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A15673 A glasse for the godly Contayning many comfortable treatises to perswade men from the loue of this world, to the loue of the world to come, and exhorting them with cherefulnes to passe through the crosses and afflictions of this life. Full of spirituall comfort for all such as hope to be saued by Iesus Christ. The first [-second] part. By R:W: minister of Gods word. Wolcomb, Robert, b. 1567 or 8. 1612 (1612) STC 25941; ESTC S121029 292,196 642

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to_o say_v and_o swear_v false_o for_o hatred_n favour_n or_o gain_v let_v malachies_n prophecy_n he_o remember_v where_o the_o lord_n say_v thus_o 3.5_o mal._n 3.5_o i_o will_v come_v near_o to_o you_o in_o judgement_n and_o i_o will_v be_v a_o swift_a witness_n against_o the_o soothsayer_n and_o against_o the_o adulterer_n and_o against_o false_a swearer_n and_o against_o those_o that_o wrongful_o keep_v back_o the_o hireling_n wage_n vex_v the_o widow_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o oppress_v the_o stranger_n and_o fear_v not_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n for_o what_o shall_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n 16.26_o matt._n 16.26_o to_o win_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o to_o loose_v his_o soul_n or_o what_o shall_v he_o give_v for_o a_o recompense_n of_o his_o soul_n bernard_n bernard_n since_o that_o day_n shall_v come_v in_o quo_fw-la plus_fw-la valebunt_fw-la pura_fw-la corda_fw-la quam_fw-la astuta_fw-la verba_fw-la conscientia_fw-la bona_fw-la quam_fw-la marsupia_fw-la 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