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A12258 Heptameron, the seven dayes: that is, meditations and prayers, vpon the vvorke of the Lords creation Together with other certaine prayers and meditations, most comfortable for all estates, & c. By M. A. Symson, minister at Dalkeith. Simson, Archibald, 1564-1628. 1621 (1621) STC 22566; ESTC S102416 80,114 236

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say_v it_o o_o lord_n thou_o have_v appoint_v thy_o creature_n to_o labour_n for_o i_o then_o see_v i_o be_o ease_v by_o they_o make_v i_o to_o go_v forward_o more_o busy_o in_o thy_o service_n that_o they_o may_v bear_v i_o in_o all_o my_o journey_n to_o glorify_v thou_o and_o not_o carry_v i_o to_o sin_n 22.21_o numb_a 22.21_o with_o baalam_n the_o son_n of_o beor_n who_o cause_v israel_n to_o sin_n and_o as_o thou_o have_v appoint_v the_o beast_n for_o my_o commodity_n so_o through_o my_o sin_n thou_o have_v inarm_v thy_o creature_n against_o i_o for_o now_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o as_o many_o enemy_n as_o friend_n unto_o i_o for_o the_o wild_a beast_n do_v multiply_v as_o our_o sin_n grow_v which_o destroy_v both_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o the_o corn_n and_o fruit_n before_o our_o eye_n be_v consume_v by_o thy_o great_a host_n the_o residue_n of_o the_o palme-worme_n the_o cankerworm_n have_v eat_v 1.4_o joel_n 1.4_o and_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o cankerworm_n the_o 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