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A67005 A sons patrimony and daughters portion payable to them at all times but best received in their first times when they are young and tender : laid-out without expence of money only in the improving time and words with them contained (in an answerablenesse to their ages) in two volumes ... Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653. 1643 (1643) Wing W3506 409,533 506

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which_o i_o be_o speak_v do_v man_n abhor_v misery_n yet_o he_o love_v it_o in_o the_o cause_n thereof_o he_o desire_v happiness_n but_o he_o seek_v it_o in_o the_o place_n and_o in_o the_o thing_n much_o inferior_a to_o and_o below_o himself_o look_v up_o man_n as_o one_o say_v it_o be_v not_o there_o it_o be_v high_a chap._n 1_o §_o 4_o thy_o very_a stature_n tell_v thou_o that_o thou_o seek_v for_o be_v not_o under_o thy_o foot_n ibid._n foot_n thy_o stature_n be_v erect_v and_o upward_a thy_o eye_n can_v behold_v the_o thing_n above_o whensoever_o now_o thou_o shall_v mind_v earthly_a thing_n and_o fix_v upon_o they_o than_o thou_o make_v thyself_o like_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v etc._n etc._n read_v this_o in_o the_o 9_o hom._n of_o s._n basil_n hex_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n let_v the_o beast_n look_v thither-ward_n and_o fix_v there_o who_o can_v look_v nor_o rise_v a_o inch_n high_o we_o dishonour_v our_o parentage_n 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loose_v from_o thy_o infirmity_n for_o till_o that_o time_n come_v noble_a 12._o verse_n 12._o and_o excellent_a creature_n though_o we_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o god_n work_n yet_o on_o the_o dust_n we_o shall_v feed_v and_o fill_v ourselves_o as_o with_o the_o east-winde_n i_o mean_v with_o that_o which_o can_v satisfy_v for_o this_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a of_o that_o as_o nothing_o can_v fit_v and_o fill_v up_o that_o stamp_n which_o the_o seal_n have_v make_v but_o the_o very_a seal_n which_o at_o the_o first_o stamp_v that_o impression_n or_o superscription_n so_o can_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n no_o not_o all_o the_o world_n fit_a and_o fill_v up_o this_o image_n which_o god_n have_v engrave_v upon_o we_o but_o he_o that_o have_v honour_v we_o with_o such_o a_o engrave_v he_o deo_fw-la capacem_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la implet_fw-la minus_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o he_o only_o can_v satisfy_v this_o image_n the_o eye_n we_o know_v be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o see_v nor_o the_o ear_n with_o hear_v these_o gen._n tu_fw-la deus_fw-la diligenti_fw-la te_fw-la quantum_fw-la praecipis_fw-la ostendis_fw-la te_fw-la &_o sufficis_fw-la ei_fw-la aug._n conf._n l._n 12._o cap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n c●rys_n tom._n 6._o ser_n 1._o in_o gen._n thing_n below_o we_o find_v we_o still_o hunger_a lust_a desire_v and_o so_o they_o leave_v we_o still_o more_o unsatisfied_a but_o he_o who_o have_v stamp_v this_o a_o excellent_a image_n upon_o we_o which_o shall_v show_v forth_o as_o that_o engrave_v upon_o the_o plate_n holiness_n unto_o the_o lord_n he_o can_v fit_v the_o same_o he_o can_v fill_v it_o up_o and_o full_o satisfy_v so_o that_o i_o think_v and_o with_o that_o i_o conclude_v david_n have_v a_o full_a expression_n when_o he_o say_v when_o i_o awake_v that_o be_v i_o think_v in_o the_o day_n that_o i_o shall_v rise_v again_o i_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v 3●_n satisfy_v exod._n 28._o 3●_n with_o thy_o image_n god_n can_v satisfy_v david_n and_o 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