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A14944 A moste frutefull, piththye and learned treatise, how a christen ma[n] ought to behaue himself in the dau[n]ger of death Werdmüller, Otto, 1511-1552.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554. aut 1555 (1555) STC 25251; ESTC S100738 68,910 312

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friend_n &_o lover_n of_o this_o fabius_n that_o stand_v about_o he_o when_o they_o hear_v this_o weep_v very_o sore_o but_o he_o alone_o be_v unmoved_a go_v forward_o stout_o in_o the_o business_n that_o concern_v the_o come_v wealth_n here_o because_o of_o shortness_n i_o leave_v out_o a_o multitude_n of_o ensample_n of_o sundry_a man_n name_v galli_n pisone_n scevole_fw-it metelli_n scauri_n marcelli_n who_o in_o such_o point_n to_o follow_v it_o be_v laudable_a &_o worthy_a of_o commendacyon_n i_o will_v yet_o show_v one_o ensample_n of_o the_o virtuous_a woman_n cornelia_n which_o be_v daughter_n unto_o scipio_n aphricanus_fw-la when_o she_o understode_v that_o her_o two_o son_n tiberius_n gracchus_n and_o c._n gracchus_n who_o be_v magistrate_n have_v honourable_o and_o well_o behave_v themselves_o be_v slay_v and_o she_o of_o her_o friend_n be_v call_v miserable_a she_o say_v i_o will_v never_o think_v myself_o a_o miserable_a woman_n forasmuch_o as_o i_o have_v bring_v forth_o such_o man_n this_o woman_n now_o overcome_v she_o own_o natural_a feblenes_n and_o motherly_a heart_n shall_v not_o they_o a_o man_n which_o word_n note_v the_o strong_a kind_n and_o more_o valeant_fw-la stomach_n declare_v himself_o even_o as_o stout_a that_o a_o heithnish_a unbeleve_a woman_n can_v despise_v shall_v that_o make_v a_o faithful_a christian_a man_n so_o utter_o faint_v hert_v that_o she_o wyllyng_o give_v again_o unto_o nature_n will_v not_o thou_o suffer_v god_n to_o have_v it_o when_o he_o require_v it_o of_o thou_o she_o take_v upon_o she_o with_o a_o unbroken_a mind_n the_o death_n of_o many_o child_n and_o will_v not_o thou_o that_o forgoe_v but_o one_o child_n be_v comfort_v again_o the_o heathny_n she_o woman_n know_v none_o other_o but_o that_o after_o death_n there_o remain_v nothing_o behind_o yet_o make_v not_o she_o a_o unmeasurable_a howl_n thou_o know_v that_o after_o this_o time_n there_o remain_v a_o everla_a life_n so_o much_o the_o worse_o than_o 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