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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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one_o farthing_n will_v yet_o boast_v of_o great_a wealth_n so_o many_o brag_n of_o great_a faith_n and_o holiness_n but_o have_v little_a or_o none_o even_o as_o though_o they_o can_v remove_v mountain_n out_o of_o their_o place_n and_o yet_o know_v not_o what_o true_a faith_n be_v luk._n 18.8_o 29_o as_o the_o sun_n except_o it_o shine_v and_o beat_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o will_v no_o fruit_n spring_n increase_n or_o ri●●pen_v even_o so_o except_o faith_n shine_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n they_o shall_v never_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n 30_o as_o the_o sun_n shine_v in_o the_o firmament_n avail_v he_o not_o that_o have_v none_o eye_v to_o see_v the_o same_o neither_o he_o that_o wink_v with_o his_o eye_n and_o will_v not_o see_v but_o only_o he_o that_o do_v behold_v the_o light_n thereof_o so_o do_v the_o death_n of_o christ_n profit_v he_o nothing_o which_o lack_v true_a faith_n to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o the_o same_o but_o only_o such_o as_o by_o a_o 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