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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08552	The Christian conflict a treatise, shewing the difficulties and duties of this conflict, with the armour, and speciall graces to be exercised by Christian souldiers. Particularly applied to magistrates, ministers, husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants. The case of vsury and depopulation, and the errours of antinomists occasionally also discussed. Preached in the lecture of Kettering in the county of Northampton, and with some enlargement published by Ioseph Bentham, rector of the Church of Broughton in the same county.	Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671.	1635 (1635)	STC 1887; ESTC S113626	266,437	390

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most_o fearful_a distress_n isa_n 38._o 3._o remember_v o_o lord_n how_o i_o have_v walk_v before_o thou_o in_o truth_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n the_o sway_v of_o the_o regal_a sceptre_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o most_o potent_a and_o politic_a people_n of_o the_o jew_n god_n peculiar_a people_n the_o sovereign_a rule_n and_o command_v over_o a_o nation_n which_o be_v the_o most_o warlike_a and_o potent_a under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n the_o safe_a conduct_n of_o many_o mighty_a vigilant_a constant_a guarder_n the_o advise_a policy_n and_o deliberate_a counsel_n of_o sage_a senator_n the_o daily_a and_o diligent_a attendance_n of_o heroical_a and_o princely_a servitor_n the_o art_n and_o industry_n of_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o skilful_a physician_n the_o most_o curious_a cate_n costly_a garment_n harmonious_a music_n sweet_a perfume_n and_o all_o other_o delight_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o do_v most_o abound_v in_o the_o court_n of_o king_n can_v 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a_o needless_a persuasion_n in_o regard_n of_o man_n curse_v corrupt_a nature_n neither_o prone_a nor_o apt_a to_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n a_o causeless_a admonition_n righteous_a man_n be_v geason_a proverb_n 28._o 6._o a_o witless_a exhortation_n in_o regard_n of_o wise_a man_n judgement_n who_o so_o high_o commend_v those_o virtue_n of_o wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n a_o graceless_a and_o godless_a kind_n of_o persuasion_n or_o precept_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o so_o oft_o and_o earnest_o exhort_v persuade_v and_o provoke_v man_n to_o the_o study_n and_o practice_v of_o wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n yea_o some_o strange_a paradox_n of_o a_o heathen_a philosopher_n rather_o than_o a_o parable_n of_o a_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a preacher_n yet_o in_o truth_n the_o word_n contain_v a_o double_a dehortation_n from_o a_o double_a extremity_n in_o a_o double_a virtue_n enforce_v by_o a_o double_a reason_n draw_v from_o a_o double_a danger_n 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necessity_n of_o sanctification_n against_o the_o irreligious_a and_o reproachful_a diabolical_a and_o blasphemous_a barking_n against_o the_o same_o some_o of_o their_o fraternity_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v report_v term_v it_o scurvy_a sanctification_n six_o i_o have_v show_v the_o extent_n and_o excellency_n of_o christian_a 242._o book_n 4._o cap._n 6._o pag._n 242._o liberty_n wherein_o i_o have_v contradict_v and_o confute_v their_o lawless_a and_o licentious_a liberty_n seven_o i_o have_v open_v and_o unfold_v the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n 233._o book_n 4_o cap._n 5._o pag._n 233._o to_o inform_v and_o teach_v they_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o of_o which_o they_o talk_v and_o talk_v so_o much_o to_o little_a purpose_n in_o which_o they_o will_v seem_v wondrous_a wise_a although_o they_o wander_v wide_a of_o the_o way_n eight_o although_o their_o tenet_n of_o god_n not_o afflict_v his_o child_n for_o their_o sin_n be_v so_o repugnant_a to_o the_o regal_a rule_n of_o sacred_a 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