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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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and_o good_n and_o certain_a year_n after_o that_o he_o have_v bestow_v this_o benefit_n upon_o he_o he_o shall_v lay_v upon_o he_o a_o law_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o he_o can_v now_o say_v that_o he_o have_v deserve_v this_o benefit_n by_o his_o own_o work_n see_v that_o many_o year_n before_o he_o ask_v nothing_o have_v receive_v the_o same_o free_o and_o of_o mere_a favour_n so_o god_n can_v not_o respect_v our_o work_n and_o desert_n go_v before_o righteousness_n for_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v 430._o year_n before_o the_o law_n gal._n 3.16_o 17._o 9_o as_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o separate_v wash_v from_o water_n and_o burn_v from_o fire_n and_o good_a fruit_n from_o a_o good_a tree_n even_o so_o unpossible_a it_o be_v to_o separate_v good_a work_n from_o a_o true_a and_o a_o lively_a faith_n jam._n 2.22_o 10_o as_o merchant_n or_o chapman_n do_v oftentimes_o prize_n and_o esteem_v their_o ware_n &_o merchandise_n more_o than_o they_o 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