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A16547 An exposition of al the principal Scriptures vsed in our English liturgie together with a reason why the church did chuse the same / by Iohn Boys ... Boys, John, 1571-1625. 1610 (1610) STC 3456.7; ESTC S221 104,165 134

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goodness_n itself_o god_n himself_o david_n delight_v in_o the_o lord_n mary_n rejoice_v in_o god_n and_o this_o be_v so_o good_a a_o joy_n that_o 4._o paul_n say_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n always_o and_o again_o i_o say_v rejoice_v we_o may_v rejoice_v in_o our_o friend_n in_o our_o health_n in_o our_o preferment_n in_o our_o honest_a recreation_n in_o many_o other_o thing_n praeter_fw-la deum_fw-la beside_o god_n yet_o in_o all_o propter_fw-la deum_fw-la for_o god_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o shall_v increase_v our_o spiritual_a rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n god_n forbid_v say_v 14._o paul_n that_o i_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o any_o thing_n but_o in_o the_o cross_n of_o christ._n in_o any_o thing_n in_o comparison_n of_o this_o in_o any_o thing_n which_o may_v hinder_v this_o and_o yet_o in_o all_o thing_n for_o this_o see_v the_o epistle_n dom._n 4._o advent_n saviour_n saviour_n to_o consider_v god_n as_o a_o severe_a judge_n will_v make_v our_o heart_n to_o tremble_v but_o to_o 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