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A04391 Seauen helpes to Heauen Shewing 1. How to auoid the curse. 2. How to beare the crosse. 3. How to build the conscience. 4. How with Moses to see Canaan. 5. Simeons dying song, directing to liue holily and dye happily. 6. Comforts for Christians against distresses in life, and feare of death. 7. Feruent prayers, to beare sicknesse patiently, and dye preparedly. The second edition: much enlarged by Steuen Ierome, late preacher at S. Brides. Seene and allowed.; Moses his sight of Canaan Jerome, Stephen, fl. 1604-1650. 1614 (1614) STC 14512.3; ESTC S118682 265,158 563

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another_o extremity_n comfort_n thyself_o in_o the_o lord_n 6._o thy_o god_n happy_a be_v he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o leave_v all_o for_o christ_n sake_n 37.38.39_o that_o can_v say_v with_o one_o of_o the_o ancient_n omne_fw-la my_o god_n and_o all_o thing_n my_o god_n my_o guide_n my_o rock_n my_o defence_n my_o salvation_n 18.1_o therefore_o that_o love_n which_o thou_o do_v bear_v to_o they_o that_o be_v go_v sequestrate_n it_o from_o the_o dead_a and_o reflect_v it_o upon_o god_n there_o be_v danger_n in_o our_o earthly_a love_n whether_o natural_a to_o our_o child_n conjugal_a to_o our_o marriage_n mate_n or_o moral_n to_o our_o friend_n in_o which_o we_o may_v soon_o offend_v in_o the_o defect_n of_o too_o little_a or_o in_o excess_n of_o too_o much_o for_o which_o cause_n god_n be_v a_o 20._o jealous_a god_n and_o not_o endure_v that_o our_o heart_n 4.23_o shall_v be_v set_v on_o any_o thing_n in_o love_v it_o too_o much_o over_o or_o above_o or_o beside_o or_o equal_a with_o 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of_o his_o passion_n 23.28_o weep_v not_o for_o i_o but_o weep_v for_o yourselves_o i_o be_o well_o your_o case_n be_v worse_o i_o have_v conquer_v you_o be_v still_o fight_v i_o be_o in_o the_o haven_n you_o be_v fluctuate_v on_o the_o sea_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o will_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o restrain_v the_o papist_n idolatry_n in_o pray_v to_o saint_n and_o angel_n if_o they_o have_v but_o eye_n to_o see_v how_o they_o enforce_v upon_o they_o this_o idolatrous_a worship_n which_o themselves_o have_v 10.25.26_o prohibit_v and_o direct_v unto_o god_n so_o leave_v thy_o sorrow_n till_o thou_o consider_v how_o little_a notice_n they_o take_v of_o it_o how_o little_a they_o desire_v it_o or_o delight_n in_o it_o for_o who_o thou_o sorrow_v be_v to_o no_o more_o purpose_n then_o to_o pray_v
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inflict_v less_o upon_o thou_o than_o thy_o sin_n deserve_v though_o thy_o pain_n be_v great_a for_o as_o we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n sinful_a psal_n 51.4_o corrupt_a and_o abominable_a and_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n psal_n 14.3_o psal_n 53._o all_o offend_a in_o many_o thing_n james_n 2.3_o so_o he_o may_v condign_o pay_v thou_o the_o wage_n of_o thy_o sin_n death_n damnation_n hell_n fire_n rom._n 6.23_o rom._n 21.8_o for_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v not_o utter_o consume_v because_o his_o compassion_n fail_v not_o lament_v 3.22.23_o he_o have_v not_o deal_v with_o thou_o after_o thy_o sin_n nor_o reward_v thou_o after_o thy_o iniquity_n psal_n 103.10_o 6_o god_n afflict_v thou_o not_o so_o much_o as_o he_o may_v and_o can_v for_o as_o thou_o have_v sin_v in_o every_o part_n in_o thy_o tongue_n in_o thy_o head_n thy_o eye_n thy_o foot_n rom._n 3.13.14.15_o as_o every_o member_n have_v be_v make_v a_o weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n to_o fight_v 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