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A18271 A treasurie or store-house of similies both pleasaunt, delightfull, and profitable, for all estates of men in generall. Newly collected into heades and common places: by Robert Cawdray. Cawdry, Robert. 1600 (1600) STC 4887; ESTC S107929 530,386 880

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as_o the_o eagle_n continual_o soar_v till_o she_o come_v to_o the_o high_a so_o also_o christian_n must_v still_o increase_v in_o knowledge_n through_o and_o by_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n till_o they_o come_v to_o perfection_n hebr._n 6.1_o 31_o as_o pharaoh_n ill_o favour_v kine_n which_o devour_v the_o fat_a kine_n but_o yet_o remain_v as_o ill_o favour_v and_o lean_a as_o they_o be_v before_o so_o likewise_o many_o that_o have_v hear_v sermon_n upon_o sermon_n now_o the_o space_n of_o 36._o year_n be_v yet_o never_o the_o more_o reform_v for_o all_o their_o hear_v but_o as_o lean_v in_o knowledge_n and_o godliness_n as_o they_o be_v before_o genes_n 41.3_o 4._o 32_o as_o a_o carpenter_n that_o shall_v square_v all_o by_o his_o rule_n but_o stick_v it_o at_o his_o back_n and_o work_v all_o by_o aim_n so_o many_o have_v hear_v much_o preach_n and_o remember_v many_o thing_n but_o yet_o make_v no_o profit_n or_o practice_v of_o it_o so_o that_o it_o have_v be_v better_a that_o 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