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A disswasive from worldly-mindedness, in order to the due exercise of Christian charity A sermon preached in the chappel of Popler, on the 8th of Sept. 1698. Before the trustees for the charity of Captain William Curtis, deceased. Who, in the year 1669, bequeathed a rent-charge of sixty pounds per annum, for the release of poor prisoners, the relief of aged people, a weekly distribution of bread, and the placing out of poor children to trades: for the benefit of the poor in the hamlets of Popler, Mile-end, Limus, and Ratcliff, for ever. Published at the request of the trustees. By Josiah Woodward, minister of Popler.

Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712
Publisher: printed for Brabazon Aylmer at the Three Pigeons over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhil
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1698
Approximate Era: WilliamAndMary
TCP ID: A67011 ESTC ID: R221225 STC ID: W3515
Subject Headings: Bible. -- O.T. -- Proverbs, XXIII, 5; Charities -- England; Sermons, English -- 17th century;
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In-Text And therefore he proceeds to reason the Case with them in an elegant Expostulation in the Text. Wilt thou set thine Eyes upon that which is not? Is it becoming the Wisdom of Man, to spend his Strength and Time in chasing a Shadow? Or in endeavouring to catch the pleasing Colours of the Rain-bow? Are not earthly Riches of an unsatisfactory Nature, And Therefore he proceeds to reason the Case with them in an elegant Expostulation in the Text. Wilt thou Set thine Eyes upon that which is not? Is it becoming the Wisdom of Man, to spend his Strength and Time in chasing a Shadow? Or in endeavouring to catch the pleasing Colours of the Rainbow? are not earthly Riches of an unsatisfactory Nature, cc av pns31 vvz pc-acp vvi dt n1 p-acp pno32 p-acp dt j n1 p-acp dt np1 vm2 pns21 vvi po21 n2 p-acp d r-crq vbz xx? vbz pn31 vvg dt n1 pp-f n1, pc-acp vvi po31 n1 cc n1 p-acp vvg dt n1? cc p-acp vvg pc-acp vvi dt j-vvg n2 pp-f dt n1? vbr xx j n2 pp-f dt j n1,




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Adjacent References with Relevance: Proverbs 23.5 (AKJV)
Only the top predictions per textual unit are considered for adjacency. An adjacent reference is located either in the same or an immediately neighboring segment/note as a given query reference. A reference is relevant to the query if they are identical, parallel texts of each other, or one is a known cross references of the other.
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Proverbs 23.5 (AKJV) - 0 proverbs 23.5: wilt thou set thine eyes vpon that which is not? wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not True 0.884 0.925 17.542
Proverbs 23.5 (Geneva) - 0 proverbs 23.5: wilt thou cast thine eyes vpon it, which is nothing? wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not True 0.758 0.865 12.914
Proverbs 23.5 (AKJV) proverbs 23.5: wilt thou set thine eyes vpon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselues wings, they fly away as an eagle toward heauen. and therefore he proceeds to reason the case with them in an elegant expostulation in the text. wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? is it becoming the wisdom of man, to spend his strength and time in chasing a shadow? or in endeavouring to catch the pleasing colours of the rain-bow? are not earthly riches of an unsatisfactory nature, False 0.638 0.824 0.975




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