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A08356 Eight sermons publikely preached in the Vniversity of Oxford the second at St Peters in the East, the rest at St. Maries Church. Begunne in the yeare 1595. Decemb. XIIII. Now first published by Sebastian Benefield ... Benefield, Sebastian, 1559-1630. 1614 (1614) STC 1868; ESTC S101614 129,711 164

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thing_n work_v together_o for_o the_o best_a unto_o they_o that_o love_n god_n even_o to_o they_o that_o be_v call_v of_o purpose_n rom._n 8.28_o neque_fw-la enim_fw-la pij_fw-la patiuntur_fw-la ad_fw-la noxam_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la triumphum_fw-la say_v p._n martyr_n rom._n 5.3_o the_o godly_a be_v not_o afflict_v for_o their_o hurt_n but_o for_o their_o triumph_n and_o therefore_o he_o compare_v affliction_n to_o the_o red_a sea_n wherein_o pharaoh_n be_v drown_v but_o israel_n save_v they_o make_v the_o wicked_a oft_o time_n desperate_a when_o the_o godly_a be_v confirm_v in_o a_o most_o sure_a hope_n by_o they_o they_o be_v the_o lord_n instrument_n by_o which_o he_o tri_v our_o heart_n as_o the_o fine_v pot_n be_v for_o silver_n and_o the_o furnace_n for_o gold_n prov._n 17.3_o by_o they_o he_o chastn_v we_o that_o we_o