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A91791 Divine consolations, or, The teachings of God in three parts ... with an answer to the objections made against it, and Doctor Crips [sic] booke justified against Steven Geree / by Samuel Richardson. Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658. 1649 (1649) Wing R1406; ESTC R42708 221,129 494

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to_o be_v baptize_v act_v 8._o 12_o 13._o 36_o 37_o 38._o &_o 2._o 38._o 41._o mat._n 3._o 6._o 13._o 16._o joh._n 3._o 23._o 26._o mark_n 1._o 4_o 5._o act_n 10._o 44_o 47_o 48._o mat._n 28._o 19_o with_o gal._n 3._o 26._o 29._o rom._n 9_o 8_o 9_o mark_n 16._o 16._o to_o do_v nothing_o in_o religion_n without_o a_o command_n from_o god_n see_v at_o what_o god_n complain_v jer._n 19_o 5._o &_o 7._o 31._o &_o 32._o 32_o 35._o levit._fw-la 10._o 1._o deut._n 17._o 1._o &_o 18._o 20._o mat._n 28._o 20._o mark_n 7_o 8_o 9_o 2_o thes_n 1._o 8._o for_o break_v of_o bread_n luk._n 22._o 19_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 24_o 21._o to_o be_v prepare_v to_o duty_n psal_n 10._o 17._o job_n 11._o 13_o 14_o 15._o to_o obey_v ez●k_v 36._o 27._o psal_n 19_o 11._o pro._n 37._o 23._o rev._n 20._o 6._o &_o 22._o 14._o to_o be_v fruitful_a in_o season_n jer._n 17._o 8._o psal_n 1._o 2_o 3._o psal_n 92._o 13_o 14._o isa_n 61._o 9_o &_o 62._o 12._o psal_n 84._o 7._o for_o ability_n to_o obey_v god_n job_n 17._o 9_o psal_n 84._o 7._o isa_n 45._o 24._o &_o 40._o 29_o 30_o 31._o phil._n 4._o 13._o ps_n 68_o 35._o my_o god_n shall_v be_v my_o strength_n isa_n 49._o 5._o that_o no_o temptation_n shall_v be_v above_o that_o we_o be_v able_a to_o bear_v and_o to_o have_v a_o good_a issue_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o james_n 1._o 12._o rom._n 6._o 20._o to_o know_v the_o truth_n joh._n 7._o 17._o &_o 16._o 13._o &_o 25._o 9_o 12._o for_o direction_n in_o all_o our_o way_n isa_n 43._o 13._o psal_n 32._o 8._o &_o 48._o 14._o to_o reprove_v other_o levit._fw-la 16._o 17._o pro._n 28._o 23._o &_o 29._o 25._o &_o 24_o 25._o to_o correct_v child_n pro._n 25._o 15._o &_o 29._o 15._o &_o 23._o 13_o 14._o for_o husband_n to_o love_v their_o wife_n eph._n 5._o 25_o 28_o 33._o for_o wife_n to_o obey_v their_o husband_n eph._n 5._o 24._o for_o child_n to_o obey_v their_o parent_n eph._n 6._o 1_o 2._o servant_n to_o obey_v their_o master_n eph._n 6._o 5_o 6_o 7._o to_o leave_v false_a worship_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 16_o 17_o 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12_o 11._o 14._o isa_n 65._o 22._o if_o false_o accuse_v psal_n 37._o 6._o for_o a_o good_a name_n pro._n 10._o 17._o zeph._n 3._o 20._o isa_n 65_o 5._o psal_n 56._o 5._o for_o child_n psal_n 121._o 3._o 6._o for_o sleep_v psal_n 127._o 2._o pro._n 3._o 24._o job_n 11._o 19_o zeph._n 3._o 13._o for_o a_o supply_n of_o all_o we_o need_v phil._n 4._o 9_o 6._o if_o in_o prosperity_n jer._n 29._o 5_o 6._o till_o god_n see_v good_a we_o shall_v meet_v with_o no_o change_n it_o may_v change_v but_o god_n will_v never_o change_v heb._n 13._o 5_o 6._o if_o in_o adversity_n to_o be_v content_a in_o a_o hard_a or_o low_a condition_n heb._n 13._o 5._o john_n 18._o 11._o phil._n 4._o 11_o 12._o it_o be_v appoint_v 1_o thes_n 3._o 3_o joh._n 16._o 33._o joh_n 7_o 30._o we_o have_v need_n of_o they_o see_v 1_o pet._n 1._o 6._o the_o time_n can_v be_v long_o till_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o for_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n in_o trouble_n psal_n 91._o 15._o &_o 9_o 9_o &_o 37._o 39_o that_o the_o trouble_n shall_v not_o be_v too_o great_a jer._n 30._o 11._o 2_o cor._n 10._o 13._o to_o profit_v by_o they_o heb._n 12._o 11._o joh._n 13._o 23._o for_o deliverance_n john_n 5._o 19_o psal_n 19_o 17._o &_o 50._o 15._o for_o speedy_a deliverance_n out_o of_o they_o isa_n 46._o 13._o the_o life_n of_o faith_n in_o glorification_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n to_o behold_v the_o rest_n joy_n peace_n happiness_n provide_v for_o we_o in_o heaven_n believe_v that_o god_n will_v give_v we_o after_o this_o life_n all_o those_o thing_n with_o himself_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v he_o act_v 20._o 23._o &_o 26._o 18._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 4._o for_o the_o resurrection_n of_o my_o body_n 1_o thes_n 4._o 16._o to_o have_v a_o spiritual_a body_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 43_o 44._o to_o have_v a_o glorify_a body_n phil._n 3._o 21._o the_o sun_n in_o the_o firmament_n be_v not_o so_o glorious_a as_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v because_o the_o sun_n be_v but_o a_o natural_a body_n to_o 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to_o our_o sensibleness_n of_o fin_n but_o to_o christ_n 6._o our_o great_a measure_n of_o sensibleness_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o free_a from_o sin_n it_o deserve_v nothing_o but_o death_n 7._o if_o thou_o do_v see_v thyself_o lose_v and_o fatherless_a so_o as_o not_o any_o thing_n can_v satisfy_v thou_o but_o christ_n this_o be_v a_o great_a and_o sweet_a work_n of_o the_o gospel_n this_o none_o have_v but_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o thy_o renounce_v thy_o own_o sufficiency_n it_o do_v appear_v there_o be_v a_o better_a sufficiency_n come_v in_o place_n 2._o dis●_n i_o fear_v my_o faith_n be_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o god_n elect_n because_o i_o have_v so_o many_o doubt_n 1._o i_o grant_v fear_n and_o doubt_n be_v the_o fruit_n of_o unbelief_n and_o as_o fear_n and_o doubt_n increase_v the_o strong_a unbelief_n be_v yet_o by_o the_o scripture_n it_o appear_v god_n people_n that_o have_v believe_v yet_o have_v many_o doubt_n and_o fear_n as_o appear_v joh._n 13._o 1._o mark_v 9_o 24._o unbelief_n be_v so_o strong_a in_o thomas_n that_o he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o believe_v joh._n 20._o 24_o 25._o it_o may_v be_v the_o case_n be_v so_o with_o thou_o therefore_o take_v heed_n lest_o you_o say_v you_o have_v no_o faith_n lest_o you_o deny_v the_o work_n of_o god_n and_o call_v little_a faith_n no_o faith_n and_o light_n darkness_n and_o one_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n sin_n for_o to_o do_v so_o be_v very_o evil_a woe_n unto_o they_o that_o call_v evil_a good_a and_o good_a evil_n that_o put_v darkness_n for_o light_n and_o light_n for_o darkness_n that_o put_v bitter_a for_o sweet_a and_o sweet_a for_o bitter_a isa_n 5._o 20._o those_o that_o put_v faith_n for_o unbelief_n do_v so_o 2._o use_v mean_n to_o remove_v such_o thing_n as_o strengthen_v unbelief_n and_o hinder_v the_o sight_n of_o thy_o faith_n ignorance_n be_v one_o cause_n of_o doubt_v also_o a_o over-sensiblenesse_a of_o infirmity_n slight_v god_n mean_n neglect_v of_o duty_n or_o formal_a performance_n or_o nourish_a sin_n proneness_n to_o sin_n harken_v to_o satan_n to_o sense_n carnal_a reason_n nourish_a fear_n and_o unbelief_n etc._n etc._n know_v that_o mean_n be_v mean_n not_o cause_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n look_v to_o god_n 3._o endeavour_n to_o strengthen_v thy_o faith_n know_v the_o happiness_n of_o a_o believer_n in_o christ_n seed_n thy_o faith_n with_o suitable_a promise_n live_v upon_o christ_n above_o pray_v in_o faith_n ask_v his_o spirit_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v it_o see_v luk._n 11._o 23._o which_o will_v revive_v and_o fill_v thy_o soul_n with_o joy_n and_o peace_n in_o believe_v in_o the_o same_o measure_n god_n reveal_v his_o love_n to_o a_o soul_n in_o the_o same_o measure_n doubt_n and_o fear_n be_v cast_v out_o perfect_a love_n cast_v out_o fear_n 3._o dis_n i_o fear_v my_o faith_n be_v presumption_n presumption_n may_v be_v understand_v in_o a_o twofold_a consideration_n first_o for_o a_o confidence_n without_o the_o word_n or_o second_o against_o the_o word_n for_o the_o first_o 1._o he_o that_o presume_v he_o have_v no_o ground_n for_o his_o confidence_n he_o can_v neither_o give_v you_o any_o scripture_n or_o good_a reason_n for_o his_o confidence_n the_o ground_n of_o his_o confidence_n be_v his_o own_o conceit_n and_o not_o from_o the_o word_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n but_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n his_o confidence_n be_v in_o the_o word_n we_o through_o the_o scripture_n have_v hope_n rom._n 15._o 4._o no_o hope_n without_o a_o word_n in_o his_o word_n do_v i_o hope_v psal_n 130._o 5._o but_o i_o hope_v in_o thy_o word_n psal_n 119._o 81._o he_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n receive_v no_o promise_n of_o life_n but_o in_o and_o through_o christ_n in_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o grace_n but_o 2._o he_o that_o presume_v if_o he_o receive_v a_o promise_n he_o receive_v it_o upon_o his_o own_o qualification_n without_o respect_n to_o christ_n he_o 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