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A30910 Hearts-ease in heart-trouble, or, A sovereign remedy against all trouble of heart that Christ's disciples are subject to ... prescribed by the great physician, the Lord Jesus Christ ... / by J.B., a servant of Jesus Christ. Bardwood, James.; Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1691 (1691) Wing B747A; ESTC R35313 73,337 198

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death_n o●_n the_o cross_n and_o all_o as_o our_o surety_n and_o ●●_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o our_o sin_n chri●●_n our_o passover_n be_v sacrifice_v for_o we_o 1_o cor_fw-la 5._o 7._o to_o make_v atonement_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o law_n and_o justice_n of_o go●_n for_o we_o rom._n 3._o 25._o this_o be_v the_o great_a work_n of_o the_o transcendent_a love_n of_o jesus_n chris●_n when_o he_o be_v upon_o earth_n when_o he_o travel_v in_o soul_n drink_v of_o the_o brook_n in_o the_o way_n psal_n 110._o 7._o that_o black_a torrent_n of_o wrath_n and_o curse_n that_o lay_v in_o the_o way_n betwixt_o our_o soul_n and_o heaven_n which_o stop_v up_o our_o passage_n thitherward_o and_o make_v it_o utter_o impassable_a for_o we_o but_o jesus_n make_v a_o passage_n by_o his_o blood_n that_o his_o redeem_a might_n pass_v through_o so_o great_a be_v his_o suffering_n in_o this_o world_n for_o we_o that_o they_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o 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