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A10924 Christian curtesie: or, St. Pauls vltimum vale Deliuered in two sermons, on 2. Cor. 13.11. at St. Margarets on Fish-street-hill in London. By N. Rogers (sometimes preacher there) at his farewel, vpon his remoueal thence to a pastoral charge else-where. Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660. 1621 (1621) STC 21194; ESTC S116107 47,357 86

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thirst_n as_o the_o jew_n our_o saviour_n add_v affliction_n to_o they_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v wound_v by_o insolence_n &_o exprobration_n as_o shemei_n to_o david_n 16.13_o 2_o sam_n 16.13_o of_o the_o same_o spirit_n among_o we_o we_o have_v many_o who_o triumph_n in_o the_o great_a misery_n of_o their_o brethren_n that_o misery_n of_o misery_n a_o wound_a spirit_n many_o make_v it_o rather_o matter_n of_o exprobration_n than_o of_o compassion_n this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o your_o church-gadding_a and_o sermon-following_a or_o else_o by_o question_v sincerity_n as_o the_o friend_n of_o job._n see_v say_v they_o now_o god_n have_v meet_v with_o he_o he_o be_v pay_v home_o for_o his_o hypocrisy_n etc._n etc._n of_o such_o as_o these_o may_v be_v true_o say_v miserable_a comforter_n be_v you_o all_o but_o let_v all_o such_o miscreant_n remember_v and_o hear_v their_o doom_n which_o the_o prophet_n david_n denounce_v against_o they_o by_o prophetical_a instinct_n 69.24.26_o psal_n 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fame_n or_o thy_o friend_n that_o cause_v that_o unchearfulnesse_n it_o may_v be_v none_o of_o these_o only_o thou_o be_v sad_a because_o thou_o be_v but_o what_o if_o these_o or_o more_o dec._n d●●_n hall_n dec._n yet_o have_v thou_o god_n if_o yea_o why_o then_o do_v thou_o not_o rejoice_v can_v thou_o freeze_v in_o the_o fire_n and_o starve_v at_o a_o feast_n he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o true_a joy_n how_o can_v thou_o be_v dumpish_a have_v thou_o the_o conduit_n of_o comfort_n and_o yet_o abid'_v in_o heaviness_n paul_n and_o silas_n they_o sing_v in_o the_o prison_n the_o martyr_n in_o the_o slame_n john_n baynam_n rejoice_v as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v in_o a_o bed_n of_o rose_n when_o he_o be_v at_o stake_n no_o doubt_n these_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o pain_n but_o the_o sweetness_n of_o that_o joy_n which_o they_o have_v arise_v from_o the_o fruition_n of_o god_n and_o his_o favour_n overcome_v the_o feel_n of_o their_o present_a torment_n suffer_v not_o then_o thyself_o so_o to_o be_v vanquish_v or_o dismay_v by_o any_o grievance_n whatsoever_o as_o that_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a cheerful_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o so_o i_o come_v to_o the_o next_o thing_n the_o apostle_n exhort_v unto_o and_o that_o be_v unanimity_n be_v of_o one_o mind_n in_o which_o word_n te●●_n te●●_n the_o contention_n and_o dissension_n that_o be_v among_o they_o be_v note_v out_o and_o they_o exhort_v to_o unanimity_n and_o consent_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n the_o note_n be_v such_o as_o profess_v one_o and_o the_o same_o faith_n doctrine_n 〈…〉_o shall_v 〈…〉_o doctrine_n shall_v mind_n and_o affect_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o former_a epistle_n which_o he_o