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A50263 A very useful manual, or, The young mans companion containing plain and easy directions for spelling, reading, and uniting English, with easy rules, for their attaining to writing, and arithmetick, and the Englishing of the Latin Bible without a tutor, likewise the plotting and measuring of land, globes, steeples, walls, barrels, timber, stone, boards, glass, &c. ... : and several other considerable and necessary matters, intended for the good of all, and for promoting love to one another : as by the table annexed particularly appears / collected by William Mather. Mather, W. (William), fl. 1695. 1681 (1681) Wing M1286; ESTC R36919 124,932 462

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or_o vagabond_n or_o mischievous_a person_n g●●_n 5.19_o 20._o to_o all_o such_o the_o ch_z istian_a magistrate_n will_v be_v a_o terror_n and_o a_o praise_n to_o they_o that_o do_v well_o rom._n 13.3_o if_o they_o be_v of_o christ_n religion_n for_o he_o do_v not_o compel_v his_o brethren_n after_o the_o flesh_n to_o his_o religion_n john_n 7.5_o yet_o do_v he_o and_o his_o apostle_n bear_v a_o testimony_n against_o all_o fair-sayers_a and_o hypocrite_n in_o religion_n and_o leave_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o punish_v all_o open_a wickedness_n to_o which_o agree_v king_n charles_n the_o one_a in_o the_o collection_n of_o his_o speech_n pag._n 91_o 123._o in_o point_n of_o conscientious_a tenderness_n i_o have_v often_o declare_v how_o little_a i_o desire_v my_o law_n and_o sceptre_n shall_v entrench_v on_o god_n sovereignty_n which_o be_v the_o only_a king_n of_o man_n conscience_n nor_o do_v i_o desire_v any_o man_n shall_v be_v further_a subject_n unto_o i_o than_o all_o of_o 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to_o shun_v reason_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n impostilla_n ecclesiastica_fw-la first_o part_n p._n 137_o 138._o see_v franciscus_n lambertus_n who_o say_v but_o above_o all_o thing_n be_v careful_a thou_o follow_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o hypocrite_n who_o have_v write_v almost_o word_n byword_n what_o they_o be_v to_o say_v as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o repeat_v some_o verse_n upon_o a_o theatre_n have_v learn_v all_o their_o preach_n as_o they_o do_v that_o act_n tragedy_n and_o afterward_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o prophesy_v pray_v the_o lord_n to_o direct_v their_o tongue_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a 〈◊〉_d shut_v up_o th●_n way_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n they_o determine_v to_o say_v nothing_o but_o what_o they_o have_v write_v o_o unhappy_a king_n of_o prophet_n yea_o and_o true_o curse_v which_o depend_v not_o upon_o god_n spirit_n but_o upon_o their_o own_o writing_n or_o meditation_n why_o pray_v thou_o to_o the_o lord_n thou_o false_a prophet_n to_o give_v thou_o his_o holy_a spirit_n by_o which_o thou_o may_v speak_v thing_n profitable_a and_o yet_o thou_o repelle_v the_o spirit_n why_o prefer_v thou_o thy_o meditation_n or_o study_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n otherwise_o why_o commit_v thou_o not_o thyself_o to_o the_o spirit_n again_o say_v he_o the_o sheep_n of_o christ_n seek_v nothing_o but_o the_o voice_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o know_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n wherewith_o he_o be_v fill_v he_o regard_v not_o learning_n tongue_n or_o any_o outward_a thing_n so_o as_o therefore_o to_o believe_v this_o or_o that_o to_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o christ_n his_o true_a shepherd_n he_o know_v that_o there_o be_v need_n of_o no_o other_o thing_n but_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n spirit_n etc._n etc._n tract_n 5._o prophecy_n ch._n 3.24_o see_v more_o at_o large_a recite_v in_o rob._n barclay_n apology_n for_o the_o true_a christian_a divinity_n p._n 214.275_o dr._n smith_n of_o cambridge_n in_o his_o select_a discourse_n to_o seek_v our_o divinity_n mere_o in_o book_n and_o write_n be_v to_o seek_v the_o live_n among_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o david_n call_v not_o for_o speculation_n but_o sensation_n tas●●_n and_o see_v how_o good_a the_o lord_n be_v etc._n etc._n chrysostom_n say_v well_o de_fw-fr anath_n we_o must_v condemn_v and_o reprove_v the_o evil_a doctrine_n that_o proceed_v from_o heretic_n but_o spare_v the_o man_n and_o pray_v for_o their_o salvation_n r._n barclay_n pag._n 355._o as_o long_o as_o heresy_n do_v not_o exert_v itself_o in_o any_o act_n destructive_a to_o humane_a society_n or_o such_o like_a thing_n but_o be_v keep_v within_o the_o sphere_n of_o those_o duty_n of_o doctrine_n or_o worship_n which_o stand_v betwixt_o a_o man_n and_o god_n they_o no_o way_n come_v under_o the_o magistrate_n power_n athanasius_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la solit_fw-la vit_fw-mi r._n b._n 359._o say_v he_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o piety_n not_o to_o force_v but_o to_o persuade_v in_o imitation_n of_o our_o lord_n who_o force_v no_o body_n but_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o will_n of_o every_o one_o to_o follow_v he_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o devil_n because_o he_o have_v nothing_o of_o truth_n use_v knock_n and_o axe_n to_o break_v up_o the_o door_n of_o such_o as_o receive_v he_o but_o our_o saviour_n be_v meek_a teach_v the_o truth_n whosoever_o will_v come_v after_o i_o etc._n etc._n christ_n say_v ambrose_n send_v his_o apostle_n to_o sow_v faith_n not_o to_o constrain_v but_o to_o teach_v not_o to_o exercise_v coercive_a p●●●●_n but_o to_o extol_v th●●●●ctrine_n of_o humility_n amb._n com._n in_o luc._n l._n 7._o say_v tertullian_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o easy_o appear_v to_o be_v unjust_a to_o constrain_v and_o force_v man_n to_o sacrifice_v against_o their_o will_n see_v to_o do_v the_o service_n of_o god_n there_o be_v require_v a_o willing_a heart_n etc._n etc._n his_o apolog._n cap._n 24._o mahomet_n who_o prohibit_v all_o reason_n or_o discourse_n about_o religion_n as_o occasion_v faction_n &_o division_n &_o indeed_o those_o that_o press_v persecution_n and_o deny_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n do_v thereby_o show_v themselves_o more_o the_o disciple_n of_o mahomet_n than_o of_o christ_n and_o that_o they_o be_v no_o way_n follower_n of_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n who_o desire_v the_o thessalonian_o 1_o thes_n 5.21_o to_o prove_v all_o thing_n and_o hold_v fast_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o also_o say_v unto_o such_o as_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v god_n shall_v revealit_fw-la phil._n 3.15_o not_o that_o by_o beat_n and_o banishment_n it_o must_v be_v knock_v into_o they_o r._n bar._n apol._n aforesaid_a p._n 362._o luk._n 9.55_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v not_o come_v to_o destroy_v man_n life_n but_o to_o save_v they_o the_o ceremony_n use_v by_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o crucify_a of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o some_o malefactor_n first_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o witness_n do_v when_o sentence_n be_v pronounce_v put_v their_o hand_n upon_o the_o condemn_a person_n head_n 27._o drus_n praeterit_fw-la mat._n 27._o and_o say_v thy_o blood_n be_v upon_o thy_o own_o head_n unto_o this_o the_o people_n have_v reference_n say_v his_o blood_n be_v on_o we_o and_o on_o our_o child_n mat._n 27.25_o second_o in_o the_o time_n of_o execution_n they_o will_v give_v a_o malefactor_n a_o grain_n of_o frankincense_n in_o a_o cup_n of_o wine_n this_o they_o do_v give_v to_o cause_v a_o giddiness_n in_o the_o condemn_a person_n head_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v be_v the_o less_o sensible_a of_o the_o pain_n saint_n mark_n call_v this_o cup_n wine_n mingle_v with_o myrrh_n mark_v 15.23_o this_o be_v do_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o the_o soldier_n in_o mockery_n mingle_a vinegar_n and_o gall_n with_o it_o 13._o korot_n le_fw-fr bona_fw-la
becos_fw-la schel_n iaijn_n maimon_n in_o sanhedrim_n c._n 13._o mat._n 27.34_o as_o likewise_o they_o give_v he_o a_o second_o cup_n in_o derision_n when_o they_o take_v a_o sponge_n hedrim_a it_o moses_n kotsen_v in_o sand_n hedrim_a and_o fill_v it_o with_o vinegar_n and_o put_v it_o on_o a_o reed_n mat._n 27.48_o three_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o cross_n on_o which_o christ_n be_v crucify_v be_v like_o this_o figure_n †_o his_o hand_n nail_v to_o each_o side_n and_o his_o foot_n nail_v together_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o cross_n almost_o and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o thomas_n reach_v hither_o thy_o finger_n and_o behold_v my_o hand_n etc._n etc._n joh._n 20.27_o psal_n 22.16_o even_o so_o do_v many_o in_o this_o day_n crucify_v afresh_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o put_v he_o to_o open_a shame_n heb._n 6.6_o by_o resist_v and_o do_v despite_n unto_o his_o spirit_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o heart_n wilful_o run_v into_o evil_n whilst_o they_o profess_v christianity_n commit_v the_o sin_n of_o sodom_n gen._n 19.5_o crucify_a in_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n spiritual_o etc._n etc._n four_o sometime_o in_o notorious_a offender_n to_o augment_v the_o pain_n of_o those_o that_o they_o whip_v 4._o eustathius_n item_n athenaeus_n lib._n 4._o they_o tie_v certain_a huckle_n bone_n 31._o tholosan_n synt_n jur._n univers_a lib._n 31._o or_o plummet_n of_o lead_n or_o sharp_a thorn_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o thong_n and_o such_o scourge_v the_o greek_n term_v flagra_fw-la taxillata_n in_o the_o scripture_n they_o be_v term_v scorpion_n my_o father_n have_v chastise_v you_o with_o rod_n but_o i_o will_v correct_v you_o with_o scorpion_n 1_o king_n 12.12_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o ston_a to_o death_n the_o rebellious_a son_n witch_n etc._n etc._n the_o offender_n be_v lead_v to_o a_o place_n without_o the_o gate_n two_o cubit_n high_a his_o hand_n be_v bind_v from_o hence_o one_o of_o the_o witness_n tumble_v he_o by_o a_o stroke_n upon_o the_o loin_n if_o that_o kill_v he_o not_o the_o witness_n lift_v up_o a_o stone_n be_v the_o weight_n of_o two_o man_n which_o chief_o the_o other_o witness_n cast_v upon_o he_o 17.7_o paul_n fagius_fw-la deut._n 17.7_o if_o that_o kill_v he_o not_o all_o israel_n throw_v stone_n upon_o he_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o witness_n shall_v be_v first_o upon_o he_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o afterward_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o people_n deut._n 17.7_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o strangle_v of_o such_o as_o lie_v with_o another_o man_n wife_n or_o that_o smite_v his_o father_n or_o his_o mother_n &c_n &c_n the_o offender_n be_v put_v in_o dung_n up_o to_o the_o loin_n a_o towel_n be_v cast_v about_o his_o neck_n 3._o paraphra_v chald._a ruth_n 1.17_o milkkotsi_n fol._n 183._o col_fw-fr 3._o which_o two_o executioner_n one_o on_o each_o side_n pluck_v to_o and_o fro_o until_o he_o be_v dead_a which_o they_o account_v the_o easy_a kind_n of_o death_n restitution_n for_o good_n steal_v the_o law_n of_o god_n if_o the_o theft_n whether_o ox_n or_o sheep_n be_v find_v alive_a upon_o a_o man_n he_o restore_v but_o double_a exod._n 22.4_o but_o if_o they_o be_v kill_v or_o sell_v than_o five_o ox_n for_o a_o ox_n and_o 4._o sheep_n ●or_a a_o sheep_n ex._n 22.1_o the_o jew_n be_v so_o precise_a in_o this_o kind_n that_o if_o they_o have_v build_v a_o house_n with_o a_o beam_n or_o piece_n of_o timber_n unjust_o get_v they_o will_v pull_v down_o the_o house_n and_o restore_v the_o same_o beam_n or_o piece_n of_o timber_n to_o the_o owner_n nimchi_n david_n nimchi_n from_o this_o the_o prophet_n habakkuk_n do_v not_o much_o dissent_n the_o stone_n shall_v cry_v out_o of_o the_o wall_n and_o the_o beam_n out_o of_o the_o timber_n shall_v answer_v it_o hab._n 2.11_o among_o the_o jew_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v sell_v that_o be_v not_o of_o sufficient_a worth_n to_o make_v restitution_n exod._n 22.3_o and_o augustine_n say_v of_o christian_n aug._n epist_n 54._o that_o he_o which_o do_v not_o make_v 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256._o the_o priest_n under_o the_o law_n wear_v white_a garment_n levit._n 16.4_o but_o the_o white_a clothing_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v a_o meek_a and_o a_o quiet_a spirit_n etc._n etc._n 1_o peter_n 3.4_o rev._n 19.8_o &_o 4.4_o 18._o see_v page_n 256._o who_o carry_v up_o and_o down_o upon_o the_o like_a ground_n short_a sentence_n ou●_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o relic_n of_o the_o cross_a the_o same_o superstition_n have_v prevail_v with_o many_o o●_n latter_a time_n who_o for_o th●_n same_o purpose_n hang_v the_o begin_n of_o st._n john_n about_o their_o neck_n and_o in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 692_o certain_a sorcerer_n be_v condemn_v for_o the_o like_a kind_n of_o magic_n by_o the_o name_n of_o phylacterians_n see_v t.g._n civ_o &_o eccl._n rite_n lib._n 2._o ch_n 4._o as_o christian_a in_o the_o consecration_n of_o their_o church_n say_v he_o make_v special_a choice_n of_o some_o particular_a saint_n by_o who_o name_n they_o call_v they_o as_o st._n peter_n 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