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A08242 Certaine sermons vpon diuers texts of Scripture. Preached by Gervase Nid Doctor of Diuinitie Nid, Gervase, d. 1629. 1616 (1616) STC 18579; ESTC S113333 39,489 118

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faculty_n within_o we_o or_o all_o our_o own_o industry_n and_o endeavour_n that_o which_o we_o plough_v and_o sow_v and_o grind_v and_o bake_v it_o be_v not_o our_o work_n but_o go_n so_o sing_v the_o psalmist_n he_o bring_v forth_o bread_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n not_o corn_n but_o bread_n what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o the_o mildew_n of_o serenes_n of_o fever_n and_o consumption_n which_o like_o canicular_a fervour_n burn_v up_o our_o body_n by_o the_o root_n what_o of_o blast_v of_o canker_n and_o the_o green_a sickness_n all_o which_o do_v show_v the_o similitude_n of_o our_o flesh_n with_o grass_n the_o remembrance_n of_o which_o original_a god_n have_v sign_v upon_o our_o head_n who_o change_n of_o colour_n and_o leafe-fall_a declare_v plain_o that_o his_o body_n be_v congestum_fw-la cespite_fw-la culmen_fw-la a_o poor_a cottage_n who_o topped_n cover_v with_o a_o sod_a of_o earth_n earth_n earth_n earth_n say_v the_o prophet_n earth_n thou_o be_v and_o earth_n thou_o be_v &_o earth_n thou_o shall_v be_v who_o bone_n be_v stone_n who_o vein_n be_v river_n only_o in_o this_o it_o differ_v the_o earth_n be_v fix_v and_o immovable_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d earth_n walk_v upon_o earth_n can_v any_o cogitation_n make_v we_o more_o humble_a or_o more_o humane_a humus_fw-la aut_fw-la humi_fw-la repens_fw-la es_fw-la grass_n or_o grasshopper_n say_v dinine_a esay_n he_o sit_v upon_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v as_o grassehopper_n poor_a grasshopper_n that_o sing_v care_n away_o merry_a and_o pleasant_a in_o their_o summer-day_n and_o not_o provide_v for_o the_o adversity_n of_o winter_n and_o of_o want_n o_o remember_v thy_o creator_n before_o the_o year_n draw_v nigh_o when_o thou_o shall_v say_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o when_o all_o the_o daughter_n of_o music_n shall_v be_v bring_v low_a when_o the_o grashhopper_n shall_v be_v a_o burden_n &_o dissipabitur_fw-la capparis_fw-la and_o 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