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A19962 Every-dayes sacrifice Wherein are comprehended many comfortable prayers and meditations, very necessary for all Christians. Also, many comforts for the sicke which are afflicted by the sight of their sins and the terrour of death; written by D. M. Luther, a little before his end. With most true comforts out of holy Scripture of the knowledge we shall haue of one another in the world to come. Translated by, W.R.S. W. R. S., fl. 1624.; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, attributed name. 1624 (1624) STC 6398; ESTC S114714 51,362 282

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i_o psalm_n 31._o lord_n on_o thou_o do_v i_o trust_v let_v i_o never_o be_v confound_v deliver_v i_o through_o thy_o righteousness_n item_n be_v comfort_v and_o not_o dismay_v all_o you_o that_o tarry_v for_o the_o lord_n psal_n 32._o the_o ungodly_a have_v many_o sorrow_n but_o he_o that_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v compass_v with_o goodness_n psal_n 91._o though_o a_o thousand_o fall_n at_o thy_o side_n and_o ten_o thousand_o on_o thy_o right_a hand_n yet_o shall_v it_o not_o touch_v thou_o psal_n 91._o upon_o the_o lion_n and_o adder_n shall_v thou_o go_v and_o tread_v upon_o the_o young_a lion_n and_o dragon_n psal_n 23._o goodness_n and_o mercifulnesse_n shall_v follow_v i_o all_o my_o life_n time_n and_o i_o shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o evermore_o john_n 14._o in_o my_o father_n house_n be_v many_o dwelling_n if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o i_o will_v have_v tell_v you_o i_o go_v hence_o to_o prepare_v the_o place_n for_o you_o john_n 14._o i_o will_v not_o leave_v you_o fatherless_a i_o live_v and_o you_o shall_v also_o live_v john_n 14._o i_o will_v come_v again_o and_o take_v you_o unto_o i_o that_o you_o may_v be_v where_o i_o be_o john_n 12._o where_o i_o be_o there_o shall_v also_o my_o servant_n be_v item_n when_o i_o shall_v be_v lift_v up_o from_o the_o earth_n then_o will_v i_o draw_v they_o all_o unto_o i_o john_n 10._o i_o know_v my_o sheep_n and_o be_o know_v of_o i_o and_o no_o man_n shall_v pull_v they_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n rom._n 8._o if_o god_n be_v with_o we_o who_o shall_v be_v against_o we_o who_o also_o have_v not_o spare_v his_o only_a son_n but_o have_v give_v he_o for_o we_o how_o can_v have_v not_o but_o give_v we_o all_o with_o he_o rom._n 8._o i_o be_o sure_a that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n neither_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n neither_o thing_n present_a nor_o to_o come_v neither_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n can_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o 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