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A57597 Shlohavot, or, The burning of London in the year 1666 commemorated and improved in a CX discourses, meditations, and contemplations, divided into four parts treating of I. The sins, or spiritual causes procuring that judgment, II. The natural causes of fire, morally applied, III. The most remarkable passages and circumstances of that dreadful fire, IV. Councels and comfort unto such as are sufferers by the said judgment / by Samuel Rolle ... Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Preliminary discourses.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Physical contemplations.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Sixty one meditations.; Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678. Twenty seven meditations. 1667 (1667) Wing R1877; Wing R1882_PARTIAL; Wing R1884_PARTIAL; ESTC R21820 301,379 534

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pain_n the_o matter_n be_v not_o great_a yea_o many_o will_v be_v make_v better_a by_o it_o moreover_o to_o our_o diligence_n we_o must_v add_v frugality_n if_o we_o will_v promise_v ourselves_o never_o to_o want_v food_n and_o raiment_n frugality_n be_v that_o pruning-hook_n which_o lop_v off_o all_o the_o unnecessary_a branch_n of_o superfluous_a expense_n god_n have_v no_o where_o engage_v himself_o to_o maintain_v any_o man_n pride_n and_o prodigality_n though_o he_o have_v to_o supply_v his_o necessity_n it_o be_v usual_a with_o god_n to_o let_v prodigal_n come_v to_o husk_n yea_o and_o want_v they_o too_o before_o they_o die_v or_o return_v prov._n 23.21_o the_o drunkard_n and_o the_o
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