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A13747 The Ægyptian courtier Delivered in two sermons, before the Vniversitie, at St. Maries Church in Oxford. The first, Iuly 25. 1631. The other, Iuly 6. 1634. By Richard Thornton, Mr. of Arts, and sometimes fellow of Lincolne Colledge. Thornton, Richard, Fellow of Lincoln College. 1635 (1635) STC 24044; ESTC S104630 43,112 74

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debuerat_fw-la prodebat_fw-la ut_fw-la composito_fw-la crimine_fw-la laederet_fw-la innocentem_fw-la amb._n in_o li._n 5._o de_fw-fr jos_n garment_n a_o witness_n to_o accuse_v his_o honesty_n and_o to_o magnify_v she_o own_o and_o so_o that_o which_o be_v leave_v behind_o as_o a_o pledge_n to_o testify_v his_o innocence_n she_o make_v a_o cloak_n to_o cover_v she_o own_o ibid._n own_o ill_o in_o veer_fw-la exutam_fw-la dixerim_fw-la etiam_fw-la aliena_fw-la vestimenta_fw-la servantem_fw-la qua_fw-la omne_fw-la amiserat_fw-la velamina_fw-la castitatis_fw-la amb._n ibid._n nakedness_n and_o a_o hood_n to_o blind_v her_o husband_n eye_n and_o that_o beside_o all_o this_o if_o the_o truth_n hereof_o or_o the_o generality_n of_o his_o good_a behaviour_n in_o time_n past_a will_v not_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o fellow_n servant_n in_o promptu_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la the_o reason_n be_v plain_a his_o false_a accuser_n be_v the_o mistress_n of_o the_o house_n and_o his_o judge_n the_o master_n of_o it_o and_o if_o a_o ruler_n hearken_v unto_o lie_n much_o more_o if_o he_o practise_v they_o himself_o all_o his_o servant_n be_v wicked_a prov._n 29._o for_o 12._o i_o say_v all_o these_o particular_n sleep_v in_o silence_n and_o chrysost_n and_o hoc_fw-la unum_fw-la eurat_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la illos_fw-la condemnet_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la prose_n solo_fw-la dicat_fw-la chrysost_n he_o seem_v only_o to_o study_v this_o one_o thing_n which_o indeed_o shall_v be_v every_o man_n car●_n how_o he_o may_v speak_v for_o himself_o without_o condemn_v without_o accuse_v other_o though_o he_o may_v have_v declare_v the_o whole_a circumstance_n as_o matter_n of_o instruction_n to_o inform_v the_o king_n to_o satisfy_v gainsayer_n and_o to_o answer_v all_o objection_n yet_o it_o seem_v he_o think_v it_o better_o as_o indeed_o it_o be_v both_o in_o point_n of_o wisdom_n and_o religion_n to_o conceal_v the_o fault_n of_o other_o at_o least_o man_n of_o quality_n