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A81247 The morning exercise methodized; or Certain chief heads and points of the Christian religion opened and improved in divers sermons, by several ministers of the City of London, in the monthly course of the morning exercise at Giles in the Fields. May 1659. Case, Thomas, 1598-1682. 1659 (1659) Wing C835; Thomason E1008_1; ESTC R207936 572,112 737

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the_o lord_n work_v nor_o can_v brook_v the_o same_o to_o be_v do_v circumspect_o and_o exact_o by_o other_o act_v 13.10_o thou_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n enemy_n of_o all_o righteousness_n 3._o from_o the_o community_n of_o principle_n the_o very_a mind_n and_o will_n of_o satan_n be_v engrave_v upon_o our_o spirit_n and_o express_v themselves_o inefficacy_n and_o obstinacy_n of_o sin_v these_o principle_n be_v satan_n image_n instead_o of_o go_n 4._o from_o the_o natural_a man_n subjection_n to_o the_o guidance_n of_o satan_n regenerate_v person_n be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n but_o satan_n fill_v the_o heart_n of_o natural_a man_n he_o have_v possession_n of_o judas_n his_o heart_n and_o by_o a_o piece_n of_o money_n ride_v deep_a into_o he_o and_o prevail_v to_o engage_v he_o to_o betray_v christ_n this_o be_v a_o lamentable_a branch_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n misery_n 2._o he_o be_v banish_v and_o separate_v from_o god_n both_o from_o conformity_n to_o and_o communion_n 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very_o necessary_a matth._n 10.17_o beware_v of_o man_n in_o a_o sort_n as_o of_o any_o wild_a beast_n or_o the_o very_a devil_n themselves_o this_o be_v a_o glimpse_n of_o that_o wrath_n which_o the_o lord_n draw_v forth_o against_o natural_a man_n in_o this_o life_n before_o the_o son_n of_o man_n 2._o there_o be_v further_a degree_n of_o this_o wrath_n that_o rush_n in_o at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o life_n rom._n 6.23_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n the_o body_n of_o the_o very_a heir_n of_o glory_n and_o which_o be_v temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n lie_v trample_v upon_o under_o rottenness_n and_o suffer_v loss_n of_o their_o appoint_a glory_n till_o the_o last_o day_n the_o lord_n batter_v they_o till_o the_o house_n tumble_v about_o their_o ear_n he_o lay_v on_o load_n till_o the_o heartstring_n crack_v and_o to_o who_o hell_n be_v remit_v death_n be_v not_o remit_v those_o must_v die_v that_o shall_v not_o be_v damn_v for_o their_o sin_n and_o death_n shall_v have_v 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never_o a_o friend_n to_o comfort_n a_o sun_n to_o shine_v a_o drop_n of_o water_n to_o cool_v the_o tongue_n or_o any_o blessing_n to_o come_v near_o they_o any_o more_o for_o ever_o 2._o in_o sense_n which_o be_v sometime_o term_v suffer_v the_o vengeance_n of_o eternal_a fire_n judas_n ver_fw-la 7._o wrath_n to_o come_v 1_o thes_n 1.10_o where_o there_o shall_v be_v with_o the_o damn_a angel_n subjection_n to_o the_o eternal_a wrath_n of_o god_n the_o worm_n of_o a_o guilty_a conscience_n that_o never_o die_v where_o the_o lord_n will_v bear_v up_o the_o creature_n with_o one_o hand_n that_o it_o continue_v in_o be_v and_o beat_v it_o with_o the_o other_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v ever_o die_v in_o death_n always_o and_o never_o dead_a use_v 1_o inform._n we_o may_v clear_o gather_v divers_a corollary_n hence_o 1._o this_o may_v inform_v we_o of_o the_o vast_a and_o woeful_a change_n that_o sin_n have_v make_v man_n can_v not_o come_v possible_o such_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o 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