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A93404 Moses his prayer. Or, An exposition of the nintieth Psalme. In which is set forth, the frailty and misery of mankind; most needfull for these times. Wherein [brace] 1. The sum and scope. 2. The doctrines. 3. The reasons. 4. The uses of most texts are observed. / By Samuel Smith, minister of the Gospel, author of Davids repentance and the Great assize, and yet living. Smith, Samuel, 1588-1665. 1656 (1656) Wing S4189A; Thomason E1624_1; ESTC R208959 212,879 567

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know_v that_o we_o be_v exceed_o in_o love_n with_o the_o world_n with_o the_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n of_o this_o life_n lest_o we_o shall_v surfeit_v with_o these_o thing_n have_v lay_v many_o bitter_a trouble_n and_o affliction_n upon_o we_o and_o all_o to_o wean_v we_o from_o the_o immoderate_a love_n of_o it_o this_o do_v david_n acknowledge_v from_o experience_n o_o lord_n thou_o have_v make_v my_o day_n as_o a_o hand-breadth_n sure_o every_o man_n in_o his_o best_a estate_n be_v but_o vanity_n 6._o ps_n 39.5_o 6._o and_o that_o this_o may_v be_v remember_v of_o we_o he_o set_v upon_o it_o a_o note_n of_o attention_n selah_n and_o show_v what_o use_v himself_o make_v of_o it_o o_o lord_n my_o hope_n be_v in_o thou_o he_o cast_v off_o all_o care_n of_o the_o world_n and_o only_o fly_v to_o god_n and_o seek_v to_o he_o for_o succour_n yet_o be_v their_o strength_n but_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n text._n we_o have_v yet_o far_o to_o observe_v that_o in_o asinuch_n as_o moses_n say_v their_o strength_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a and_o most_o excellent_a estate_n the_o very_a flower_n of_o their_o life_n wherein_o man_n do_v so_o much_o glory_n and_o rejoice_v be_v but_o a_o time_n of_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n we_o be_v teach_v doct._n 3_o that_o there_o be_v no_o estate_n of_o man_n in_o this_o life_n forrow_n no_o estate_n but_o full_a of_o labour_n and_o forrow_n so_o high_a or_o so_o sure_a and_o certain_a or_o so_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a but_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o alteration_n and_o change_n subject_n to_o misery_n and_o trouble_n for_o moses_n speak_v this_o in_o general_a both_o of_o prince_n