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A64835 Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ... Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674. 1664 (1664) Wing V227; ESTC R38004 77,776 241

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not_o only_o die_v but_o perish_v luke_n 13.3_o 32_o as_o for_o such_o as_o aspire_v to_o posthume_n glory_n it_o be_v to_o be_v admire_v to_o see_v their_o ambition_n project_v beyond_o the_o grave_a but_o themselves_o it_o may_v be_v step_v short_a of_o heaven_n oh_o what_o fool_n be_v they_o how_o much_o soever_o applaud_v for_o wit_n who_o attempt_n thing_n they_o shall_v never_o see_v and_o provide_v torment_n they_o shall_v ever_o feel_v luke_n 12.20_o 21._o psal_n 49.11_o 12_o 13._o it_o will_v be_v cold_a satisfaction_n to_o have_v a_o name_n record_v and_o celebrate_v in_o any_o book_n for_o beauty_n wit_n valour_n riches_n etc._n etc._n if_o it_o be_v blot_v out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n exod._n 32.33_o rev._n 13.8_o or_o be_v never_o write_v in_o it_o rev._n 20.15_o 33_o they_o who_o will_v not_o do_v themselves_o the_o right_a to_o practice_v religion_n shall_v not_o do_v religion_n the_o wrong_n to_o profess_v it_o psal_n 50.16_o 34_o affect_a hardness_n be_v usual_o 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glorify_v and_o to_o please_v god_n father_n glorify_v thyself_o john_n 12.28_o and_o father_n thy_o will_n be_v do_v matth._n 26.39_o 36_o light_n foolish_a and_o idle_a talk_n have_v nothing_o of_o weight_n in_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o the_o hearer_n and_o such_o man_n do_v best_a at_o last_o viz._n when_o they_o make_v a_o end_n of_o talk_v eph._n 4.29_o prov._n 30.22_o &_o 29.11_o eccles_n 10.12_o 15._o prov._n 26.7_o 9_o eccl._n 7.5_o 37_o time_n and_o leisure_n be_v not_o give_v to_o any_o man_n that_o he_o may_v do_v nothing_o or_o which_o be_v worse_o that_o they_o
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