Balaam's wish: a sermon Wherein the vanity of desires without endeavours, in order to the obtaining the death of the upright, and their last end, is opened and applyed. First occasionally preached, and now at the request of some published. By an unworthy messenger of Christ.
Cawton, Thomas, 1637-1677
Publisher: printed by T Leach for John Sims and are to be sold at his shop near Gresham Colledge gate in Bishops gate street and at his shop at Swithins Alley end in Cornhill near the Royal Exchange
Place of Publication:
London
Publication Year: 1670
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A78440 ESTC ID: R225053 STC ID: C1652
Subject Headings:
Christian life;
Sermons, English -- 17th century;
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| In-Text | there are some persons that having considered the sin, misery, and vanity of this present life, have said, That the best thing in the world is not to be born, | there Are Some Persons that having considered the since, misery, and vanity of this present life, have said, That the best thing in the world is not to be born, | a-acp vbr d n2 cst vhg vvn dt n1, n1, cc n1 pp-f d j n1, vhb vvn, cst dt js n1 p-acp dt n1 vbz xx pc-acp vbi vvn, |
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Adjacent References with Relevance: Ecclesiastes 1.2 (Douay-Rheims)
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| Verse & Version | Verse Text | Text | Is a Partial Textual Segment/Note | Cosine Similarity Score | Cross Encoder Score | Okapi BM25 Score |
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| Ecclesiastes 1.2 (Douay-Rheims) | ecclesiastes 1.2: vanity of vanities, said ecclesiastes vanity of vanities, and all is vanity. | vanity of this present life, have said | True | 0.635 | 0.658 | 0.968 |
| Ecclesiastes 12.8 (Douay-Rheims) | ecclesiastes 12.8: vanity of vanities, said ecclesiastes, and all things are vanity. | vanity of this present life, have said | True | 0.632 | 0.485 | 0.914 |
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