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A55858 A looking-glass for a proud pharisee (very zealous and very ignorant:) as also for a true Christian (very meek and very mercifull:) discovering an effectual way (by the mysterie of God) for the healing of the land, through the uniting al sides to God, and one to another, by Jesus Christ. Humbly presented to the city of London, by Robert Prier, a memeber of it.; Cristall looking-glass for a proud Pharisee. Prier, Robert. 1648 (1648) Wing P3451; ESTC R217467 193,143 501

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2._o now_o you_o will_v ask_v in_o the_o next_o place_n object_n what_o those_o must_v do_v that_o be_v say_v to_o make_v a_o confession_n of_o sin_n with_o great_a joy_n nay_o rejoice_o which_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o you_o seldom_o hear_v of_o in_o our_o day_n for_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o mourn_v and_o to_o shed_v tear_n as_o it_o be_v to_o wash_v away_o our_o sin_n that_o be_v in_o part_n roman_n 9.32_o i_o shall_v answer_v your_o question_n sol._n and_o tell_v you_o what_o those_o do_v that_o make_v a_o confession_n of_o sin_n rejoice_o they_o fight_v against_o sin_n and_o they_o fight_v against_o antichrist_n which_o be_v very_o much_o among_o we_o and_o they_o fight_v against_o the_o world_n and_o i_o will_v tell_v you_o with_o what_o weapon_n they_o fight_v with_o all_o the_o first_o weapon_n be_v the_o shield_n of_o faith_n by_o which_o they_o be_v able_a for_o to_o quench_v all_o the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o wicked_a man_n the_o second_o weapon_n be_v the_o 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not_o thy_o brine_n tear_n nor_o thy_o legal_a fear_n nor_o thy_o sad_a countenance_n when_o thou_o make_v confession_n of_o thy_o sin_n not_o it_o be_v not_o thy_o say_n that_o thou_o be_v sorry_a for_o thy_o sin_n but_o it_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n 1_n john_n 1.7_o chap._n vi_o the_o spiritual_a open_v and_o application_n of_o these_o scripture_n viz._n john_n 5.10_o 16._o john_n 9.16_o isa_n 581_o 2._o jere._n 7.4_o 5_o 6_o 14._o luke_n 17.20_o neh._n 8.8_o matth._n 23.2.3_o 4._o matth._n 15.12_o 13_o 14._o phil._n 1.16_o phil._n 1.15_o 16_o 17._o rev._n 2.2_o rom._n 14.23_o rom._n 14.15_o 2_o thes_n 2.4_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o jere._n 32.40_o 41._o ephes_n 5.27_o rom._n 13.5_o dan._n 3.18_o 19_o 20._o 1_o tim._n 2.1_o 2._o rom._n 15.23_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o matth._n 17.15_o matth._n 7.16_o 1_o cor._n 1.19_o 20_o 28_o 29._o matth._n 23.28_o ephes_n 4.21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o ephes_n 2.10_o joh._n 15.4_o 5._o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o 10_o 14_o 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