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A64835 Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ... Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674. 1664 (1664) Wing V227; ESTC R38004 77,776 241

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shall_v consider_v that_o the_o begin_n and_o end_n of_o their_o body_n be_v but_o earth_n and_o dust_n gen._n 3.19_o and_o how_o rich_a soever_o they_o be_v they_o shall_v yet_o entertain_v their_o thought_n with_o this_o that_o as_o they_o bring_v nothing_o in_o so_o they_o must_v carry_v nothing_o out_o of_o this_o world_n 1_o tim._n 6.7_o 74_o if_o ever_o man_n may_v remember_v and_o mention_v their_o own_o noble_a deed_n it_o be_v then_o when_o their_o just_a defence_n and_o other_o unjust_a deal_n do_v require_v it_o 2_o cor._n 12.11_o 75_o it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o vie_v slander_n with_o man_n of_o tongue_n that_o be_v only_o to_o be_v at_o strife_n who_o shall_v be_v most_o foolish_a and_o most_o wicked_a 1_o pet._n 3.9_o prov._n 26.4_o 76_o though_o we_o may_v punish_v we_o shall_v never_o wrong_v a_o offender_n when_o we_o punish_v the_o malefactor_n we_o shall_v spare_v the_o man_n and_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o our_o anger_n be_v not_o against_o the_o man_n that_o 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