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grace_n and_o glory_n wherefore_o in_o sundry_a part_n of_o christendom_n the_o maid_n of_o know_v honest_a and_o virtuous_a life_n when_o she_o die_v she_o have_v for_o she_o a_o hearse_n of_o black_a place_v in_o the_o choir_n with_o a_o guilt_n coronet_n set_v thereupon_o as_o a_o honour_n unto_o the_o state_n encouragement_n to_o the_o follower_n and_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o hundredfolde_n fruit_n worthy_a of_o a_o crown_n the_o conclusion_n to_o conclude_v that_o thou_o have_v perhaps_o these_o many_o year_n neglect_v the_o due_a account_n and_o sorrow_n for_o thy_o sin_n here_o have_v find_v proof_n of_o thy_o great_a fault_n and_o testimony_n of_o thy_o folly_n the_o obstinate_a sinner_n persevere_v in_o his_o custom_n may_v read_v here_o the_o description_n and_o calendar_n of_o his_o conscience_n he_o that_o by_o his_o office_n or_o vocation_n have_v pleadge_v the_o price_n of_o his_o own_o blood_n for_o the_o safety_n and_o conduct_n of_o other_o may_v perceive_v hereby_o if_o he_o be_v not_o too_o much_o blind_v with_o worldly_a respect_n how_o busy_a a_o toil_n pertain_v to_o the_o discharge_n &_o clear_n of_o himself_o o_o subtlety_n unsound_a that_o deceve_v in_o thyself_o thy_o own_o soul_n o_o folly_n most_o filthy_a that_o fight_v against_o thy_o proper_a health_n and_o happiness_n no_o dally_v with_o holy_a or_o ghostly_a thing_n god_n will_v not_o be_v mock_v if_o heaven_n may_v be_v have_v with_o continual_a follow_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n than_o the_o wisdom_n and_o careful_a regard_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n be_v mere_a folly_n their_o straightness_n of_o life_n vain_a and_o like_a lose_a labour_n sero_fw-la sapiunt_fw-la phryges_n but_o let_v we_o remember_v ourselves_o in_o time_n proclaim_v and_o practise_v with_o the_o convert_v ninivites_fw-la sackcloth_n dust_n and_o ash_n finis_fw-la i._o n._n london_n print_a by_o john_n wolf_n 1591._o