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A85881 The arraignment of pride, or, Pride set forth, with the causes, kinds, and several branches of it: the odiousness and greatness of the sin of pride: the prognosticks of it, together with the cure of it: as also a large description of the excellency and usefulness of the grace of humility: divided into chapters and sections. / By W. Gearing minister of the word at Lymington in Hantshire. Gearing, William. 1660 (1660) Wing G430; Thomason E1762_1; ESTC R209642 162,907 286

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voluntas_fw-la cognitae_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntati_fw-la libens_fw-la acquiescat_fw-la beza_n in_o matthew_n 26._o 26.39_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o correction_n but_o a_o explication_n of_o his_o former_a petition_n and_o a_o declaration_n with_o what_o condition_n he_o shall_v ask_v it_o nor_o do_v it_o signify_v a_o repugnancy_n of_o will_n which_o can_v not_o have_v want_v sin_n but_o a_o diversity_n which_o per_fw-mi se_fw-mi be_v not_o vicious_a no_o not_o in_o man_n if_o so_o be_v the_o will_n of_o man_n do_v willing_o assent_v to_o and_o rest_n in_o the_o know_a will_n of_o god_n the_o meaning_n then_o brief_o may_v be_v this_o father_n if_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n 17._o christ_n be_v willing_a to_o die_v voluntate_fw-la rationali_fw-la though_o not_o naturali_fw-la for_o our_o redemption_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o his_o father_n lumb_n send_v lib._n 3._o distin_a 17._o and_o man_n redemption_n may_v otherwise_o be_v wrought_v let_v this_o bitter_a 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