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A00730 Certaine plaine, briefe, and comfortable notes vpon euerie chapter of Genesis Gathered and laid downe for the good of them that are not able to vse better helpes, and yet carefull to read the worde, and right heartilie desirous to taste the sweete of it. By the Reuerend Father Geruase Babington, Bishop of Landaph. Babington, Gervase, 1550-1610. 1592 (1592) STC 1086; ESTC S100811 308,840 390

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come_v no_o more_o but_o his_o coat_n for_o he_o thy_o sorrow_n be_v near_o and_o even_o at_o the_o door_n by_o such_o cruel_a child_n no_o god_n no_o brother_n no_o father_n no_o friend_n be_v regard_v of_o they_o stony_a heart_n and_o iron_n bowel_n be_v now_o where_o nature_n shall_v have_v dwell_v see_v we_o then_o man_n if_o the_o lord_n touch_v not_o and_o prepare_v to_o endure_v what_o god_n shall_v send_v pitie_n or_o none_o favour_n or_o none_o feel_v or_o none_o his_o will_v be_v do_v 9_o then_o they_o sit_v they_o down_o ●o_o eat_v bread_n say_v the_o text_n alas_o they_o shall_v rather_o have_v sit_v down_o to_o weep_v for_o their_o most_o wicked_a behaviour_n towards_o their_o innocent_a brother_n then_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v conscience_n but_o they_o feel_v not_o the_o sin_n as_o yet_o and_o thus_o be_v man_n conscience_n to_o often_o lull_v a_o sleep_n through_o satan_n subtlety_n a_o estate_n most_o dangerous_a and_o abhor_a of_o god_n such_o a_o lethargy_n be_v in_o 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to_o fit_v assure_o and_o let_v it_o be_v our_o comfort_n joseph_n then_o be_v sell_v and_o away_o he_o go_v but_o god_n have_v a_o purpose_n unknowen_a to_o joseph_n to_o his_o great_a comfort_n have_v he_o know_v it_o his_o sorrow_n nothing_o will_v have_v be_v so_o great_a let_v it_o comfort_v we_o when_o adverse_a thing_n happen_v little_o know_v we_o what_o may_v ensue_v child_n 10_o final_o the_o sorrow_n of_o jacob_n so_o great_a and_o so_o grievous_a so_o long_o and_o so_o last_a refuse_v to_o be_v comfort_v whosoever_o come_v to_o he_o most_o plain_o and_o effectual_o express_v a_o father_n heart_n towards_o a_o child_n belove_v jacob_n have_v endure_v many_o great_a affliction_n in_o his_o time_n yet_o never_o run_v out_o as_o he_o do_v in_o this_o here_o he_o be_v even_o overcome_v with_o grief_n and_o his_o passion_n vehement_a show_v themselves_o in_o a_o doleful_a measure_n thus_o near_o lie_v chldren_n to_o their_o parent_n heart_n touch_v our_o good_n or_o touch_v our_o 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