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A61120 Kaina kai palaia Things new and old, or, A store-house of similies, sentences, allegories, apophthegms, adagies, apologues, divine, morall, politicall, &c. : with their severall applications / collected and observed from the writings and sayings of the learned in all ages to this present by John Spencer ... Spencer, John, d. 1680.; Fuller, Thomas, (1608-1661) 1658 (1658) Wing S4960; ESTC R16985 1,028,106 735

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thing_n 558._o worldly_n honour_n and_o greatness_n their_o vanity_n to_o be_v consider_v 571._o man_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o worldly_a contrivance_n prevent_v by_o death_n 646._o worldly-minded_n man_n little_o think_v of_o heaven_n and_o why_o so_o 663._o the_o vanity_n of_o worldly_a greatness_n 667._o the_o danger_n of_o trust_v to_o worldly_a greatness_n in_o time_n of_o distress_n 6._o dullness_n and_o drowsiness_n in_o the_o service_n or_o worship_n of_o god_n reprove_v 173._o the_o anger_n or_o wrath_n of_o god_n best_o appease_v when_o the_o sinner_n appear_v with_o christ_n in_o his_o arm_n 99_o y._n the_o folly_n of_o youth_n discover_v and_o reprove_v 187._o the_o time_n of_o youth_n to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o god_n 250._o youth_n to_o be_v catechize_v 422._o youth_n to_o be_v season_v with_o grace_n not_o give_v the_o least_o way_n to_o the_o devil_n 507._o z._n zeal_n and_o knowledge_n must_v go_v hand_n in_o hand_n together_o 15._o zeal_n in_o god_n service_n 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