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in_o marriage_n 1021_o god_n owe_v shame_n to_o such_o as_o will_v be_v make_v match_n betwixt_o himself_o and_o belial_n 1044_o marriage_n make_v a_o plot_n for_o mischief_n 1088_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n how_o strong_a they_o shall_v be_v 1090_o a_o picture_n of_o those_o marriage_n that_o be_v make_v for_o money_n not_o for_o the_o man._n 1102_o those_o marriage_n be_v well_o make_v wherein_o virtue_n be_v match_v and_o happiness_n be_v mutual_a 1106_o the_o marriage_n in_o cana._n 1202._o the_o happiness_n of_o that_o wedding_n which_o christ_n be_v at_o ibid._n the_o marriage_n that_o we_o be_v all_o invite_v unto_o 1203_o martyr_n their_o undauntednesse_n 436_o marry_o vid._n virgin_n 436_o mass_n concern_v it_o 658_o master_n what_o they_o must_v be_v 243_o matthew_n he_o be_v call_v 1290_o describe_v 1291_o mean_n it_o without_o god_n can_v help_v but_o god_n without_o it_o can_v p._n 12_o that_o a_o man_n mind_n shall_v be_v to_o his_o mean_n express_v by_o sweet_a simile_n 59_o small_a and_o unlikely_a mean_n shall_v prevail_v where_o god_n have_v appoint_v a_o effect_n 847_o the_o mean_n must_v be_v use_v with_o faith_n 889_o to_o seek_v the_o second_o mean_n without_o the_o first_o be_v a_o token_n of_o a_o false_a faith_n 891_o prayer_n without_o mean_n be_v but_o a_o mockery_n of_o god_n 894_o we_o must_v not_o look_v for_o immediate_a redress_n from_o god_n but_o rather_o by_o mean_n 901_o mean_n can_v do_v nothing_o without_o god_n 951_o in_o humane_a thing_n but_o not_o in_o divine_a be_v good_a to_o look_v to_o the_o mean_n 972_o small_a mean_n shall_v set_v forward_o that_o which_o god_n have_v decree_v 1080_o the_o mean_v nothing_o without_o god_n blessing_n 1194_o meat_n of_o milk_n and_o strong_a meat_n 145_o 146_o meditation_n it_o must_v be_v continue_v p._n 1_o the_o benefit_n and_o use_n of_o meditation_n 105_o its_o description_n and_o kind_n ibid._n of_o extemporal_a meditation_n 106_o caution_n in_o they_o ibid._n of_o deliberate_a meditation_n 107_o the_o hill_n of_o meditation_n may_v not_o be_v climb_v with_o a_o profane_a foot_n ibid._n his_o quality_n therefore_o be_v prescribe_v 108_o 109_o of_o other_o circumstance_n of_o meditation_n as_o the_o place_n and_o time_n 110_o gesture_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o subject_n 111_o of_o its_o order_n entrance_n and_o proceed_v 112_o 113_o the_o scale_n of_o meditation_n 114_o with_o many_o excellent_a thing_n a_o pag._n 114_o ad_fw-la 125_o a_o meditation_n of_o death_n 126_o or_o the_o heart_n enure_v to_o meditation_n 141_o three_o thing_n wherein_o god_n mercy_n abundant_o appear_v to_o us._n ibid._n etc._n etc._n mediocrity_n that_o be_v safe_a and_o firm_a 1107_o mephibosheth_n of_o he_o &_o ziba_n 1131_o his_o humility_n 1132_o a_o pretty_a pity_v of_o mephibosheth_n ibid._n mercy_n vid._n compassion_n the_o infinite_a sweetness_n of_o god_n mercy_n shadow_v 8_o mercy_n what_o it_o do_v 220_o who_o offend_v against_o it_o ibid._n god_n 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