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A66465 Poetical piety, or, Poetry made pious by rendering into its method observations arising from various divine subjects, useful for these prophane and enormous times : to which is added, a brief alphabetical expositor, explaining the most intricate words made use of in this book, to the conception of a mean reader, and may serve as a remembrancer to the imperfect memory / by William Williams ... Williams, William, of Cardigan. 1677 (1677) Wing W2785; ESTC R8078 64,141 220

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therefore_o unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n and_o unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v go_n subj_fw-la xiii_o page_n 111._o tribute_n and_o custom_n be_v command_v by_o god_n to_o be_v render_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n because_o their_o due_n as_o well_o as_o their_o lawful_a magistrate_n observe_v from_o rom._n 3._o v._n 6_o 7._o for_o this_o cause_n pay_v you_o tribute_n also_o for_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n attend_v continual_o upon_o this_o very_a thing_n render_v therefore_o to_o all_o their_o due_n tribute_n to_o who_o tribute_n be_v due_a custom_n to_o who_o custom_n fear_v to_o who_o fear_n honour_n to_o who_o honour_n sub._n fourteen_o page_n 114._o god_n love_n to_o mankind_n and_o the_o term_n of_o salvation_n consider_v from_o joh._n 3.16_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n subj_fw-la xv._o page_n 117._o a_o meditation_n on_o isa_n 55._o v._n 6._o seek_v the_o lord_n while_o he_o may_v be_v find_v and_o call_v upon_o he_o while_o he_o be_v near_o subj_fw-la xvi_o page_n 121._o a_o contemplation_n on_o job_n 20._o v._o 5._o the_o triumph_v of_o the_o wicked_a be_v short_a the_o joy_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n be_v but_o for_o a_o moment_n subj_fw-la xvii_o page_n 123._o a_o reflection_n on_o eccles_n 7_o v._n 4._o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mourn_v but_o the_o heart_n of_o fool_n be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o mirth_n subj_fw-la xviii_o page_n 125._o a_o reflection_n on_o psal_n 49._o v._n 20._o man_n that_o be_v bear_v in_o honour_n and_o understand_v not_o be_v like_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v subj_fw-la xix_o page_n 128._o a_o observation_n on_o prov._n 22._o v._o 22_o 23._o rob_v not_o the_o poor_a because_o he_o be_v poor_a neither_o oppress_v the_o afflict_a in_o the_o gate_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v plead_v their_o cause_n and_o will_v spoil_v the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o have_v spoil_v he_o subj_fw-la xx._n page_n 131._o a_o extraction_n from_o isa_n 5._o v._n 11._o woe_n be_v to_o they_o that_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o follow_v strong_a drink_n that_o continue_v till_o night_n until_o wine_n inflame_v they_o subj_fw-la xxi_o page_n 134._o a_o observation_n from_o mat._n 5._o v._n 33._o thou_o shall_v not_o forswear_v thyself_o but_o shall_v perform_v unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o oath_n subj_fw-la xxii_o page_n 138._o on_o luk._n 12._o v._n 47_o 48_o and_o that_o servant_n which_o know_v his_o lord_n will_v and_o prepare_v not_o himself_o neither_o do_v according_a to_o his_o will_n shall_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n but_o he_o that_o know_v not_o and_o do_v thing_n worthy_a of_o stripe_n shall_v be_v beat_v with_o few_o stripe_n subj_fw-la xxiii_o page_n 141._o a_o contemplation_n on_o mat._n 6._o v._n 24._o you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n subj_fw-la xxiv_o page_n 144._o a_o pause_v upon_o prov._n 12._o v._o 2._o when_o pride_n come_v then_o come_v shame_n but_o with_o the_o lowly_a be_v wisdom_n a_o table_n of_o the_o observable_a instance_n in_o these_o poem_n hint_v by_o the_o marginal_a note_n soadmirable_a be_v god_n that_o no_o one_o can_v display_v what_o he_o be_v shall_v he_o require_v so_o many_o day_n to_o study_v he_o as_o simonides_n do_v page_n 3._o *_o god_n create_v some_o thing_n in_o the_o space_n of_o time_n which_o shall_v in_o duration_n exceed_v some_o other_o thing_n though_o from_o all_o eternity_n p._n 18._o *_o some_o thing_n there_o be_v that_o have_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o end_n as_o god_n himself_o p._n 19_o *_o death_n vary_v oft_o and_o be_v full_a of_o uncertainty_n p._n 20._o it_o be_v hard_a for_o a_o man_n to_o foresee_v what_o manner_n of_o death_n be_v ordain_v for_o he_o p._n 22._o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n create_v man_n a_o epitome_n of_o the_o great_a world_n and_o make_v man_n the_o great_a ruler_n of_o it_o p._n 28._o *_o god_n may_v be_v understand_v by_o every_o creature_n ibid_fw-la *_o god_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o cause_n p._n 29._o nature_n be_v a_o second_o cause_n p._n 30._o *_o if_o the_o star_n govern_v man_n god_n govern_v the_o star_n p._n 34._o *_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o atheist_n &_o the_o confutation_n thereof_o ibid_fw-la *_o reason_n allow_v the_o creation_n of_o angel_n to_o be_v on_o the_o first_o day_n p._n 39_o *_o it_o may_v be_v suppose_v that_o hell_n be_v create_v on_o the_o first_o day_n p._n 40._o *_o man_n be_v make_v the_o image_n of_o god_n p._n 50._o *_o adam_n give_v name_n to_o all_o creature_n according_a to_o their_o kind_n p._n 58._o *_o the_o serpent_n tempt_v eve_n p._n 60._o *_o eve_n reply_v to_o the_o serpent_n temptation_n ibid_fw-la †_o the_o serpent_n reply_n to_o eve_n p._n 61._o *_o the_o woman_n possess_v with_o the_o serpent_n temptation_n ibid_fw-la †_o eve_n behold_v the_o forbid_a tree_n through_o avarice_n take_v 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