Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A36172
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Divine meditations written by an honourable person ; whereto is adjoyned a determination of the question, whether men ought to keele at the receipt of the holy communion ; and an essay of friends.
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Wing D1723; ESTC R32791
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and_o with_o the_o spouse_n in_o solomon_n song_n never_o leave_v seek_v their_o lord_n and_o saviour_n till_o they_o have_v happy_o find_v he_o the_o next_o symptom_n observable_a in_o carnal_a gospeler_n be_v a_o dull_a stupidity_n and_o drowzinesse_n in_o god_n service_n which_o though_o not_o so_o dangerous_a as_o the_o vertigo_n praemention_v yet_o show_v their_o disposition_n to_o a_o lethargy_n and_o although_o their_o chief_a errand_n to_o the_o church_n be_v to_o gaze_v or_o sleep_v or_o serve_v god_n pro_fw-la forma_fw-la yet_o as_o many_o follow_v christ_n more_o for_o curiosity_n to_o see_v his_o miracle_n then_o for_o any_o devotion_n to_o his_o doctrine_n and_o yet_o at_o last_o some_o of_o they_o become_v his_o disciple_n so_o there_o may_v be_v some_o hope_n conceive_v of_o these_o superficialist_n that_o if_o one_o sermon_n rouse_v they_o not_o another_z nap_v another_z therefore_o m._n latimer_n wish_v such_o to_o come_v to_o church_n though_o they_o come_v a_o nap_v 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alios_fw-la praeterit_fw-la ac_fw-la negligit_fw-la hoc_fw-la vitium_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d superat_fw-la amor_fw-la proximi_fw-la vnde_fw-la autem_fw-la id_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la qui_fw-la particulam_fw-la suae_fw-la bonitatis_fw-la hominum_fw-la cordibus_fw-la instillat_fw-la i._n c._n member_n of_o equal_a dignity_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o body_n of_o friendship_n and_o as_o no_o man_n that_o have_v one_o of_o his_o hand_n dangerous_o wound_v and_o the_o other_o whole_a and_o have_v in_o his_o power_n so_o much_o money_n as_o will_v either_o cure_v the_o hurt_n hand_n or_o buy_v a_o fine_a ring_n for_o a_o finger_n of_o that_o hand_n that_o be_v sound_a will_v be_v so_o indiscreet_a as_o to_o prefer_v the_o vain_a affectation_n of_o have_v a_o gold-ring_n for_o his_o sound_a finger_n before_o the_o essential_a benefit_n of_o recover_v the_o decay_a health_n of_o a_o hand_n and_o yet_o no_o man_n will_v impose_v a_o necessity_n upon_o a_o man_n that_o 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