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as_o that_o sacrifice_n be_v constant_o offer_v at_o set_a time_n be_v thence_o denominate_v continual_a so_o may_v we_o by_o punctual_o observe_v fit_a return_n of_o devotion_n be_v say_v to_o pray_v incessant_o and_o great_a reason_n there_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v do_v so_o for_o we_o know_v that_o all_o person_n who_o will_v not_o lead_v a_o loose_a and_o slatter_a life_n but_o design_n with_o good_a assurance_n and_o advantage_n to_o prosecute_v a_o orderly_a course_n of_o action_n be_v wont_a to_o distribute_v their_o time_n into_o several_a parcel_n 12._o assign_v some_o part_n thereof_o to_o the_o necessary_a refection_n of_o their_o body_n some_o to_o the_o convenient_a relaxation_n of_o their_o mind_n some_o to_o the_o dispatch_n of_o their_o ordinary_a affair_n some_o also_o to_o familiar_a conversation_n and_o interchange_v good_a office_n with_o their_o friend_n consider_v that_o otherwise_o they_o
compass_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o divine_a command_n and_o to_o reduce_v they_o from_o their_o idolatrous_a and_o wicked_a course_n yet_o without_o correspondent_a effect_n our_o saviour_n by_o the_o example_n of_o his_o holy_a life_n continual_a instruction_n and_o vehement_a exhortation_n assay_v to_o procure_v a_o belief_n of_o and_o submission_n to_o his_o most_o excellent_a doctrine_n yet_o how_o few_o believe_v his_o report_n and_o comply_v with_o his_o discipline_n yea_o almighty_a god_n himself_o often_o complain_v how_o in_o a_o manner_n his_o design_n be_v defeat_v his_o desire_n thwart_v his_o offer_n refuse_v his_o counsel_n reject_v his_o expectation_n deceive_v wherefore_o say_v he_o concern_v his_o vineyard_n when_o i_o 4._o look_v it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o grape_n bring_v it_o forth_o wild_a grape_n and_o again_o i_o have_v 2._o spread_v out_o my_o hand_n all_o the_o day_n to_o a_o rebellious_a people_n and_o again_o i_o have_v even_o send_v 25._o unto_o you_o 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power_n of_o darkness_n while_o religion_n retain_v any_o sway_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o truth_n possess_v any_o room_n upon_o earth_n the_o priest_n shall_v not_o be_v leave_v destitute_a and_o naked_a but_o everlasting_o be_v clothe_v with_o salvation_n which_o that_o it_o may_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o good_a of_o his_o church_n more_o sure_o come_v to_o pass_v let_v we_o convert_v this_o promise_n into_o a_o prayer_n and_o say_v with_o solomon_n now_o therefore_o arise_v o_o lord_n god_n thou_o and_o the_o ark_n of_o 41._o thy_o strength_n let_v thy_o priest_n o_o lord_n god_n be_v clothe_v with_o salvation_n and_o let_v thy_o saint_n rejoice_v in_o goodness_n amen_n the_o end_n book_n write_v by_o the_o late_a reverend_n and_o learned_a dr._n isaac_n barrow_n and_o print_v for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n over_o against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1._o twelve_o sermon_n preach_v upon_o several_a occasion_n in_o 8o._o 2._o ten_o sermon_n against_o evil-speaking_a in_o 8o._o 3._o the_o duty_n and_o reward_n of_o bounty_n to_o the_o poor_a in_o a_o sermon_n much_o enlarge_v preach_v at_o the_o spittal_n upon_o wednesday_n in_o easter-week_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1671._o the_o second_o edition_n in_o 8o._o 4._o a_o sermon_n upon_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n preach_v at_o guildhall_n chappel_n on_o good-friday_n april_n 13._o 1677._o in_o 8o._o also_o the_o true_a and_o lively_a effigy_n of_o dr._n barrow_n in_o folio_n against_o easter-term_n 1679_o will_v be_v publish_v a_o learned_a treatise_n against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o same_o author_n veritatis_fw-la luce_fw-fr menti_fw-la hâ—minis_fw-la nihil_fw-la dulcius_fw-la cic._n acad._n 2._o isa._n 5._o 4._o isa._n 65._o 2._o jer._n 7._o 25._o prov._n 8._o 20._o wise_v 7._o 28._o 3._o 15._o prov._n 3._o 13._o 8._o 35._o prov._n 14._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristoph_n plut._n prima_fw-la ferè_fw-la vota_fw-la &_o cunctis_fw-la notissima_fw-la templis_fw-la diviti_fw-la ut_fw-la creseant_fw-la etc._n etc._n juv._n sat._n 10._o omnes_fw-la ad_fw-la affectum_fw-la atque_fw-la appetitum_fw-la utilitatis_fw-la suae_fw-la naturae_fw-la ipsius_fw-la maâ—isterio_fw-la atque_fw-la impulsione_n ducuntur_fw-la salu._n ad_fw-la eccl._n cath._n 2._o mal._n 3._o 14._o job_n 34._o 9_o 35._o 3._o psal._n 73._o 13_o 14._o job_n 21._o 14_o 15._o eph._n 6._o 9_o col._n 4._o 1._o eph._n 6._o 5._o col._n 3._o 22._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 18._o rom._n 13._o 1._o tit._n 3._o 1._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 9_o phil._n 2._o 14._o eph._n 6._o 4._o col._n 3._o 21._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 8._o eph._n 6._o 1._o col._n 3._o 20._o eph._n 5._o 25._o col._n 3._o 19_o 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o eph._n 5._o 22._o col._n 3._o 18._o tit._n 2._o 5._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 5._o gal._n 6._o 2_o 10._o phil._n 4._o 8._o 1_o thes_n 3._o 12._o 2_o cor._n 9_o 13._o prov._n 14._o 34._o &_o 16._o 12._o &_o 20._o 28._o &_o 29._o 14._o &_o 8._o 15._o &_o 29._o 8._o prov._n 11._o 10._o prov._n 29._o 2._o psal._n 34._o 12._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 10._o scimus_fw-la amicos_fw-la dei_fw-la ab_fw-la amantissimo_fw-la misericordissimo_fw-la patre_fw-la deo_fw-la mala_fw-la ista_fw-la poenalia_fw-la recipere_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la poenam_fw-la seu_fw-la vindictam_fw-la iracundiae_fw-la sed_fw-la magis_fw-la ut_fw-la correctiones_fw-la &_o medicamenta_fw-la stultitiae_fw-la &_o adjumenta_fw-la virtutis_fw-la ut_fw-la malleationes_fw-la sive_fw-la fabricationes_fw-la &_o tunsiones_fw-la sive_fw-la ablutiones_fw-la &_o candidationes_fw-la guil._n par._n de_fw-fr sacram._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb._n 5._o 1._o mart._n lugd._n prov._n 15._o 6._o sen._n ep._n 90._o prov._n 12._o 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristor_n eth._n 3._o 3_o prov._n 12._o 8_o 4._o tantum_n quantum_fw-la vult_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la debet_fw-la non_fw-la putat_fw-la p_o sse_fw-fr senec._n ep._n 90._o prov._n 16._o 32._o 25._o 28._o vide_fw-la sen._n de_fw-fr ben._n 5._o 7._o psal._n 16._o 11._o rom._n 15._o 13._o heb._n 3._o 6._o phil._n 4._o 4._o psal._n 43._o 4._o psal._n 112._o 1._o &_o 1._o 2._o &_o 119._o 16_o 24_o 47_o 70_o 77_o 92_o 143_o 111._o psal._n 100_o 2._o &_o 21._o 6._o &_o 94._o 19_o isa._n 29._o 19_o joh._n 16._o 20_o etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 1._o 8._o rom._n 14._o 17._o quid_fw-la enim_fw-la jucundius_fw-la quam_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o domini_fw-la reconciliatio_fw-la quam_fw-la veritatis_fw-la revelatio_fw-la quam_fw-la errorum_fw-la recognitio_fw-la quam_fw-la tot_fw-la retro_fw-la criminum_fw-la venia_fw-la quae_fw-la major_n voluptas_fw-la quam_fw-la faflidium_fw-la ipsius_fw-la voluptatis_fw-la quam_fw-la seculi_fw-la totius_fw-la contemptus_fw-la quam_fw-la vera_fw-la libertas_fw-la quam_fw-la conscientia_fw-la integra_fw-la quam_fw-la vita_fw-la sufficiens_fw-la quam_fw-la mortis_fw-la timor_fw-la nullus_fw-la &_o c_o tert._n de_fw-fr spectac_n 29._o psal._n 17._o 8._o &_o 36._o 7._o &_o 57_o 1._o &_o 61._o 4._o &_o 91._o 4._o psal._n 37._o 24._o &_o 119._o 117._o psal._n 37._o 23_o 31._o &_o 119._o 133._o psal._n 66._o 9_o psal._n 119._o 45._o jam._n 1._o 25._o joh._n 15._o 14._o joh._n 8._o 36._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n ad_fw-la theod._n matt._n 11._o 28._o isa._n 26._o 3._o ps._n 119._o 165._o prov._n 28._o 5_o 7._o trismeg_n job_n 28._o 28._o prov._n 9_o 10._o 1._o 7._o ps._n 111._o 10._o ps._n 119._o 34_o 99_o 104_o 130._o sen._n ep._n 59_o 1_o thess._n 5._o 3._o prov._n 10._o 29._o august_n prov._n 25._o 28._o isa._n 57_o 20._o prov._n 3._o 15._o psal._n 37._o 16._o prov._n 10._o 6._o deut._n 28._o 8._o 30._o 9_o psal._n 84._o 11._o eccles_n 8._o 12._o isa._n 3._o 10._o ps._n 128._o 1_o 2._o prov._n 8._o 35._o prov._n 12._o 21._o rom._n 8._o 28._o prov._n 10._o 3._o prov._n 13._o 29._o ps._n 34._o 9_o 10._o &_o 33._o 19_o &_o 37._o 3_o 19_o psal._n 33._o 18._o &_o 34._o 20._o &_o 112._o 7._o &_o 37._o 28._o ps._n 91._o 10_o 11._o ps._n 37._o 23_o etc._n etc._n prov._n 3._o 6._o prov._n 11._o 3_o 5._o &_o 16._o 3._o psal._n 37._o 5._o psal._n 1._o 3._o joh_n 22._o 28._o deut._n 28._o 8_o 12._o prov._n 23._o 18._o psal._n 128._o 2._o prov._n 10._o 24._o psal._n 37._o 4._o psal._n 145._o 19_o isa._n 32._o 17._o ps._n 119._o 165._o jam._n 3._o 18._o psal._n 97._o 11._o prov._n 29._o 6._o psal._n 147._o 3._o psal._n 31._o 24._o 27._o 14._o psal._n 34_o 19_o psal._n 37._o 39_o psal._n 37._o 24._o psal._n 37._o 34._o prov._n 22._o 4._o ps._n 112._o 1_o 3._o prov._n 28._o 10._o job_n 36._o 7._o job_n 36._o 11._o prov._n 14._o 11._o prov._n 10._o 27._o 9_o 11._o prov._n 3._o 1_o 2_o 16._o prov._n 10._o 7_o 25._o psal._n 37._o 26._o 112._o 2._o exo._n 20._o 6._o prov._n 12._o 3._o prov._n 11._o 31._o deut._n 28._o 1._o &_o 7._o 12._o &_o 11._o 13._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o rom._n 8._o 18._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 7._o phil._n 4._o 6._o heb._n 13._o 5._o matt._n 6._o 25._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 17._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 3_o matt._n 6._o 33._o rom._n 8._o 32._o rom._n 8._o 28._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o luk._n 12._o 33._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 17._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 8._o 4._o 13._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o luk._n 16._o 8._o eph._n 5._o 8._o 1_o thess._n 5._o 5._o joh._n 12._o 36._o matt._n 5._o 16._o eph._n 5._o 11._o ps._n 119._o 105._o isa._n 59_o 10._o job_n 5._o 14._o deut._n 28._o 29._o prov._n 4._o 18_o 19_o prov._n 13._o 6._o &_o 11._o 3_o 5._o 5._o with_fw-mi ennti_fw-la aliquid_fw-la extremum_fw-la est_fw-la error_n immensus_fw-la est_fw-la sen._n ep._n 16._o nihil_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la occupatum_fw-la tam_fw-la multiforme_a tot_fw-la ac_fw-la tam_fw-la variis_fw-la affectibus_fw-la concisum_fw-la atque_fw-la laceratum_fw-la quam_fw-la mala_fw-la mens_fw-la quint._n 12._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist._n eth._n 9_o 6._o deut._n 10._o 12_o 13._o neh._n 9_o 13._o rom._n 7._o 12._o plut._n in_o sol._n prov._n 18._o 4._o chrysoft_a in_o rom._n 1._o or._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prov._n 27._o 24._o prov._n 27._o 20._o eccles_n 10._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nâ—n_fw-la tempestate_fw-la vexor_fw-la sed_fw-la nauseâ_fw-la senec._n de_fw-fr tranq_fw-fr a_o 1._o rom._n 14._o 17._o matt._n 11._o 28._o isa._n 26._o 3._o mala_fw-la mens_fw-la cum_fw-la insidiatur_fw-la spe_fw-la curis_fw-la labour_v distringitur_fw-la &_o jam_fw-la cum_fw-la sceleris_fw-la compos_fw-la fuerit_fw-la solicitudine_fw-la poenitentiâ_fw-la poenarum_fw-la omnium_fw-la exspectatione_fw-la torquetur_fw-la quint._n 12._o 1._o nulla_fw-la major_n poena_fw-la nequitiae_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la quòd_fw-la sibi_fw-la ac_fw-la suis_fw-la displicet_fw-la sen._n ep._n 42._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plat._n de_fw-fr leg._n 5._o isa._n 48._o 22._o 57_o 20._o deus_fw-la jussit_fw-la &_o it_o à _fw-fr est_fw-fr sibi_fw-la poena_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la inordinatus_fw-la animus_n aug._n conf._n nisi_fw-la sapienti_fw-la sua_fw-la non_fw-la placent_fw-la