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          id: A25788
      author: Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661.
       title: Instructions to a son by Archibald, late Marquis of Argyle ; written in the time of his confinement.
        date: 1661
       words: 19980
      flesch: 58
     summary: Ido acknowledge 't is a singular and the right way of transmiting of a mans memory to posterity , especially to his own ; it argues a kind of reverence that men bear to themselves when they can so impartially unbosome themselves in the account and register of all their Actions , and can shew no disliked experience of them , as to their own proper guilt . How ardently have men loved some , even beyond the desire of dying for them , when in a moment , as it were one hasty ebullition of choler hath rendred them exceeding offensive , nay , hath sunk them into our hate and execration ? see the fast hold which man doth take of man !
    keywords: chap; court; estate; fortune; god; good; hath; honour; life; love; man; men; mind; persons; place; power; prince; reason; religion; self; thing; time; use; vertue; war; way; world
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        item: #2 of 4
          id: A44186
      author: Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.
       title: The father's new-years-gift to his son containing divers useful and necessary directions how to order himself both in respect to this life and that which is to come / written by the Right Honourable Sir Matthew Hale ; whereunto is added, divine poems upon Christmas-day.
        date: 1685
       words: 8352
      flesch: 54
     summary: But also when Sickness and Death comes and God calls upon thee to give up the account of thy Stewardship , will perplex thy thoughts , and fill thy soul with confusion , when thou shalt find that thy work is not half done , or it may be , not at all began , and yet thy day is spent , thy night approaching , and thy lamp just ready to expire , so that what thou dost then will be with abundance of trouble , perplexity , and vexation and peradventure , after all thy soul will take its flight before thou hast brought it to any perfection . Secondly , As to the management of your own Speech , 1. Let it be always true ; never speak any thing for a truth , which you know to be false , because that is a great sin against God , who gave you your Tongue to speak your mind with , and not to report a lye .
    keywords: day; death; god; hath; life; man; men; self; thee; thou; thy; time; work
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        item: #3 of 4
          id: A66355
      author: Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716.
       title: The vanity of childhood & youth wherein the depraved nature of young people is represented and means for their reformation proposed : being some sermons preached in Hand-Alley at the request of several young men, to which is added a catechism for youth / by Daniel Williams.
        date: 1691
       words: 37248
      flesch: 78
     summary: If thou must own , I am further from God , and not nearer : Sin is stronger , and not weakned ; then sure thou wilt own thou hast lived in vain to thy self . God addresseth himself to thee as one stupidly ignorant , but know thou : it 's what
    keywords: art; child; christ; god; good; heart; life; love; man; nature; people; self; sin; soul; spirit; thee; things; thou; thou art; thy; time; vain; vanity; young; youth
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          id: A70839
      author: Cheare, Abraham, d. 1668.
       title: A Looking-glass for children being a narrative of God's gracious dealings with some little children / recollected by Henry Jessey in his life time ; together with sundry seasonable lessons and instructions to youth, calling them early to remember their creator, written by Abr. Chear ...
        date: 1673
       words: 22434
      flesch: 84
     summary: And if , while young , God do his Work begin Vpon your Soul , take hee● , beware of sin ; It will prove to your Crown another day , To cleave to Righteousness , whilst yet you may . 6. Upon a World , vain toylsome , foul , a journey now you enter : The welfare of your living Soul , you dangerously adventure If as the is●ue of your wayes , yo●ve happiness design'd :
    keywords: children; christ; day; dayes; dear; doth; flesh; glass; glory; god; good; grace; hand; hath; heart; hell; jesus; life; lord; love; mind; nature; new; refl; sin; soul; thee; things; thou; thy; time; way; word
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