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A16562 Remaines of that reverend and famous postiller, Iohn Boys, Doctor in Divinitie, and late Deane of Canterburie Containing sundry sermons; partly, on some proper lessons vsed in our English liturgie: and partly, on other select portions of holy Scripture. Boys, John, 1571-1625. 1631 (1631) STC 3468; ESTC S106820 176,926 320

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thy_o own_o fashion_n and_o face_n turn_v not_o away_o thy_o eye_n from_o behold_v his_o countenance_n though_o he_o seem_v never_o so_o despicable_a but_o consider_v and_o that_o serious_o this_o unhappy_a wretch_n be_v a_o man_n as_o well_o as_o i_o and_o if_o our_o good_a god_n bless_v i_o not_o i_o may_v become_v such_o a_o man_n as_o he_o blind_a as_o he_o naked_a as_o he_o forsake_v of_o friend_n as_o he_o lame_v in_o limb_n as_o he_o maim_a in_o mind_n as_o he_o 12_o whatsoever_o then_o i_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v unto_o i_o let_v i_o while_o i_o have_v time_n do_v to_o they_o i_o will_v that_o all_o man_n in_o such_o a_o agony_n shall_v do_v good_a unto_o i_o why_o then_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o do_v good_a unto_o all_o man_n now_o for_o our_o direction_n in_o break_v bread_n to_o man_n of_o all_o sort_n two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v especial_o their_o worth_n their_o want_n all_o man_n be_v to_o be_v releive_v in_o adversity_n yet_o more_o special_o the_o 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