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A09744 The vvhole sermons of that eloquent diuine, of famous memory; Thomas Playfere, Doctor in Diuinitie Gathered into one vollume, the titles thereof are named in the next page.; Sermons Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609.; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Path-way to perfection. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Heart's delight. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Power of praier. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Sick-man's couch. aut 1623 (1623) STC 20003; ESTC S105046 300,452 702

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〈◊〉_d clem_n alexan._n stro._n lib._n 1._o pag._n 110._o or_o with_o that_o dog_n diogenes_n lap_v water_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n may_v nevertheless_o go_v forward_o while_o he_o lap_v as_o a_o egyptian_a dog_n do_v while_o he_o lap_v the_o water_n of_o nilus_n 20._o nilus_n aegyptij_fw-la ca●es_fw-la è_fw-la nilo_fw-la nunquam_fw-la nisi_fw-la currentes_fw-la lambitant_n solinus_n polyhist_o c._n 20._o and_o like_v as_o a_o lusty_a hound_n of_o a_o good_a kind_n order_v his_o go_v so_o well_o 38.31_o pro._n 38.31_o that_o though_o he_o have_v run_v over_o very_o many_o field_n and_o through_o a_o thousand_o thicket_n already_o yet_o he_o never_o remember_v any_o labour_n which_o be_v behind_o but_o forget_v it_o and_o if_o he_o chance_v to_o lap_v water_n in_o some_o brook_n by_o the_o way_n bibet_fw-la way_n psa._n 110._o de_fw-fr torrente_n in_o via_fw-la bibet_fw-la yet_o even_o while_o he_o lap_v he_o lift_v up_o his_o head_n and_o still_o go_v on_o and_o ply_v he_o forward_o 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