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Divine Fancies

Digested into Epigrammes, Meditations, and Observations. By Fra: Quarles
Quarles, Francis (1592-1644)
  
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To GOD.
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[The first Booke.]
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1. On the Musique of Organs.
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2. On the contingencie of Actions.
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3. On the Sacraments.
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4. On the Infancie of our Saviour.
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5. On Iudas Iscariot .
 6. 
6. On the life and death of Man.
 7. 
7. On the Seaven liberall Sciences of a Christian.
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8. Christs foure houses.
 9. 
9. Of Light and Heate.
 10. 
10. On Iudas Iscariot .
 11. 
11. On the possession of the Swine.
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12. On a Sun-Dyall.
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13. On the three Christian Graces.
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14. On a Feast.
 15. 
15. On Dives.
 16. 
16. On outward shew.
 17. 
17. On the reading of the Scriptures.
 18. 
18. On the life of Man.
 19. 
19. On the Crowing of a Cocke.
 20. 
20. On Mammon.
 21. 
21. On Church-contemners.
 22. 
22. On Morus.
 23. 
23. On the Hypocrite.
 24. 
24. On a Pilgrime.
 25. 
25. On the Needle of a Sun-diall.
 26. 
26. On Affliction.
 27. 
27. On a Sun-dyall.
 28. 
28. On Peter .
 29. 
29. On Merits.
 30. 
30. On Servio .
 31. 
31. A Soliloquie.
 32. 
32. On Daniel in the Den.
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23. On those that deserve it.
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34. Doe this and live.
 35. 
35. On Ioseph and his Mistris.
 36. 
36. On Scriptum est.
 37. 
37. On the flourishing of the Gospell.
 38. 
38. On Ioseph's Speech to his Brethren.
 39. 
39. Of common Devotion.
 40. 
40. On the Day of Iudgement.
 41. 
41. On Death.
 42. 
42. On the Body of Man.
 43. 
43. On the Young man in the Gospell.
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44. On Mans goodnesse and Gods love.
 45. 
45. On Mans Plea.
 46. 
46. On Furio .
 47. 
47. On Martha and Mary .
 48. 
48. On our Blessed Saviour.
 49. 
49. On Sinnes.
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50. On Mans behaviour to God.
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51. On Mans Cruelty.
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52. Mans Progresse.
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53. On the two great Flouds.
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54. On Fuca .
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55. On Abrahams servant.
 56. 
56. On Alexander.
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57. On rash Iudgement.
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58. On Iacobs purchase.
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59. On Esau.
 60. 
60. On the absence of a blessing.
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61. On the yonger Brother.
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62. On Kain.
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63. On the righteous man.
 63. 
63. On Faith, Love, and Charity.
 64. 
64. On Iacobs Pillow.
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65. On Faith.
 66. 
66. On Zacheus .
 67. 
67. On the Thiefe and Slanderer.
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68. On Abrams pleading for Sodome.
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69. On Mans goodnes.
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70. On Zacheus.
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71. On the Roman, Turke, and Atheist.
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72. On Babels Building.
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73. On the Theife and the Lyer.
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74. On the Egyptians Famine.
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75. On Zacheus.
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76. On the Plough-man.
 77. 
77. On a happy Kingdome.
 78. 
78. On Gods appearance to Moses .
 79. 
79. On Gods Law.
 80. 
80. On Pharoe's Bricke.
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81. On the insatiablenesse of Mans heart.
 82. 
82. On Pharoe's hard-heartednes.
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83. On the change of Pharoe's fortunes.
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84. On the First borne.
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85. On baptized Infants.
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86. On the grumbling Israelites.
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87. On Mans rebellion.
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88. On Israel.
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89. On the Sinners Refuge.
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90. On the deposing of Princes.
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91. On Peters Keyes.
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92. On Offrings.
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93. On Vsurers.
 94. 
94. On Repentance.
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95. On Wine and Water.
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96. On Balams Asse.
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97. On some raw Divines.
 98. 
98. On Buying of the Bible.
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99. On the buying of the new Testament.
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100. To my Booke.
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The second Booke.
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The third Booke.
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The fourth Booke.

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58. On Ignorance.

The greatest Friend Religion hath t'advance
Her glory's unaffected Ignorance:
The burning Taper lends the fairest light,
And shines most glorious, in the shades of night.
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