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A18014 The plaine ma[ns] spirituall plough Containing the godly and spirituall husbandrie. Wherein euery Christian ought to be exercised, for the happie encrease of fruite, to eternall life. By I.C. preacher of the word. Carpenter, John, d. 1621. 1607 (1607) STC 4663; ESTC S118755 136,138 254

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in_o regard_v whereof_o not_o only_a moses_n the_o prophet_n and_n apostle_n have_v be_v well_o please_v to_o bear_v onus_fw-la &_o aestum_fw-la diei_fw-la the_o burden_n of_o the_o day_n in_o this_o service_n but_o also_o the_o martyr_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n with_o the_o minister_n and_o all_o other_o faithful_a workman_n in_o this_o field_n have_v expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o wood_n rage_n of_o bloody_a tyrant_n resolve_v not_o only_a with_o job_n and_o paul_n if_o thou_o will_v kill_v i_o yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o thou_o and_o in_o this_o cause_n death_n be_v to_o i_o a_o advantage_n but_o also_o with_o those_o martyr_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n gordius_n martyr_n gordius_n martyr_n &_o ignatius_n say_v ego_fw-la ou_fw-fr monon_fw-fr hapax_n apothanein_fw-fr eitotmos_fw-la echo_n huper_fw-la thou_fw-mi onomatos_fw-la
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