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" Thou art my father; and to the worm, Thou art my mother and my sister. "
The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The ... - Page 33
by Alexander Chalmers - 1810
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The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher...: With a Life of the Author...

James Ussher - 1660 - 628 pages
...kindred, and though before he had affinity with the greatest, yet here he gets a new affinity : " He saith to corruption, thou art my father, and to the worm, thou art my mother and my sister." The worm is our best kindred here ; the worm is our best bed ; yea worms thy best covering". Thus is...
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Eleven sermons, by J. Piggott, being all that were printed in his life-time ...

John Piggott - 1714 - 554 pages
...this Book, is very exprefs in this matter ; Job 17. 13, ff i wit, the Grave is my ffoufe / have faid to Corruption, Thou art my Father , and to the? Worm, Thou art my Mother, and my Sifter. He expedted to be gnawn by Worms, and to become an Entertainment for the moft contemptible...
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The Spectator, Volume 7

1718 - 360 pages
...which has been often termed the Nexus utriufque JMundi. So that he, who in one refpeft being aflbciated with Angels and Arch-Angels, may look upon a Being of infinite Perfection as his Father, and the higheft Order of Spirits as his Brethren, may in another refpeft fay to Corruption, thott art my Father,...
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The practice of piety. Amplified by the author (L. Baily).

Lewis Bayly (bp. of Bangor.) - 1719 - 490 pages
...dofl now fo dainitly feed, muft be fthou knoweft not how {bon) Meat for Worms: c When thoti Jbalt fy to corruption, thou art my Father, and to the Worm, thou art my Mother, and my Sifter. 7. Meditate, how that many a d Man's Tallt is made his Snare'. So that through his Intemperance...
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The Evidences of the Christian Religion

Joseph Addison - 1733 - 380 pages
...Beings,, which has been often termed the nexus ulriufquemundi. So that he who in one refpect is affociated with Angels and Arch-angels, may look upon a Being of infinite, perfection as his father, and the higheft order of' fpirits as his brethren, may in another refpecl: fay to. corruption, thou art my...
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The Spectator: ...

1737 - 354 pages
...Perfection as his Father, and the iighefl Order of Spirits as his Brethren, may in another refpect fay to Corruption, thou art my Father, and to the Worm, thou art my Mother and my Sifter, 0' H No.5-io. Monday, Oftobenj. IQuis defidtriojtt puAor aut modus Tam chari capitis ! Hor....
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Fifty sermons on several subjects and occasions, Volume 3

Charles Wheatly - 1746 - 420 pages
...the Worm, Thou art my «, .Mother and my Sifttr, Job xvii. 14. may " in another Refpe<3 be aflbciated with An"gels and Archangels, may look upon a «'....of infinite Perfection as his Father, ..<* and the higheft Order of Spirit as his " Brethren *." " <r~ADDisoii in the Speffator, No. 519. See alfo Bifliop...
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Meditations Among the Tombs: In a Letter to a Lady

James Hervey - 1746 - 234 pages
...They acknowlege Kindred with creeping Things, and quarter Arms with the meaneft Reptiles, *' They fay to Corruption, Thou art my " Father ; and to the Worm, Thou art my *' Mother and my Sifter." O mortifying Truth! Sufficient, one wou'd think, to wean the moft fanguine Appetite from this...
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Meditations and Contemplations: In Two Volumes, Volume 1

James Hervey - 1748 - 316 pages
...They acknowlege Kindred with creeping Things, and quarter Arms with the meaneft Reptiles. " They fay to Corruption, <' Thou art my Father ; and to the Worm, Thou. " art my Mother and my Sifter." — Q mortifying Truth ! Sufficient, one would think, to wean the moft fanguine Appetite from...
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The Evidences of the Christian Religion

Joseph Addison - 1753 - 376 pages
...which has been often termed the nexus utriufque mundi. So that he who in one refpect is aflbciated with Angels and Arch-angels, may look upon a Being of infinite perfection as his father, and the higheft order of fpirits as his brethren, may in another refpect fay to corruption, tbou art my father,...
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