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Title:  The monument of matrones conteining seuen seuerall lamps of virginitie, or distinct treatises; whereof the first fiue concerne praier and meditation: the other two last, precepts and examples, as the woorthie works partlie of men, partlie of women; compiled for the necessarie vse of both sexes out of the sacred Scriptures, and other approoued authors, by Thomas Bentley of Graies Inne student.
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may possiblie reioice or delight vs.Let vs to conclude, finallie thinke, what madnesse doth then possesse vs, so much to thirst after the bitter potion of sinne, to followe after vanities of this world, to suffer the incommodities of this slipperie life, and the dominion of Sathans tyrannie; and not rather to flee vp to the felicitie of Saincts, to the fellowship of Angels, and to the solemnitie of the heauenlie ioies, where we shall see, behold, and enioie the plentifull a∣boundant riches of the inestimable treasures of Gods goodnesse, for euer and euer world without end,Amen.A meditation of Gods woonderfull works, and a thanks-giuing for our creation.O Most heauenlie father, and eter∣nall God, which art neither made, nor begotten, but before all worlds from euerlasting diddest beget a Sonne, an image of thine owne substance: we honor thee, we praise thee, we glorifie thee, we yeeld thee most hartie thanks for all thy bene∣fits, especiallie for creating the heauens, the Sunne, Moone, and all the starres, by thy liuelie word, for go∣uerning through thy wisdome, and for thy gratious mainteining them.The Sunne in his vprising doth manifest the daie, a woonderfull worke of the highest. Great is the Lord which made, and commanded the same to take his course from the top of heauen, vnto the end thereof. The ornaments of heauen be the glorious starres: the Lord on high doth lighten the world; at his comman∣dement they keepe their order, and will not faile, nor be wearie in their watch.O Lord our God, how woonderfull is thy name in all the world, which hast set thy glorie aboue the hea∣uens! 0