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A67687 The holy mourner. Or An earnest invitation to religious mourning in general with a large declaration of the divine comforts, and the blessed effects which attend the performance of it. But more particularly to mourning in private, for our own personal iniquities, and the publick crying sins of the nation. To which are added, forms of devotion fitted to that pious exercise. By Erasmus Warren, rector of Worlington in Suffolk. Warren, Erasmus. 1698 (1698) Wing W967; ESTC R218442 210,205 385

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this_o know_v it_o thy_o case_n if_o thou_o know_v that_o thy_o sin_n afflict_v thy_o best_a friend_n i_o have_v this_o caveat_n to_o leave_v with_o thou_o take_v heed_n of_o abuse_v their_o affectionate_a tenderness_n there_o be_v too_o much_o ill_a principle_n in_o thy_o proceed_n already_o do_v not_o superadd_a ill_a nature_n to_o it_o if_o sin_n have_v eat_v out_o all_o sense_n of_o religion_n yet_o sure_o thou_o have_v somewhat_o of_o humanity_n leave_v something_o of_o common_a civility_n in_o thou_o especial_o to_o kind_a friend_n and_o relative_n cease_v to_o sin_n then_o in_o respect_n to_o they_o who_o manifest_a such_o pious_a compassion_n to_o thou_o lest_o thou_o shortne_v their_o life_n and_o send_v they_o sorrow_v to_o their_o grave_n o_o it_o be_v a_o rich_a and_o invaluable_a mercy_n to_o dissolute_a person_n that_o they_o have_v such_o friend_n as_o these_o i_o speak_v of_o friend_n that_o can_v weep_v over_o their_o provoke_a miscarriage_n and_o with_o plenty_n of_o 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