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A19531 The mother and the child A short catechisme or briefe summe of religion, gathered out of Mr. Cragges Catechisme, for the fitting of little children, for the publick ministery. With short, very comfortable and fruitfull meditations on the Lords Prayer. Together with other briefe and profitable meditations on the seuen penitentiall psalmes. Craig, John, 1512?-1600.; Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621. 1611 (1611) STC 5961.5; ESTC S116725 44,088 216

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heaviness_n fall_v away_o by_o little_a and_o little_a &_o now_o my_o bone_n appear_v most_o woeful_o through_o my_o skin_n why_o then_o do_v i_o care_v to_o remain_v any_o long_o in_o this_o body_n the_o subject_n of_o my_o misery_n why_o do_v i_o watch_v to_o preserve_v this_o life_n which_o wrestle_v against_o so_o many_o misery_n which_o be_v clean_o spend_v with_o so_o many_o affliction_n be_v it_o not_o much_o better_a for_o i_o with_o the_o end_n of_o my_o life_n to_o end_v my_o misery_n the_o pelican_n that_o in_o the_o solitary_a desert_n of_o egypt_n desert_n torment_v herself_o with_o grief_n to_o have_v slay_v her_o young_a one_o besprinkle_v they_o with_o her_o own_o blood_n to_o restore_v they_o that_o life_n which_o she_o have_v take_v from_o they_o be_v not_o more_o sorrowful_a they_o i_o nor_o make_v more_o grievous_a moan_n than_o i._o have_v not_o my_o sin_n procure_v the_o death_n of_o my_o dear_a child_n which_o i_o love_v more_o than_o myself_o and_o now_o that_o 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before_o thy_o face_n down_o in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o displeasure_n thou_o have_v lay_v upon_o i_o the_o arm_n of_o vengeance_n and_o it_o have_v beat_v i_o down_o and_o lay_v i_o in_o the_o dust_n i_o have_v magnify_v myself_o among_o man_n and_o lo_o now_o be_o i_o bring_v low_o o_o vain_a presumption_n to_o what_o height_n have_v thou_o make_v i_o mount_v to_o give_v i_o the_o great_a fall_n alas_o what_o can_v i_o find_v in_o myself_o which_o can_v breed_v in_o my_o hart_n so_o high_a a_o self-conceit_n grass_n as_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o body_n decrease_v by_o little_a and_o little_a according_a as_o the_o
blood_n from_o the_o slavery_n of_o sin_n to_o which_o thou_o have_v of_o thy_o own_o accord_n bind_v thyself_o behold_v he_o who_o himself_o pay_v the_o ransom_n for_o those_o that_o have_v betray_v he_o who_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o punishment_n of_o our_o backslide_n and_o the_o payment_n of_o our_o forfeit_n with_o what_o word_n shall_v we_o render_v he_o thanks_n open_v my_o lip_n my_o god_n my_o creator_n my_o redeemer_n that_o my_o voice_n may_v be_v lift_v up_o in_o that_o measure_n as_o my_o heart_n be_v inflame_v with_o a_o boil_a affection_n to_o give_v thou_o praise_v and_o thanks_n and_o to_o abase_v myself_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o myself_o that_o i_o may_v rouse_v up_o my_o spirit_n in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o sacred_a mystery_n whereby_o we_o be_v reincorporate_v with_o thou_o and_o admit_v again_o to_o thy_o covenant_n to_o enter_v into_o this_o bless_a participation_n of_o glory_n wherein_o all_o those_o shall_v triumph_v who_o shall_v be_v partaker_n 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