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A34944 Æternalia, or, A treatise wherein by way of explication, demonstration, confirmation, and application is shewed that the great labour and pains of every Christian ought chiefly to be imployed not about perishing, but eternal good things from John 6, 27 / by Francis Craven. Craven, Francis. 1677 (1677) Wing C6860; ESTC R27286 248,949 428

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censure_v of_o a_o chariot_n make_v by_o myrmeeidas_n and_o chalecrates_n p._n 98_o alphonsus_n his_o say_v p._n 8_o alphonsus_n refuse_v to_o give_v any_o thing_n to_o a_o knight_n that_o have_v spend_v his_o estate_n p._n 206_o ancient_n use_v mean_n to_o keep_v death_n in_o their_o thought_n p._n 145_o andronicus_n his_o fall_n p._n 169_o angola_n inhabitant_n prefer_v a_o dog_n before_o a_o slave_n p._n 223_o antimachus_n high_a esteem_n of_o his_o scholar_n plato_n p._n 35_o antigenides_n a_o famous_a musician_n his_o custom_n before_o he_o play_v a_o lesson_n p._n 311_o apelles_n how_o he_o come_v to_o fall_v in_o love_n with_o a_o woman_n p._n 224_o archimedes_n the_o mathematician_n slay_v and_o why_o p._n 16_o aristotle_n prefer_v conjectural_a knowledge_n about_o heavenly_a thing_n before_o certain_a knowledge_n about_o earthly_a thing_n p._n 270_o aristotle_n study_v philosophy_n in_o the_o morning_n but_o eloquence_n in_o the_o afternoon_n ibid._n artabazus_n cup_v not_o so_o good_a gold_n as_o chrysantus_fw-la kiss_n p._n 100_o athenian_n give_v the_o grasshopper_n for_o their_o badge_n p._n 218_o athens_n what_o a_o kind_n of_o city_n p._n 269_o attention_n require_v at_o hear_v of_o the_o word_n p._n 21_o aetna_n '_o be_v sad_a and_o ruine_v eruption_n 1669_o waste_v the_o habitation_n of_o 27000_o person_n with_o 13_o to_n p._n 168_o b._n bajazet_n carry_v in_o a_o iron-cage_n p._n 169_o babtism_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 23_o baptism_n enter_v we_o into_o the_o church_n p._n 23_o baleassar_n his_o submission_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 24_o basil_n his_o answer_n to_o the_o threaten_n of_o modestus_n p._n 23_o bassianus_n the_o emperor_n strange_o degenerate_v into_o effeminatness_n will_v be_v call_v bassiana_n p._n 223_o beatitude_n the_o first_o of_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o poor_a p._n 92_o beauford_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_z chancellor_z in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n vi_o p._n 128_o ●ee_n what_o man_n be_v like_a to_o it_o p._n 273_o beggar_n be_v all_o they_o who_o though_o they_o possess_v the_o great_a of_o temporal_a good_a thing_n be_v without_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 277_o beggar_n lie_n under_o a_o great_a judgement_n p._n 278_o beggar_n be_v all_o they_o who_o have_v nothing_o lay_v up_o in_o heaven_n p._n 285_o ●eleivers_n have_v the_o promise_n of_o two_o world_n p._n 290_o ●elisarius_fw-la his_fw-la poor_a condition_n p._n 169_o ●engala_fw-la where_o be_v a_o old_a man_n of_o a_o great_a age_n p._n 299_o bernard_n '_o be_v esteem_n of_o christ_n p._n 108_o bernard_n '_o his_o word_n of_o the_o end_n of_o christ_n '_o s_z come_v at_o the_o last_o day_n p._n 155_o ●ible_a present_v to_o queen_n elizabeth_n p._n 19_o ●ody_n but_o a_o mean_a habitation_n for_o the_o soul_n p._n 149_o ●ody_n make_v lovely_a by_o the_o soul_n p._n 202_o ●ody_n of_o a_o excellent_a structure_n p._n 198_o 199_o ●ooks_n care_v for_o by_o caesar_n p._n 200_o ●runo_fw-it his_o change_v of_o life_n and_o the_o cause_n thereof_o p._n 135_o ●udaeus_fw-la high_a esteem_n of_o plutarchy_n work_v p._n 18_o ●urleigh_v his_o high_a esteem_n of_o tully_n '_o s_z office_n p._n 20_o c._n caesar_n battle_n in_o africa_n with_o the_o follower_n of_o pompey_n p._n 53_o caesar_n battle_n with_o the_o swiffe_n that_o fight_v to_o obtain_v gallia_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n p._n 54_o caesar_n murder_v p._n 1●1_n caesar_n care_n of_o his_o book_n p._n 200_o caesar_n borgia_n upon_o his_o deathbed_n lament_v because_o he_o have_v not_o take_v care_n for_o death_n beforehand_o p._n 205_o caius_n marius_n how_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o choose_v soldier_n p._n 31_o camois_n relate_v what_o devout_a personage_n use_v to_o writ●_n upon_o their_o chymney-piece_n p._n 308_o cardinal_n his_o choice_n p._n 257_o cato_n at_o evening_n meditate_a upon_o what_o he_o read_v in_o the_o day_n p._n 21_o cat_n why_o man_n compare_v unto_o they_o p._n 232_o change_n be_v make_v by_o grace_n p._n 98_o 9●_n charles_n the_o five_o emperor_n his_o challenge_n to_o franci●_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n p._n 10●_o christ_n the_o full_a of_o man_n happiness_n p._n 100l_n christ_n reckon_v among_o the_o chief_a of_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 10●_o christ_n make_v they_o good_a who_o do_v enjoy_v he_o p._n 11●_n christless_a man_n be_v dead_a man_n p._n 111_o 11●_n christ_n love_v by_o saint_n above_o all_o thing_n p._n 107_o 10●_o christ_n will_v be_v a_o righteous_a judge_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n p._n 135_o christ_n have_v a_o two_o fold_v come_v p._n 15●_n christ_n will_v do_v those_o who_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o he_o good_a an●_n stand_v they_o in_o stead_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n p._n 15●_n christianity_n compare_v to_o a_o race_n p._n 50_o christianity_n compare_v to_o wrestle_a ibid_fw-la christianity_n compare_v to_o a_o fight_n p._n 5●_n christianity_n compare_v to_o a_o agony_n p._n 5●_n christian_n have_v many_o enemy_n p._n 51_o 52_o christian_n find_v their_o condition_n in_o this_o life_n very_o mutable_a p._n 177_o 16●_n christian_n shall_v be_v cheerful_a in_o labour_v for_o eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 337_o 338_o chrysostom_n censure_n of_o antioch_n p._n 68_o church_n why_o call_v the_o congregation_n of_o the_o poor_a p._n 209_o cicero_n his_o say_v wherein_o we_o be_v teach_v not_o to_o be_v idle_a p._n 246_o cleanthes_n great_a labour_n p._n 47_o count_v anhalt_n his_o say_v concern_v the_o scripture_n p._n 18_o colen_n ground_n where_o saint_n ursula_n '_o be_v virgin_n be_v bury_v retain_v no_o other_o dead_a body_n in_o it_o p._n 45_o command_n of_o god_n dangerous_a to_o be_v neglect_v p._n 82_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a of_o a_o great_a benefit_n p._n 117_o conscience_n a_o everlasting_a companion_n p._n 118_o conscience_n do_v mind_n man_n of_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n that_o long_o after_o it_o have_v be_v commit_v p._n 119_o conscience_n will_v bring_v to_o mind_n sin_n in_o another_o life_n p._n 120_o conscience_n that_o be_v bad_a like_o a_o mill_n ibid._n conscience_n that_o be_v good_a be_v in_o a_o good_a man_n p._n 121_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a a_o consequence_n of_o grace_n p._n 122_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a be_v a_o bridle_n against_o sin_n p._n 122_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a be_v a_o spur_n unto_o duty_n p._n 123_o conscience_n that_o be_v good_a a_o comfort_n under_o affliction_n ibid._n conscience_n that_o be_v good_a life_n in_o peace_n and_o die_v in_o pease_n p._n 124_o conscience_n when_o terrify_v for_o sin_n not_o comfort_v by_o temporal_a good_a thing_n p._n 826_o constantinople_n have_v 7000_o house_n in_o it_o burn_v in_o the_o year_n 1633_o p._n 166_o courtier_n his_o say_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n p._n 130_o ●_z all_o of_o they_o do_v desire_v their_o centre_n p._n 107_o rickets_n of_o the_o night_n who_o p._n 44_o ●own_n wear_v in_o heaven_n be_v eternal_a p._n 181_o crown_n in_o heaven_n promise_v to_o five_o sort_n p._n 182_o d._n david_n his_o great_a desire_n after_o god_n p._n 31_o daughter_n of_o danaeus_n be_v in_o hell_n condemn_v to_o fill_v a_o bottomless_a tub_n p._n 208_o day_n time_n be_v for_o labour_n p._n 35_o day_n how_o christ_n in_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o have_v many_o of_o they_o p._n 326_o 327_o dazzle_v be_v the_o mind_n and_o distract_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o man_n by_o temporal_a thing_n p._n 224_o dead_a man_n be_v all_o man_n without_o christ_n p._n 111_o 112_o death_n can_v he_o keep_v off_o by_o temporal_a good_a thing_n p._n 128_o death_n shall_v always_o be_v in_o a_o christian_n thought_n p._n 145_o death_n terrible_a especial_o to_o those_o who_o have_v make_v no_o provision_n for_o eternity_n p._n 146_o death_n by_o mundanus_fw-la a_o heathen_a look_v upon_o to_o be_v but_o a_o change_n to_o a_o more_o happy_a estate_n p._n 147_o death_n not_o fear_v by_o seneca_n p._n 148_o death_n what_o it_o will_v be_v to_o a_o good_a man_n and_o what_o it_o will_v be_v to_o a_o wicked_a man_n p._n 151_o death_n what_o thought_n saint_n basil_n have_v of_o it_o p._n 152_o death_n make_v all_o man_n equal_a p._n 284_o deathbed_n how_o terrible_a to_o philip_n the_o three_o king_n of_o spain_n p._n 129_o deathbed_n how_o terrible_a it_o be_v to_o a_o courtier_n p._n 130_o deathbed_n what_o thought_n pelican_n a_o german_n divine_a have_v thereupon_o p._n 133_o deathbed_n make_v comfortable_a to_o those_o who_o have_v get_v eternal_a good_a thing_n p._n 144_o deathbed_n how_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n be_v comfortable_a thereon_o p._n 152_o deathbed_n what_o will_v comfort_v any_o christian_a thereon_o ibid._n delightful_a be_v the_o labour_n for_o heaven_n p._n 335_o demades_n his_o counsel_n to_o the_o athenian_n p._n 264_o diligence_n command_v p._n 332_o 333_o diocletian_a leaf_n the_o empire_n because_o