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A67687 The holy mourner. Or An earnest invitation to religious mourning in general with a large declaration of the divine comforts, and the blessed effects which attend the performance of it. But more particularly to mourning in private, for our own personal iniquities, and the publick crying sins of the nation. To which are added, forms of devotion fitted to that pious exercise. By Erasmus Warren, rector of Worlington in Suffolk. Warren, Erasmus. 1698 (1698) Wing W967; ESTC R218442 210,205 385

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christus_fw-la non_fw-la sibi_fw-la flevit_fw-la sed_fw-la vobis_fw-la de_fw-fr trin._n lib._n 10._o hilary_n docuit_fw-la hilary_n quare_fw-la flevit_fw-la christus_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la hominem_fw-la flere_fw-la docuit_fw-la austin_n docet_fw-la austin_n flenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la aliorum_fw-la peccata_fw-la ut_fw-la christus_fw-la exemplo_fw-la svo_fw-la docet_fw-la stella_n and_o profundamus_fw-la and_o sunt_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la invitantis_fw-la ut_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la lachrymas_fw-la profundamus_fw-la gerhard_n and_o when_o christ_n as_o they_o say_v do_v not_o weep_v for_o himself_o but_o for_o we_o when_o he_o weep_v that_o so_o he_o may_v teach_v man_n to_o weep_v teach_v we_o to_o weep_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o as_o invite_v we_o to_o it_o by_o his_o own_o precious_a tear_n how_o can_v we_o possible_o neglect_v the_o work_n and_o outstand_v the_o force_n of_o so_o powerful_a a_o precedent_n indeed_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a have_v positive_o
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shift_v your_o posture_n and_o employment_n in_o favour_n of_o your_o faint_a tire_a zeal_n for_o though_o the_o spirit_n in_o itself_o be_v strong_a and_o so_o very_o willing_a and_o forward_a to_o persist_v yet_o be_v clog_v and_o load_v with_o the_o burden_n of_o this_o flesh_n it_o may_v very_o well_o want_v support_v and_o respite_n here_o therefore_o rise_v up_o from_o your_o humble_a prostration_n read_v a_o chapter_n or_o two_o of_o the_o lamentation_n or_o of_o some_o other_o book_n in_o the_o bible_n unless_o you_o have_v rather_o make_v use_n of_o any_o practical_a piece_n of_o some_o pious_a author_n by_o you_o that_o so_o by_o remit_v the_o intenseness_n of_o your_o devotion_n you_o may_v recover_v a_o more_o lively_a degree_n of_o fervency_n and_o then_o prostrate_v again_o in_o the_o heavenly_a presence_n supplicate_v thus_o a_o supplication_n respect_v our_o own_o and_o this_o nation_n be_v sin_n o_o god_n most_o gracious_a and_o compassionate_a look_v down_o look_v 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