Holy obseruations. Lib. 1. Also some fewe of Dauids Psalmes metaphrased, for a taste of the rest. By Ios. Hall

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Holy obseruations. Lib. 1. Also some fewe of Dauids Psalmes metaphrased, for a taste of the rest. By Ios. Hall
Author
Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.
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At London :: Printed by H. L[ownes] for Samuel Macham: and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Bull-head,
1607.
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Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
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"Holy obseruations. Lib. 1. Also some fewe of Dauids Psalmes metaphrased, for a taste of the rest. By Ios. Hall." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A02545.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.

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Amongst all actions Satan is euer busiest in the best, and most in the best part of the best; as in the ende of Prayer when the heart should close vp it selfe with

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most comfort. Hee ne∣uer feares vs, but when wee are well imployed: and the more likely∣hood he sees of our pro∣fit, the more is his en∣uie, and labour to di∣stract vs. Wee shoulde loue our selues, as much as he hates vs; and ther∣fore striue so muche the more towardes our good, as his malice stri∣ueth to interrupt it. We doe nothing, if we con∣tende not, when wee are resisted. The good soule is ever in contra∣diction; denying what

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is graunted, and con∣tending for that which is denyed; suspecting when it is gayne-saide, and fearing libertie.

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