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A26344
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God's anger ; and, Man's comfort two sermons / preached and published by Tho. Adams.
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Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.
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1652
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Wing A492; ESTC R22209
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lord_n deliver_v we_o from_o our_o enemy_n and_o in_o that_o number_n we_o do_v wrap_v up_o our_o unthought_a of_o self_n for_o we_o be_v our_o own_o enemy_n turn_v thy_o hand_n upon_o my_o enemy_n for_o thou_o can_v do_v it_o with_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o hand_n deliver_v i_o from_o the_o evil_a man_n who_o be_v that_o say_v s._n 14._o augustine_n he_o be_v not_o far_o to_o seek_v libera_fw-la me_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la malo_fw-la that_o be_v à _fw-la meipso_fw-la deliver_v i_o from_o the_o evil_a man_n that_o be_v from_o myself_o i_o be_o the_o aptestto_n beget_v destruction_n upon_o my_o own_o soul_n no_o enemy_n can_v hurt_v we_o if_o we_o be_v our_o own_o friend_n but_o we_o must_v not_o extend_v it_o so_o far_o upon_o this_o holy_a king_n they_o be_v thought_n indeed_o and_o thought_n of_o sorrow_n but_o of_o godly_a sorrow_n and_o he_o call_v they_o his_o own_o to_o show_v his_o near_a acquaintance_n with_o they_o my_o sorrow_n he_o be_v not_o a_o stranger_n to_o his_o own_o 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they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o see_v the_o furrow_n of_o their_o own_o face_n they_o be_v loath_a to_o think_v of_o a_o reckon_n lest_o they_o shall_v despair_v of_o make_v even_o the_o arrearage_n man_n have_v the_o courage_n to_o dare_v to_o sin_n but_o they_o dare_v not_o look_v on_o their_o soul_n as_o they_o be_v pollute_v with_o sin_n i_o have_v hear_v of_o a_o melancholy_a man_n that_o will_v not_o believe_v he_o have_v a_o head_n till_o his_o physician_n make_v he_o a_o hat_n of_o lead_n and_o put_v it_o on_o which_o with_o the_o weight_n enforce_v he_o to_o cry_v o_o his_o head_n so_o man_n lose_v in_o sensual_a pleasure_n scarce_o remember_v that_o they_o have_v a_o soul_n within_o they_o until_o misery_n like_o talent_n of_o lead_n or_o quarry_n of_o stone_n with_o their_o heavy_a pressure_n squeeze_v out_o a_o confession_n nothing_o be_v so_o near_o as_o a_o man_n and_o his_o soul_n tot_o a_o domus_fw-la duo_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o whole_a household_n be_v but_o two_o 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every_o thought_n and_o to_o weigh_v every_o desire_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n whether_o they_o find_v themselves_o pensive_a or_o joyful_a they_o will_v search_v the_o cause_n as_o rebecca_n say_v when_o she_o feel_v the_o child_n struggle_v in_o her_o womb_n why_o be_o i_o thus_o whether_o fear_n or_o hope_n joy_n or_o pain_n have_v invade_v 22._o my_o thought_n let_v i_o ask_v my_o soul_n the_o reason_n why_o be_o i_o thus_o the_o father_n be_v excellent_a good_a at_o this_o they_o have_v their_o confession_n and_o soliloquy_n familiar_a conference_n with_o their_o own_o heart_n that_o when_o a_o man_n read_v they_o he_o will_v think_v they_o keep_v no_o other_o company_n but_o themselves_o conference_n with_o other_o may_v make_v we_o wise_a or_o learned_a but_o conference_n with_o ourselves_o be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v we_o holy_a tell_v thy_o conscience_n of_o all_o suggestion_n as_o the_o chaste_a wife_n after_o some_o peremptory_a denial_n to_o her_o 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