Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.
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Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.
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Barton, William, 1598?-1678.
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London :: Printed by J. Heptinstall for William Cooper ...,
1688.
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Bible. -- O.T. -- Song of Solomon -- Paraphrases, English.
Hymns, English.
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"Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A26725.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.
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Hymn 25. Boasting Corrected.
Have mercy, &c.
Jer. 9.23.
THUS saith the Lord of Hosts,let not the man most wiseGlory at all, or make his boastswhat wisedom in him lies.The mighty in his might,the rich man in his wealth,Though he should have it to the height,let him not boast himself.
24.
But all mans boast must beto boast in this alone,In knowing and discerning methe Lord and gracious one.I exercise kind love,judgment and doing right,Towards all men, saith the Lord above,for therein I delight.
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