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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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99_o many_o a_o man_n need_v no_o more_o to_o undo_v he_o than_o his_o own_o desire_n they_o be_v so_o bad_a that_o no_o enemy_n can_v wi●●_n they_o worse_o than_o to_o be_v themselves_o a_o covetous_a midas_n be_v always_o desire_v and_o labour_v for_o that_o which_o they_o resolve_v never_o to_o use_v and_o which_o will_v be_v to_o their_o hurt_n and_o ruin_n eccl._n 4.8_o and_o 5.13_o and_o 6.2_o 100_o it_o be_v a_o marvellous_a stupidity_n and_o illogical_a that_o the_o more_o continual_a experience_n man_n have_v of_o the_o vanity_n o●_n the_o world_n the_o more_o greedy_a experiment_n they_o make_v to_o find_v if_o they_o can_v find_v out_o solidity_n in_o it_o alas_o fond_a child_n what_o have_v thou_o so_o beguile_v to_o seek_v for_o honey_n in_o a_o nest_n of_o wasp_n thou_o may_v as_o well_o find_v ease_n in_o hell_n and_o sprightly_a nectar_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o asp_n shall_v the_o world_n always_o make_v fool_n of_o we_o or_o rather_o we_o of_o ourselves_o shall_v we_o never_o take_v warning_n by_o other_o nor_o our_o own_o harm_n let_v the_o time_n pass_v suffice_v etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 4.3_o the_o three_o century_n 1_o what_o good_a man_n have_v not_o rather_o want_v the_o thing_n he_o most_o desire_n than_o obtain_v it_o by_o unlawful_a and_o irreligious_a mean_n but_o mean_n passion_n and_o god_n direction_n seldom_o agree_v such_o as_o too_o much_o attend_v their_o own_o end_n seldom_o confine_v themselves_o to_o god_n mean_n rom._n 3.8_o 1_o tim._n 6.9_o 10._o 2_o they_o confess_v their_o own_o weakness_n as_o to_o truth_n and_o justice_n who_o choose_v rather_o to_o contend_v and_o conquer_v by_o force_n than_o by_o argument_n act_v 4.14_o 17._o 3_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n against_o hospitality_n to_o open_v your_o door_n and_o shut_v up_o your_o countenance_n be_v sweet_a gracious_a and_o free_a let_v your_o look_n be_v the_o crystal_n to_o your_o disposition_n though_o a_o churl_n may_v bid_v all_o welcome_n yet_o he_o think_v none_o 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than_o be_v innocent_a it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o need_v than_o to_o have_v a_o pardon_n 5_o all_o humane_a reason_n be_v so_o intermix_v with_o wit_n and_o fancy_n that_o many_o time_n a_o man_n can_v hardly_o tell_v which_o be_v which_o reason_n have_v so_o many_o shape_n colour_n and_o form_n that_o we_o know_v not_o which_o to_o take_v hold_n of_o experience_n and_o event_n have_v as_o many_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v then_o to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o testimony_n isa_n 8.20_o search_v the_o scripture_n 2_o tim._n 3.14_o 17._o eph._n 4.14_o 6_o as_o it_o be_v impertinent_a yea_o mere_a vanity_n and_o very_a folly_n to_o make_v a_o profession_n of_o love_n to_o god_n and_o yet_o to_o express_v none_o to_o our_o neighbour_n 1_o john_n 3.17_o and_o 4.20_o so_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o pretend_v love_n to_o man_n soul_n while_o we_o show_v no_o love_n to_o their_o body_n sure_o no_o man_n will_v thank_v another_o for_o kill_v he_o though_o he_o shall_v tell_v he_o it_o be_v in_o kindness_n it_o be_v worse_a than_o he_o that_o as_o a_o mad_a man_n cast_v firebrand_n arrow_n and_o death_n and_o say_v be_o not_o i_o in_o sport_n prov._n 26.18_o 19_o no_o man_n care_v for_o such_o bite_a jest_n and_o hurtful_a sport_n much_o less_o for_o injurious_a courtesy_n and_o kill_a kindness_n person_n may_v compliment_v and_o say_v they_o will_v do_v this_o and_o that_o and_o i_o know_v not_o what_o for_o your_o service_n and_o welfare_n but_o who_o can_v look_v for_o service_n where_o he_o sind_v unfaithfulness_n and_o violence_n 1_o sam._n 18.25_o 7_o that_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a evil_n appear_v by_o this_o as_o well_o as_o many_o other_o argument_n that_o though_o other_o evil_n may_v be_v complain_v of_o and_o lament_v yet_o there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o but_o this_o of_o sin_n 8_o a_o man_n can_v do_v himself_o a_o great_a kindness_n nor_o better_a service_n than_o to_o serve_v god_n with_o his_o best_a his_o all_o and_o to_o his_o utmost_a for_o as_o wicked_a man_n by_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n bring_v a_o evil_a reward_n or_o reward_v of_o evil_n viz._n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n upon_o their_o own_o soul_n isa_n 3.9_o 11._o so_o they_o who_o serve_v god_n will_v find_v that_o in_o keep_v his_o command_n there_o be_v great_a reward_n psal_n 19_o no_o less_o than_o eternal_a life_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n rom._n 6.23_o and_o therefore_o say_v to_o the_o righteous_a it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o they_o for_o they_o shall_v yea_o they_o shall_v eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o do_n isa_n 3.10_o 9_o the_o good_a man_n best_a and_o the_o bad_a man_n worst_a lie_v in_o shall_v be_v his_o isa_n 3.10_o 11._o in_o reversion_n here_o dives_n have_v nothing_o but_o his_o good_a thing_n but_o hereafter_o he_o have_v no_o good_a thing_n here_o lazarus_n have_v his_o evil_a thing_n but_o afterward_o no_o evil_a thing_n the_o good_a man_n when_o he_o die_v take_v his_o leave_n of_o and_o depart_v from_o all_o evil_a 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