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A35535 An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the thirty second, the thirty third, and the thirty fourth chapters of the booke of Job being the substance of forty-nine lectures / delivered at Magnus neare the Bridge, London, by Joseph Caryl ... Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1661 (1661) Wing C774; ESTC R36275 783,217 917

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happiness_n in_o this_o world_n and_o for_o our_o everlasting_a happiness_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v to_o come_v all_o be_v of_o grace_n fundamental_o or_o because_o the_o lord_n be_v and_o will_v be_v for_o ever_o gracious_a thus_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o moses_n exod._n 33.19_o i_o will_v be_v gracious_a to_o who_o i_o will_v be_v gracious_a my_o mercy_n shall_v flow_v our_o when_o and_o to_o who_o and_o where_o i_o please_v and_o the_o proclamation_n which_o he_o make_v of_o himself_o in_o all_o his_o royal_a title_n run_v in_o the_o same_o strain_n exod._n 34.6_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n god_n merciful_a and_o gracious_a long-suffering_a and_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n and_o truth_n keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n if_o we_o consider_v god_n first_o in_o do_v we_o good_a second_o in_o forgive_a we_o the_o evil_n which_o we_o do_v three_o in_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o evil_n which_o we_o now_o suffer_v four_o in_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o future_a suffering_n all_o be_v from_o grace_n and_o from_o free_a grace_n he_o do_v we_o good_a though_o we_o be_v undeserving_a any_o good_a that_o be_v grace_n yea_o he_o do_v we_o good_a though_o we_o be_v ill_o deserve_v and_o that_o be_v more_o grace_n he_o do_v all_o for_o we_o through_o grace_n first_o in_o spirituall_n and_o second_o in_o temporall_n not_o only_o do_v the_o good_a thing_n of_o eternal_a life_n but_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o present_a life_n flow_v from_o grace_n unto_o his_o own_o people_n not_o only_o the_o health_n of_o their_o soul_n but_o the_o health_n of_o their_o body_n not_o only_a deliverance_n from_o hell_n but_o deliverance_n from_o sickness_n also_o flow_v from_o his_o free_a grace_n in_o jesus_n christ_n therefore_o of_o all_o their_o mercy_n and_o salvation_n both_o as_o to_o the_o foundation_n and_o top-stone_n of_o they_o the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v cry_v as_o the_o prophet_n zachery_n chap._n 4.7_o foretell_v the_o people_n of_o god_n shall_v say_v of_o that_o long_v for_o deliverance_n when_o that_o great_a mountain_n shall_v become_v a_o plain_a before_o zerubbabell_a grace_n grace_n unto_o they_o that_o be_v grace_n have_v begin_v they_o and_o grace_n alone_o will_v maintain_v continue_v and_o perfect_a what_o it_o have_v begin_v as_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o we_o except_o our_o misery_n which_o move_v the_o lord_n to_o begin_v so_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o we_o but_o our_o inability_n which_o move_v the_o lord_n to_o perfect_v what_o he_o have_v begin_v he_o see_v we_o can_v and_o therefore_o he_o will_v perfect_v what_o he_o have_v begin_v and_o all_o this_o he_o do_v that_o he_o may_v exalt_v his_o own_o name_n and_o perfect_a the_o praise_n of_o his_o free_a grace_n towards_o we_o more_o distinct_o that_o all_o come_v from_o grace_n or_o from_o the_o graciousness_n of_o god_n may_v note_v these_o five_o thing_n to_o we_o first_o not_o only_o that_o god_n do_v all_o for_o his_o people_n free_o 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