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A20556 A plaine and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625. aut 1609 (1609) STC 6963; ESTC S109743 120,090 186

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an_o heal_v the_o bone_n be_v mean_n of_o good_a to_o the_o whole_a body_n for_o conservation_n of_o health_n or_o restitution_n to_o it_o by_o the_o cheerfulness_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o favour_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n doct._n nothing_o be_v more_o pleasant_a and_o profitable_a than_o gracious_a speech_n to_o godly_a person_n in_o this_o place_n they_o be_v compare_v to_o honey_n by_o solomon_n as_o be_v equal_a to_o it_o in_o deliciousness_n but_o in_o the_o psalm_n they_o be_v prefer_v before_o honey_n by_o david_n as_o be_v every_o way_n more_o 10._o psal_n 19_o 10._o delightful_a than_o that_o be_v neither_o be_v he_o ignorant_a of_o the_o operation_n thereof_o when_o he_o beseech_v the_o lord_n to_o make_v he_o hear_v joy_n and_o gladness_n that_o 8._o psal_n 51._o 8._o the_o bone_n which_o he_o have_v break_v may_v rejoice_v reason_n 1_o first_o god_n himself_o do_v put_v virtue_n into_o they_o and_o make_v they_o effectual_a for_o the_o comfort_n and_o help_v of_o 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