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A19504 A preparatiue for the new Passeouer very profitable to be perused and read of all those who are called to the holy table of our Lord / by Maister William Cowper ... Cowper, William, 1568-1619. 1607 (1607) STC 5933.3; ESTC S2563 54,238 126

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41._o what_o a_o labourous_a work_n be_v in_o join_v to_o man_n when_o he_o be_v command_v to_o try_v himself_o jam_fw-la 3_o 6_o sect_n 42._o man_n be_v well_o try_v shall_v appear_v a_o new_a find_v world_n of_o wickedness_n four_o band_n of_o cogit●tions_n which_o oppress_v the_o mind_n rom._n 6_o job._n 31.1_o psa_fw-la 39.1_o psa_fw-la 19.12_o jerem_n 9.1_o es_fw-ge 38.15_o psal_n 6_o sect_n 43_o without_o these_o two_o thing_n we_o can_v do_v no_o thing_n in_o this_o work_n o●_n trial_n 1._o the_o first_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n psal._n 2.3_o revel_v 3_o pro._n 16.2_o ezec._n 8.9_o sect_n 44_o the_o next_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o every_o imperfect_a thing_n must_v be_v try_v by_o another_o they_o itself_o act._n 17_o 11_o rome_n 16_o many_o try_v themselves_o by_o wrong_a rule_n and_o therefore_o be_v deceive_v luke_n 18.11_o sect._n 45._o how_o we_o may_v profit_v by_o compare_v ourselves_o with_o other_o joh._n 20._o phil._n 3.4_o sect_n 46._o it_o be_v not_o 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