An A.B.C. for layemen, othervvise called, the lay-mans letters An alphabet for lay-men, deliuering vnto them such lessons as the holy Ghost teaches them in the worde, by thinges sensible, very necessary to be diligently considered.

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An A.B.C. for layemen, othervvise called, the lay-mans letters An alphabet for lay-men, deliuering vnto them such lessons as the holy Ghost teaches them in the worde, by thinges sensible, very necessary to be diligently considered.
Author
Wither, George, 1540-1605.
Publication
London :: Printed by Robert VValdegraue for Thomas Man and William Brome,
1585.
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Theology, Doctrinal -- Early works to 1800.
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Houses.

WHen we see wonderfull great Houses,* 1.1 contai∣ning many roomes and costly furniture and

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rich aray, large and sufficient to receiue manye princes with their traines of Nobles: then are we to remember, how large a palace the house of our heauenly father is: what multitude of man∣sions there are, and that there is one head and cap∣taine Christ, who in his good time will come for vs, and bring vs all thither where he is, for there is rome and prouision sufficient. Againe, the care∣full and cleane keeping of those houses do admo∣nish vs, how carefully we should keepe the house of God,* 1.2 whose house are we, if we holde fast the confidence and reioycing of the hope vnto the ende.

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