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A01684 The remedie of reason not so comfortable for matter, as compendious for memorie. Wherein the ignorant may gather instruction, the learned confirmation, all men consolation. By Charles Gibbon. Gibbon, Charles, fl. 1589-1604. 1589 (1589) STC 11820; ESTC S103125 33,960 84

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for_o as_o solomon_n say_v a_o fool_n by_o hold_v his_o peace_n be_v count_v wise_a prover._n 27.28_o not_o that_o any_o shall_v be_v restrain_v of_o speech_n but_o that_o they_o shall_v observe_v opportunity_n in_o speak_v hereof_o say_v the_o philosopher_n qui_fw-la nescit_fw-la tacere_fw-la nescit_fw-la loqui_fw-la for_o it_o be_v proper_a to_o fool_n to_o be_v full_a of_o frivolous_a talk_n but_o he_o that_o have_v knowledge_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n spare_v his_o word_n prover._n 17.27_o for_o he_o that_o be_v heavenly_a wise_a indeed_o will_v as_o s._n james_n say_v show_v by_o conversation_n his_o work_n in_o meekness_n of_o wisdom_n jam._n 3.13_o sickness_n be_v very_o necessary_a for_o man_n because_o thereby_o he_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o his_o own_o frailty_n eccle._n 7.4_o because_o thereby_o he_o shall_v be_v better_o incite_v to_o call_v upon_o god_n 2._o king_n 20.2_o because_o it_o be_v a_o testimony_n unto_o he_o of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n hebr._n 12_o 6._o he_o that_o be_v loath_a to_o frame_v himself_o to_o die_v especial_o in_o sickness_n do_v show_v himself_o unnatural_a unwise_a wretched_a because_o he_o so_o little_a desire_n to_o be_v at_o home_n with_o his_o heavenly_a father_n consider_v he_o be_v here_o but_o as_o a_o stranger_n and_o a_o pilgrim_n hebr._n 11.13_o because_o he_o take_v felicity_n in_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n consider_v the_o fashion_n of_o it_o go_v away_o 1._o cor._n 7.13_o because_o he_o have_v rather_o still_o live_v to_o augment_v his_o misery_n than_o frame_n himself_o by_o a_o godly_a end_n to_o embrace_v eternal_a blessedness_n in_o our_o sickness_n we_o ought_v to_o remember_v to_o seek_v to_o god_n to_o purge_v our_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o our_o disease_n to_o use_v the_o help_n of_o the_o physician_n as_o a_o mean_a by_o who_o god_n work_v to_o dispose_v our_o temporal_a good_n where_o they_o may_v make_v most_o to_o his_o glory_n that_o give_v they_o for_o a_o man_n 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