 4._o 13._o titulun_n charitatis_fw-la dom._n à_fw-fr soto_n de_fw-fr justitia_fw-la &_o jure_fw-la menander_n pro._n 21._o 6_o 7._o i●_n this_o world_n austen_n austen_n world_n world_n ever-being_a ever-being_a now._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o be_v not_o eye-minded_n theodericus_fw-la refer_v cassiodore_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n arist_n sene●_n gen._n 14._o and_o that_o they_o trust_v not_o key_n altar_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n micha_n 6._o collegium_fw-la granatense_n praef._n ad_fw-la lectorem_fw-la con●●●_n vitam_fw-la r._n p._n tho._n sanchez_n prae●●●_n operi_fw-la morali_fw-la in_o praecepta_fw-la decal_n c._n sol._n apollin_n sidon_n epist_n de_fw-fr theoder_n in_o uncertain_a riches_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n basil_n in_o ps_n 61._o but_o trust_n in_o god_n joh._n 16._o ult._n prou._n 22._o the_o live_n gen._n 35._o ●_o who_o give_v we_o rich_o all_o thing_n to_o enjoy_v above_o 30000_o in_o one_o year_n that_o they_o do_v good_a and_o be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n revel_v 22._o 2._o