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A30673 Death improv'd, and immoderate sorrow for deceased friends and relations reprov'd wherein you have many arguments against immoderate sorrow, and many profitable lessons which we may learn from such providences / by Edward Bury ... Bury, Edward, 1616-1700. 1693 (1693) Wing B6204; ESTC R11343 169,821 306

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worth_n can_v purchase_v affliction_n cause_v we_o to_o seek_v promise_n they_o send_v we_o to_o seek_v faith_n it_o send_v we_o to_o prayer_n prayer_n go_v to_o god_n for_o help_v grace_v it_o be_v that_o difference_n between_o god_n child_n and_o the_o devil_n brat_n and_o will_v difference_n between_o the_o sheep_n and_o the_o goat_n and_o make_v a_o man_n more_o excellent_a than_o his_o neighbour_n and_o therefore_o we_o can_v buy_v this_o gold_n too_o dear_a 4._o consider_v grace_n will_v not_o only_o bring_v we_o to_o death_n but_o will_v do_v we_o good_a after_o death_n and_o here_o nothing_o else_o can_v do_v it_o among_o other_o thing_n it_o will_v qualify_v we_o to_o leave_v a_o good_a name_n behind_o we_o which_o will_v yield_v a_o sweet-smelling_a savour_n in_o the_o succeed_a generation_n when_o the_o name_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v stink_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o just_a shall_v be_v bless_v prov._n 10.7_o if_o we_o be_v good_a and_o do_v good_a we_o need_v not_o 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