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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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until_o it_o have_v run_v through_o and_o infect_v the_o whole_a body_n even_o so_o the_o wicked_a never_o cease_v until_o they_o have_v draw_v they_o all_o such_o as_o keep_v they_o company_n 1._o king_n 11.3_o 4_o 5._o deut._n 7.3_o 4._o judg._n 16.16_o 17_o 18._o 11_o as_o fire_n be_v of_o this_o nature_n &_o quality_n that_o it_o will_v burn_v up_o whole_a house_n and_o fair_a place_n even_o with_o a_o spark_n if_o it_o be_v let_v alone_o which_o otherwise_o may_v be_v put_v out_o with_o one_o finger_n even_o so_o the_o wicked_a yea_o but_o one_o wicked_a member_n in_o a_o town_n if_o he_o be_v suffer_v will_v at_o length_n do_v much_o hurt_n to_o the_o whole_a town_n etc._n etc._n 12_o as_o that_o mother_n can_v but_o be_v great_o afflict_v who_o have_v many_o child_n weep_v and_o cry_v at_o once_o for_o meat_n and_o she_o not_o have_v sufficient_a or_o none_o at_o all_o to_o give_v they_o even_o so_o the_o wicked_a man_n be_v greedy_o call_v upon_o without_o cease_v but_o almost_o infinite_a passion_n to_o yield_v to_o their_o desire_n must_v needs_o be_v vex_v and_o pitiful_o torment_v especial_o be_v notable_a to_o satisfy_v any_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o their_o petition_n 13_o like_a as_o the_o stone_n of_o sycila_n the_o which_o the_o more_o it_o be_v beat_v the_o hard_a it_o wax_v even_o so_o the_o wicked_a the_o more_o that_o the_o terror_n and_o threaten_n of_o god_n judgement_n be_v denounce_v against_o they_o the_o more_o hard_o heart_a they_o be_v 14_o as_o the_o grave_n always_o crave_v for_o more_o and_o be_v never_o satisfy_v even_o so_o such_o be_v the_o unsatiablenesse_n of_o the_o throat_n of_o the_o wicked_a rom._n 3.13_o 15_o as_o the_o milner_n do_v muffle_v and_o blindfold_v his_o horse_n that_o draw_v his_o malt_n mill_n whereby_o the_o horse_n suppose_v that_o he_o go_v right_o forward_a be_v deceive_v for_o that_o he_o turn_v round_o or_o as_o the_o falconer_n do_v put_v hood_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o his_o hawk_n that_o 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