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A21000 A most heauenly and plentifull treasure, or, A rich minerall full of sweetest comforts the contents the next page will shewe. Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592. 1609 (1609) STC 7373.5; ESTC S4619 170,870 494

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their_o great_a magnificence_n vanish_v away_o into_o smoke_n and_o become_v like_a unto_o a_o stream_n who_o springhead_n be_v dam_v up_o his_o bed_n become_v parch_v with_o dryness_n the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n lose_v their_o beauty_n and_o his_o tree_n which_o he_o have_v plant_v on_o a_o row_n wither_v and_o dry_v up_o but_o such_o as_o have_v recourse_n unto_o god_n and_o forsake_v he_o not_o and_o refer_v all_o unto_o his_o honour_n shall_v never_o want_v any_o good_a thing_n because_o the_o spring_n head_n of_o all_o goodness_n which_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n flow_v over_o their_o soul_n and_o spread_v itself_o throughout_o all_o the_o part_n of_o their_o body_n 10_o now_o since_o that_o you_o see_v that_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n bring_v so_o great_a profit_n and_o that_o his_o fear_n be_v it_o which_o reconcile_v we_o unto_o he_o his_o conciliation_n get_v we_o grace_n enlarge_v our_o felicity_n come_v you_o unto_o i_o that_o i_o may_v learn_v you_o how_o 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