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A06202 Ecclesiastes, othervvise called The preacher Containing Salomons sermons or commentaries (as it may probably be collected) vpon the 49. Psalme of Dauid his father. Compendiously abridged, and also paraphrastically dilated in English poesie, according to the analogie of Scripture, and consent of the most approued writer thereof. Composed by H.L. Gentleman. Whereunto are annexed sundrie sonets of Christian passions heretofore printed, and now corrected and augmented, with other affectionate sonets of a feeling conscience of the same authors. Lok, Henry.; Lok, Henry. Sundry Christian passions contained in two hundred sonnets. 1597 (1597) STC 16696; ESTC S104588 172,130 348

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sin_n behold_v o_o lord_n be_v manifold_a which_o do_v incamp_v my_o soul_n each_o hour_n about_o still_o i_o entrench_v with_o distrust_n they_o hold_v so_o that_o no_o fruit_n of_o faith_n can_v issue_v out_o their_o fleshly_a champion_n be_v a_o soldier_n stout_a who_o be_v assist_v by_o world_n and_o satan_n aid_n and_o foul_a affection_n ready_a be_v in_o rout_n to_o further_a force_n to_o lust_n but_o hardly_o stay_v the_o earthly_a treasure_n have_v with_o pleasure_n pay_v the_o hateful_a army_n which_o do_v haste_n to_o hell_n my_o native_a power_n their_o passage_n not_o deny_v which_o make_v their_o pride_n and_o perverse_a will_n to_o swell_v i_o see_v no_o way_n to_o help_v to_o shun_v decay_n but_o on_o thy_o grace_n rescue_n lord_n to_o stay_v son_n xxxiiii_o the_o greediness_n of_o this_o my_o corrupt_a mind_n which_o taste_v not_o but_o of_o the_o earthly_a gain_n and_o in_o thy_o glory_n can_v no_o profit_n find_v but_o seek_v with_o simony_n my_o soul_n to_o stain_v 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