Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53963	A practical discourse upon the Blessed Sacrament shewing the duties of the communicant before, at, and after the Eucharist / by Edward Pelling ...	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1692 (1692)	Wing P1089; ESTC R20512	120,778	284

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bound_v up_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o omnipotence_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n so_o that_o his_o miracle_n be_v very_o few_o where_o their_o faith_n be_v very_o rare_a a_o clear_a instance_n we_o have_v in_o matth._n 13._o in_o his_o own_o country_n at_o nazareth_n he_o do_v not_o many_o mighty_a work_n because_o of_o their_o unbelief_n v._o 58._o some_o indeed_o he_o do_v for_o he_o heal_v a_o few_o sick_a person_n who_o have_v faith_n to_o be_v heal_v but_o st._n mark_n tell_v we_o that_o many_o mighty_a work_n he_o can_v not_o do_v there_o marc._n 6._o 5._o now_o to_o bring_v down_o this_o consideration_n to_o our_o present_a business_n the_o body_n of_o christ_n do_v still_o cast_v like_o influence_n and_o virtue_n from_o heaven_n and_o his_o spirit_n do_v dispense_v they_o at_o this_o sacrament_n but_o he_o dispense_v they_o according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o he_o be_v not_o please_v to_o work_v miracle_n on_o such_o as_o do_v not_o believe_v 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