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A23818 The reform'd samaritan, or, The worship of God by the measures of spirit and truth preached for a visitation-sermon at the convention of the clergy, by the reverend Arch-Deacon of Coventry, in Coventry, April the sixth, 1676 : to which is annexed, a review of a short discourse printed in 1649, about the necessity and expediency of worshipping God by set forms / by John Allington ... Allington, John, d. 1682. 1678 (1678) Wing A1213; ESTC R2327 57,253 87

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whatever_o be_v profitable_a a_o man_n will_v rather_o suffer_v in_o than_o in_o his_o life_n for_o of_o all_o thing_n pleasant_a or_o profitable_a life_n be_v the_o dear_a now_o albeit_o among_o thing_n pleasant_a or_o profitable_a life_n be_v the_o jewel_n yet_o bonum_fw-la honestum_fw-la that_o good_a which_o do_v consist_v in_o honour_n or_o honesty_n this_o it_o be_v oft_o even_o dear_a than_o life_n itself_o so_o that_o for_o defence_n of_o reputation_n and_o a_o good_a name_n for_o the_o advance_v and_o benefit_n of_o posterity_n for_o the_o vindication_n of_o a_o friend_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o trust_n for_o these_o and_o such_o like_a there_o be_v many_o a_o one_o who_o will_v dare_v to_o die_v but_o mere_o for_o what_o be_v pleasant_a or_o what_o be_v profitable_a i_o think_v no_o man_n live_v so_o that_o indeed_o it_o be_v only_a bonum_fw-la honestum_fw-la it_o be_v only_o for_o what_o be_v honest_a or_o what_o be_v honourable_a a_o man_n as_o a_o man_n a_o 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