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A30638 The fathers legacy: or Burtons collections Containing many excellent instructions for age, and youth, shewing them how to live godly in this life, and to attaine everlasting happinesse in the life to come. First written for the instruction of his onely son, and now set forth for the benefit of others. By Edw: Burton. Burton, Edward, of Stanton, Derbyshire. 1649 (1649) Wing B6159; ESTC R215093 76,775 223

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religion_n the_o world_n through_o and_o you_o will_v find_v none_o that_o ascribe_v so_o much_o to_o god_n nor_o that_o constitute_v so_o firm_a a_o love_n among_o man_n as_o do_v the_o establish_a doctrine_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n among_o we_o all_o other_o either_o detract_v from_o god_n or_o infringe_v the_o peace_n of_o man_n the_o jew_n in_o their_o talmod_n say_v before_o god_n make_v this_o he_o make_v many_o other_o world_n and_o mar_v they_o again_o to_o keep_v himself_o from_o idleness_n the_o turk_n in_o their_o koran_n bring_v he_o in_o discourse_v with_o the_o angel_n and_o they_o tell_v he_o of_o thing_n which_o before_o he_o know_v not_o and_o after_o they_o make_v he_o swear_v by_o mahomet_n pen_n and_o line_n and_o by_o fig_n and_o olive_n the_o papist_n portray_v he_o as_o a_o old_a man_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n dis-deifie_a he_o derogate_a also_o from_o his_o royalty_n by_o their_o odious_a interpose_v of_o merit_n and_o for_o the_o society_n of_o man_n 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