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A00753 Comfortable notes vpon the bookes of Exodus and Leuiticus, as before vpon Genesis Gathered and laid downe still in this plaine manner, for the good of them that cannot vse better helpes, and yet are carefull to read the Scriptures, and verie desirous to finde the comfort in them. By the Reuerend Father in God Geruase Babington ... With a table of the principall matters contained in this booke. Babington, Gervase, 1550-1610. 1604 (1604) STC 1088; ESTC S100580 531,878 712

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good_a and_o upright_o judge_v and_o add_v they_o to_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o 18._o chap._n his_o first_o virtue_n be_v truth_n truth_n i_o say_v in_o his_o sentence_n and_o judgement_n which_o he_o must_v ever_o careful_o labour_v for_o by_o all_o good_a way_n and_o mean_n contrary_n to_o truth_n be_v false_a tale_n &_o rumour_n which_o therefore_o here_o in_o the_o first_o word_n be_v forbid_v either_o to_o be_v receive_v of_o the_o judge_n or_o report_v by_o other_o thou_o shall_v not_o receive_v a_o false_a tale_n neither_o shall_v thou_o put_v thy_o hand_n with_o the_o wicked_a to_o be_v a_o false_a witness_n the_o word_n signify_v both_o to_o receive_v and_o report_v therefore_o both_o forbid_v that_o the_o judge_n may_v thus_o do_v he_o must_v ever_o remember_v epicharmus_n his_o little_a say_n memento_n
to_o it_o with_o what_o reverence_n shall_v we_o remain_v in_o it_o and_o how_o unwilling_o depart_v from_o it_o before_o a_o end_n what_o be_v for_o the_o decency_n of_o it_o how_o cheerful_o shall_v we_o give_v and_o the_o wicked_a prophaner_n of_o it_o how_o severe_o shall_v we_o punish_v the_o prophet_n david_n be_v let_v by_o his_o persecutor_n that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v present_a in_o the_o congregation_n of_o god_n people_n grievous_o complain_v for_o it_o and_o protest_v that_o although_o he_o be_v separate_v in_o body_n from_o they_o yet_o his_o heart_n be_v with_o they_o and_o that_o after_o a_o very_a earnest_a manner_n for_o even_o as_o the_o hart_n desire_v the_o water_n brook_n say_v he_o so_o dwell_v long_v my_o soul_n after_o thou_o o_o god_n my_o soul_n be_v a_o thirst_n 2_o for_o god_n yea_o even_o for_o the_o live_a god_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n my_o tear_n have_v be_v 3_o my_o meat_n day_n and_o night_n while_o 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