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A23268 Austins Vrania, or, The heauenly muse in a poem full of most feeling meditations for the comfort of all soules, at all times: by S.A. B. of Arts of Ex. Colledge in Oxford.; Urania Austin, Samuel, b. 1605 or 6. 1629 (1629) STC 971; ESTC S104457 102,044 160

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the_o worldly_a wi●e_n so_o greedy_o pursue_v as_o wealth_n delight_n and_o honour_n all_o esteem_v in_o their_o 2.14_o blind_a sight_n as_o deity_n and_o do_v more_a wise_o crave_v what_o they_o indeed_o think_v 2.14_o foolishness_n to_o 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v entitle_v one_o of_o i_o to_o be_v my_o 2.19_o son_n by_o grace_n a_o heavenly_a high_a degree_n which_o 16.17_o flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v never_o conceive_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o they_o lead_v only_o by_o the_o sense_n can_n never_o attain_v unto_o it_o nor_o thy_o weak_a eye_n poor_a soul_n can_v ere_o be_v able_a reach_n so_o high_a do_v what_o thou_o can_v unless_o my_o 8_o lightning_n grace_n 12._o reveal_v it_o thou_o for_o it_o be_v nor_o 1.26_o wealth_n nor_o place_n nor_o labour_n that_o can_v work_v it_o out_o but_o i_o alone_o must_v 8._o give_v it_o of_o my_o benignity_n now_o what_o be_v this_o great_a gift_n why_o sure_a it_o be_v the_o very_a treasury_n of_o perfect_a bliss_n and_o hence_o dear_a soul_n be_v 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