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A20806 The sicke-mans catechisme, or path-way to felicitie Wherin is contained great variety of sound directions and most sweete co[n]solations collected and contriued into questions and answers, out of the best diuines of our time, by Thomas Draxe minister of Gods Word. Wherevnto is annexed two most comfortable and powrefull prayers. Draxe, Thomas, d. 1618. 1609 (1609) STC 7186; ESTC S117551 39,347 134

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and_o enlarge_v thy_o zion_n and_o thy_o jerusalem_n even_o after_o my_o death_n build_v up_o the_o wall_n of_o it_o repair_v the_o decay_n of_o thy_o church_n and_o confound_v antichrist_n and_o the_o upon_o i_o yet_o notwithstanding_o i_o herein_o acknowledge_v thy_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o compassion_n in_o christ_n that_o thou_o haste_v in_o slicted_a they_o upon_o i_o not_o as_o plague_n and_o curse_n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n to_o the_o unbeléeving_a and_o unrepentant_a but_o as_o fatherly_a correction_n and_o chastisement_n &_o messenger_n of_o death_n and_o immortality_n and_o mean_n to_o prepare_v i_o for_o and_o convey_v i_o to_o thy_o kingdom_n for_o hereby_o thou_o my_o most_o dear_a father_n intend_v and_o work_v my_o amendment_n make_v trial_n of_o my_o faith_n hope_n patience_n and_o thankfulness_n prevent_a sin_n to_o come_v and_o stir_v up_o in_o i_o a_o desire_n and_o long_a expectation_n of_o everlasting_a rest_n &_o happiness_n uuherfore_o i_o 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of_o thy_o spirit_n make_v i_o a_o willing_a and_o happy_a instrument_n of_o further_a good_a in_o my_o vocation_n and_o trade_n of_o life_n and_o grant_v dear_a father_n that_o as_o i_o grow_v in_o year_n so_o i_o may_v grow_v and_o increase_v in_o grace_n and_o obedience_n that_o i_o may_v live_v in_o thy_o fear_n and_o favour_n and_o die_v in_o peace_n and_o then_o see_v thy_o glorious_a face_n and_o enjoy_v the_o immediate_a and_o most_o bless_a fellowship_n of_o christ_n my_o sweet_a saviour_n and_o of_o all_o thy_o saint_n and_o angel_n for_o evermore_o vouchsafe_v i_o love_v and_o gracious_a father_n these_o mercy_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n needful_a for_o i_o for_o the_o merit_n obedience_n and_o mediation_n of_o thy_o belove_a son_n jesus_n christ_n to_o who_o with_o thou_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n three_o person_n &_o one_o all_o sufficient_a god_n be_v praise_n in_o the_o church_n throughout_o all_o generation_n for_o ever_o amen_n amos._n 3._o 6._o joh._n 5._o 14._o 2._o sam._n 12._o psal._n 16._o 7._o job._n 13._o 26_o lam_n 3_o 41._o psal._n 30._o v_o 6._o deut._n 8._o 2._o &_o 13._o 3._o cant._n 5._o 5._o 6_o hos._n 5._o 15._o rom._n 8._o ●…say_v 8._o 20._o 〈◊〉_d 33._o 15_o act._n 4._o 12_o isaiah_n 43._o ve_fw-la 25._o jer._n 31._o 34_o 〈◊〉_d sam._n 12_o 12._o 13._o psal._n 51_o ve_fw-la 3_o and_o 4._o dan._n 9_o 6_o luk._n 18_o 13_o job._n 19_o 25_o 1_o joh._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d psal._n 119._o 59_o jam._n 1._o 23._o isay._n 8._o 20_o rom._n 3_o ver_fw-la 23._o gen._n 6_o 〈◊〉_d 5_o eph._n 2_o 3_o job._n 33._o ve_fw-la 16._o 17_o 18._o 2_o chr._n 21_o 17._o rom._n 8._o ve●…_n 20_o &_o 22._o jere._n 5._o v_o 3._o lam._n 3._o ver_fw-la 22._o psal._n 130._o 6._o rom._n 5._o ve_fw-la 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v_o 18_o gen._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n gen._n 8._o v._n 1_o simile_n ●…sal_n 30._o v._n 7._o 8._o &_o 9_o 1._o joh._n 〈◊〉_d job._n 13_o 1●…_n mat._n 15_o v_o 23._o ad_fw-la 29._o gen._n 7._o 1_o mat._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 28._o rom._n 3._o v._n 3_o luk._n 5_o 31._o use_v phil._n 1_o 23_o gen_n 2_o 17_o heb._n 9_o 27_o rom._n 5_o 12_o rom._n 5_o 1●…_n psa._n 96_o v_o 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la 10_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o joh._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d gen._n 3._o v._n 6_o rom._n 8._o 1●…_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 14._o 1_o thes._n 4_o 14._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 51._o phil._n 1._o 23_o luk._n 12._o v._n 40._o rom._n 8._o v._n 29_o luk._n 13._o v._n 3._o &_o 15._o rom._n 6._o 2_o luk._n 12._o 20._o &_o 21._o luk._n 16._o 23_o 2._o thess._n 1._o vers_fw-la 9_o rom._n 6._o v._n 23_o gal._n 3._o 10._o a_o similitude_n math._n 26_o v_o ●…9_n luk._n 2._o ve_fw-la 29._o ●…om_n 8._o v._n ●…3_n &_o 34._o math._n 4._o ve_fw-la ●…4_n et_fw-la 7._o psal._n 31._o 15_o rom._n 7._o ●…4_n isaiah_n 57_o ve_fw-la 1._o &_o 2._o 2_o king_n 22._o 20._o isa._n 57_o 1._o math._n 22._o 32._o lu●…_n 23._o ve_fw-la 1●…_n 32_o a●…_n 44._o luk._n 23._o 〈◊〉_d 40._o 2._o tim._n 2●…_n 25._o luk._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 24._o senec._n lib._n 3_o epist._n 26._o job._n 42._o 6._o jonah_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 4._o &_o 5._o 1._o cor._n 15._o v_o ul●…_n hebr._n 11._o v_o 9_o &_o 10._o jam._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d rom._n 3._o v_o 〈◊〉_d &_o rom._n 7●…_n v._n 7._o hebr._n 2._o 1●…_n gal._n 2._o 20._o rom._n 8._o 13._o math._n 7._o 2●…_n luk._n 13._o vers_fw-la 25._o 〈◊〉_d c●…_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d luk._n 5_o 19_o leu._n 13._o 45_o 46._o psa._n 39_o 1●…_n 〈◊〉_d 2._o 2._o cor._n ●…_n apoc._n 12_o psa_fw-la 6._o 1._o luk._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 5._o 29._o joh._n 9_o ●…in_n 20._o 7_o act._n 7._o ve●…_n 60._o math._n 5._o v._n 25._o math._n 10._o josua_n 24._o v._n 14._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 15._o act._n 20._o 28._o rom._n 8._o 17._o heb._n 9_o v_o 16._o gen._n 18._o 19_o 1_o sam_n 2._o 30._o pro●…_n 15._o 16._o jo●…_n 4._o 24._o rom._n 8._o ver_fw-la 26._o psa._n 31._o 5._o gen._n 12._o 1●…_n 1._o 23._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 18._o 1._o cor._n 4._o 7._o ●…hil_fw-la 1._o 23._o ●…om_n 7._o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 5._o ●…oc_fw-la 14._o 〈◊〉_d isaiah_n 38._o 18._o