Selected quad for the lemma: grace_n
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Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c.
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R. H., 1609-1678.
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court_n of_o heaven_n and_o lay_v up_o in_o their_o memory_n job_n 1.8_o zechar._n 1.12_o 13._o 3.2_o who_o see_v and_o rejoice_v for_o any_o good_a do_v to_o we_o luk._n 2.14_o or_o do_v by_o we_o luk._n 15.7_o and_o this_o our_o reputation_n with_o they_o declare_v by_o our_o lord_n to_o be_v worth_a the_o value_v see_v luk_n 12.8.9_o rev_n 3.5_o 14.10_o matt._n 25.31_o eccl._n 6.5_o 1._o tim._n 3.16_o who_o consider_v much_o and_o often_o that_o all_o his_o virtue_n be_v see_v and_o register_v in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n will_v little_o care_v to_o be_v applaud_v or_o know_v in_o the_o village_n of_o this_o world_n or_o rather_o in_o but_o one_o cottage_n of_o it_o mihi_fw-la pro_fw-la minimus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la judicer_fw-la ab_fw-la humana_fw-la die_fw-la 1._o cor._n 4.3_o nay_o si_fw-mi hominibus_fw-la i._n e._n mundi_fw-la placeo_fw-la christi_fw-la servus_n non_fw-la sum_fw-la gal._n 1.10_o this_o then_o often_o meditate_a on_o will_v animate_v you_o to_o worthy_a 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