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The new birth, or, Birth from above presented in foure sermons in Margarets Westminister, December 25 and January 15, 1653 and June 11, 1654 / by Edward Tharpe.
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Tharpe, Edward.
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a_o holy_a womb_n too_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o morn_n as_o david_n call_v it_o the_o dew_n of_o thy_o birth_n be_v etc._n etc._n or_o 3._o psal_n 110_o 3._o thy_o birth_n from_o the_o womb_n be_v as_o the_o morning_n dew_n a_o holy_a transposition_n of_o the_o word_n which_o enlivens_fw-la and_o exhilarate_v all_o thing_n andr._n dr._n andr._n refresh_v and_o renew_v they_o semen_n 3._o semen_n here_o be_v semen_n the_o sâed_z and_o that_o be_v a_o holy_a seed_n too_o we_o be_v bear_v say_v the_o apostle_n not_o of_o mortal_a but_o immortal_a not_o of_o corruptible_a but_o incorruptible_a seed_n even_o of_o the_o word_n etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 1._o 23._o a_o seed_n which_o saint_n paul_n call_v live_v both_o because_o it_o quicken_v they_o that_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n and_o because_o it_o make_v we_o heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n note_n note_n a_o seed_n clean_o contrary_a to_o humane_a seed_n for_o as_o that_o beget_v sinful_a man_n this_o kill_v he_o fructus_fw-la 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sorrow_n he_o be_v bear_v to_o but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o for_o be_v first_o ab_fw-la immundo_fw-la conceptus_fw-la semine_fw-la bear_v of_o unclean_a seed_n and_o nurse_v in_o â_o sinful_a womb_n ubi_fw-la prius_fw-la incipit_fw-la macula_fw-la quam_fw-la vita_fw-la where_o he_o be_v stain_v and_o pollute_v before_o he_o be_v conceive_v or_o quicken_v how_o can_v that_o be_v clean_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n i_o be_v bear_v in_o iniquity_n say_v david_n and_o in_o sin_n have_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o as_o if_o hâ_n 5._o psalm_n 51._o 5._o have_v say_v true_a it_o be_v o_o lord_n and_o i_o do_v free_o and_o