doce_fw-la i_o domine_fw-la viam_fw-la tuam_fw-la ut_fw-la ingrediar_fw-la in_o veritate_fw-la tuâ_fw-la teach_v i_o thy_o way_n o_o lord_n i_o will_v walk_v in_o thy_o truth_n ps._n 86.11_o the_o pilgrimage_n of_o man_n wander_v in_o a_o wilderness_n of_o woe_n wherein_o be_v show_v the_o calamity_n belong_v to_o man_n be_v bear_v in_o this_o world_n and_o how_o all_o the_o principal_a estate_n thereof_o be_v cross_v with_o misery_n a_o gorgeous_a gem_n for_o gentility_n that_o live_v in_o golden_a felicite_n london_n print_v by_o i.b._n 1635._o the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n in_o his_o birth_n and_o of_o his_o first_o calamity_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n enter_v into_o his_o youth_n and_o year_n of_o discretion_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n be_v come_v to_o his_o full_a strength_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o misery_n of_o wicked_a king_n prince_n and_o monarch_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o misery_n of_o vicious_a courtier_n and_o of_o their_o wicked_a life_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o misery_n of_o magistrate_n that_o administer_v not_o true_a justice_n with_o a_o discourse_n against_o wicked_a judge_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o praise_n of_o marriage_n and_o likewise_o the_o misery_n that_o ensue_v thereon_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o world_n general_a misery_n and_o the_o vice_n of_o all_o sort_n in_o the_o communality_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o age_n and_o man_n death_n with_o his_o resurrection_n and_o the_o terrible_a judgement_n of_o god_n at_o the_o latter_a day_n the_o pilgrimage_n of_o man_n wander_v in_o a_o wilderness_n of_o woe_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o miserable_a birth_n of_o man_n and_o of_o his_o first_o calamity_n man_n be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o the_o chief_a work_n of_o nature_n of_o all_o other_o creature_n be_v most_o miserable_a in_o his_o birth_n for_o both_o beast_n and_o bird_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n either_o cover_v with_o hair_n 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