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A00935 The diamond of deuotion cut and squared into sixe seuerall points: namelie, 1 The footpath to felicitie. 1 2 A guide to godlines. 81 3 The schoole of skill. 181 4 A swarme of bees. 209 5 A plant of pleasure. 245 6 A groue of graces. 283 Full of manie fruitfull lessons, auaileable to the leading of a godlie and reformed life: by Abraham Fleming. Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607. Footepath of faith, leading the highwaie to heaven. Selections. 1581 (1581) STC 11041; ESTC S102282 82,454 300

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sin_n 31_o be_v not_o a_o much_o babbler_n for_o therein_o be_v great_a offence_n but_o refrain_v thy_o lip_n so_o shall_v thou_o be_v wise_a 32_o be_v not_o double_a of_o tongue_n and_o a_o dissembler_n for_o the_o lord_n abhor_v the_o counterfeit_a hypocrite_n 33_o be_v not_o a_o extortioner_n nor_o a_o oppresser_n of_o the_o poor_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v take_v their_o cause_n in_o hand_n 34_o be_v not_o fugitive_a and_o lightfooted_a from_o place_n to_o place_n but_o continue_v content_a with_o thy_o own_o estate_n 35_o be_v not_o jealous_a over_o thy_o fair_a and_o youthful_a wife_n lest_o thou_o turn_v her_o love_n into_o hate_n 36_o be_v not_o covetous_a and_o greedy_a of_o money_n for_o in_o time_n both_o thou_o and_o thy_o wealth_n shall_v away_o 37_o be_v not_o delicate_a and_o nice_a for_o that_o be_v the_o property_n of_o woman_n but_o avoid_v all_o such_o vanity_n 38_o be_v not_o inquisitive_a after_o thing_n above_o thy_o knowledge_n lest_o thou_o be_v count_v a_o 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