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A sermon preached at the funeral of the honourable Colonel Robert Rolle of Heanton Sachville in the county of Devon esq; by William Trevethick M.A. and pastor of Petrockslow in the same county
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Trevethick, William, 1612 or 13-1693.
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Wing T2133A; ESTC R219720
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other_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n 2.12_o 1_o thes_n 4.13_o eph._n 2.12_o for_o if_o we_o believe_v that_o jesus_n die_v and_o rise_v again_o even_o so_o they_o also_o which_o sleep_n in_o jesus_n will_v god_n bring_v with_o he_o 1_o thes_n 4.13_o 14._o they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o faith_n die_v in_o the_o lord_n they_o sleep_v in_o jesus_n christ_n be_v still_o their_o head_n and_o they_o his_o member_n and_o if_o he_o be_v rise_v they_o must_v needs_o rise_v also_o as_o long_o as_o the_o head_n be_v above_o water_n the_o member_n can_v be_v drown_v the_o heathen_a complain_v that_o their_o dead_a be_v ingrateful_a flebant_fw-la 6._o ver._n aeve_v l._n 6._o &_o cineri_fw-la ingrato_fw-la suprema_fw-la ferebant_fw-la though_o they_o cry_v never_o so_o loud_a yet_o there_o be_v no_o reply_n though_o they_o perform_v never_o so_o many_o rite_n and_o service_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o return_n but_o for_o believer_n their_o faith_n speak_v when_o they_o be_v dead_a 11.4_o heb._n 11.4_o 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