Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

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Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28643	Precepts and practical rules for a truly Christian life being a summary of excellent directions to follow the narrow way to bliss : in two parts / written originally in Latin by John Bona ; Englished by L.B.; Principia et documenta vitae Christianae. English	Bona, Giovanni, 1609-1674.; Beaulieu, Luke, 1644 or 5-1723.	1678 (1678)	Wing B3553; ESTC R17339	106,101	291

in_o we_o our_o labour_n be_v but_o short_a but_o our_o promise_a reward_n be_v infinite_a and_o eternal_a chap._n viii_o of_o the_o folly_n of_o they_o that_o neglect_v their_o last_o end_n and_o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o consider_v it_o serious_o 1._o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v nor_o express_v how_o ignorant_a and_o careless_a many_o christian_n remain_v about_o their_o great_a and_o last_o end_n if_o there_o be_v no_o eternity_n and_o if_o nothing_o after_o this_o life_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v or_o hope_v for_o they_o can_v not_o live_v more_o loose_o than_o they_o do_v few_o they_o be_v that_o serious_o consider_v that_o their_o great_a interest_n and_o their_o chief_a business_n which_o shall_v take_v place_n of_o all_o other_o be_v to_o attain_v their_o proper_a end_n that_o end_n which_o be_v desire_v for_o itself_o and_o beyond_o which_o we_o shall_v wish_v for_o nothing_o of_o which_o s._n philip_n say_v joh._n 14.8_o lord_n show_v we_o the_o father_n and_o it_o suffice_v we_o for_o this_o end_n which_o be_v god_n the_o beatifical_a vision_n of_o he_o will_v be_v al-sufficient_a because_o that_o it_o will_v have_v no_o end_n all_o other_o thing_n be_v mere_a trifle_n vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n 2._o the_o very_a shape_n of_o our_o body_n do_v admonish_v we_o of_o the_o end_n for_o which_o we_o be_v bear_v for_o god_n make_v we_o with_o our_o face_n upward_o that_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n we_o may_v know_v that_o thence_o be_v our_o origine_fw-la and_o that_o there_o be_v our_o rest_n and_o country_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o many_o like_a brute_n look_v down_o and_o grovel_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o can_v relish_v nothing_o nor_o desire_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v earthly_a nay_o more_o like_a man_n in_o a_o deep_a lethargy_n they_o can_v hardly_o be_v wake_v by_o the_o loud_a clamour_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o a_o rage_a approach_a fire_n and_o what_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o if_o they_o somewhat_o lift_v up_o their_o 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