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A23696 The art of patience and balm of Gilead under all afflictions an appendix to The art of contentment / by the author of The whole duty of man. Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, d. 1679.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683. 1694 (1694) Wing A1096; ESTC R20086 106,621 176

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what_o tender_a father_n be_v there_o but_o have_v bowel_n of_o compassion_n and_o never_o take_v the_o rod_n in_o hand_n out_o of_o a_o pleasure_n to_o chasten_v that_o flesh_n which_o be_v derive_v from_o his_o own_o loin_n or_o be_v it_o any_o ease_n to_o he_o to_o make_v his_o child_n smart_n and_o bleed_v but_o rather_o himself_o suffer_v more_o than_o he_o infl●cts_v and_o will_v be_v content_a to_o redeem_v those_o stripe_n with_o his_o own_o yet_o he_o see_v the_o chastisement_n proper_a not_o to_o spare_v he_o for_o his_o frowardness_n and_o tear_n but_o will_v plead_v he_o have_v not_o love_v he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v so_o kind_o severe_a and_o solomon_n give_v we_o this_o advice_n chasten_v thy_o son_n while_o there_o be_v hope_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o soul_n spare_v for_o his_o cry_v prov._n 19.18_o and_o if_o we_o that_o be_v evil_a know_v how_o to_o give_v love_v and_o beneficial_a correction_n to_o our_o child_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v our_o father_n which_o 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pain_n or_o sickness_n or_o any_o of_o the_o executioner_n of_o divine_a justice_n ere_o let_v loose_a to_o tyrannize_v over_o thou_o at_o pleasure_n to_o render_v thou_o perfect_o miserable_a there_o be_v just_a reason_n for_o thy_o utter_a diffidence_n but_o they_o be_v stint_v and_o march_v under_o commission_n neither_o can_v they_o be_v allow_v to_o have_v any_o other_o limit_n than_o thy_o own_o advantage_n have_v thou_o rather_o be_v good_a or_o be_v healthful_a i_o know_v thou_o will_v embrace_v both_o and_o think_v thyself_o in_o a_o happy_a state_n for_o who_o be_v so_o little_a in_o his_o own_o favour_n as_o to_o imagine_v he_o can_v be_v the_o worse_a for_o fare_v well_o but_o he_o that_o make_v thou_o have_v a_o far_o great_a inspection_n into_o thou_o than_o thy_o own_o eye_n can_v have_v he_o see_v thy_o vigour_n be_v turn_v wanton_a and_o if_o thy_o body_n be_v not_o sick_a thy_o soul_n will_v if_o he_o therefore_o think_v it_o fit_a to_o take_v down_o thy_o worst_a 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