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A10737 The repentance of Peter and Iudas Together with the frailtie of the faithfull, and the fearefull ende of wicked hypocrites. Richardson, Charles, fl. 1612-1617.; Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? 1612 (1612) STC 21016A; ESTC S120149 271,441 294

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contemptum_fw-la rececedit_fw-la ergo_fw-la ne_fw-fr forte_fw-fr nimis_fw-la assiduus_fw-la contemnatur_fw-la aug._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la lest_o he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n through_o the_o abundance_n of_o revelation_n yea_o such_o be_v our_o corruption_n that_o if_o we_o shall_v never_o feel_v any_o want_n of_o grace_n we_o shall_v in_o time_n begin_v to_o contemn_v god_n himself_o it_o be_v a_o common_a proverb_n too_o much_o familiarity_n breed_v contempt_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n depart_v from_o we_o sometime_o least_o be_v with_o we_o continual_o he_o shall_v be_v contemn_v five_o because_o we_o desire_v they_o no_o more_o earnest_o for_o if_o we_o can_v pray_v earnest_o to_o god_n for_o his_o grace_n 1.5_o jam._n 1.5_o he_o that_o give_v to_o all_o man_n liberal_o and_o reproach_v no_o man_n as_o saint_n james_n say_v will_v bestow_v it_o upon_o us._n but_o our_o negligence_n and_o carelessness_n in_o this_o case_n do_v even_o deserve_v that_o god_n shall_v forsake_v we_o as_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v you_o get_v nothing_o because_o you_o ask_v not_o 10.13_o not_o recedit_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la sens_fw-fr magis_fw-la desideretur_fw-la desideratus_fw-la avidius_fw-la quaeratur_fw-la diu_fw-la quaesitus_fw-la tandem_fw-la gratius_fw-la inveniatur_fw-la aug_n ibid._n quamuis_fw-la subinde_fw-la suis_fw-la dominus_fw-la in_o certamine_fw-la ne_fw-la desictant_fw-la adiutorium_fw-la tribu_fw-la t_o perm●ttitu●_n tamen_fw-la f●tiga●i_fw-la propriae_fw-la infirmitatis_fw-la on●re_fw-la praegr●uata_fw-la mortalitas_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la ipsa_fw-la nullum_fw-la virtutis_fw-la invenit_fw-la firmamentum_fw-la ad_fw-la poscendum_fw-la divinae_fw-la pietatis_fw-la citò_fw-la recurrat_fw-la auxilium_fw-la fulgent_n de_fw-fr oret_fw-la &_o compunct_a cordis_fw-la ad_fw-la probam_fw-la epist_n 4._o praeterea_fw-la ne_fw-la exilium_fw-la depute_v mus_fw-la pro_fw-la patria_fw-la arram_fw-la pro_fw-la praetij_fw-la summa_fw-la venit_fw-la sponsu●_n &_o recedit_fw-la vicissim_fw-la nunc_fw-la consolationem_fw-la affere●s_fw-la nunc_fw-la universum_fw-la statum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la in_o infirmitatem_fw-la commutans_fw-la paulisper_fw-la nos_fw-la permit●it_fw-la gustare_fw-la quàm_fw-la suavis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o antequam_fw-la plenè_fw-la sentiamus_fw-la se_fw-la subtrahit_fw-la &_o q●asi_fw-la alijs_fw-la expansis_fw-la supra_fw-la nos_fw-la volitans_fw-la provocat_fw-la nos_fw-la ad_fw-la vo●andum_fw-la augustinus_n ibidem_fw-la cant._n 2.9_o quis_fw-la non_fw-la remissius_fw-la &_o tepidiùs_fw-la a●iet_fw-la eum_fw-la quem_fw-la se_fw-la cogitat_fw-la necessario_fw-la deferturum_fw-la quando_fw-la ne_fw-fr hominem_fw-la amicum_fw-la possit_fw-la quisquam_fw-la amare_fw-la fideliter_fw-la quem_fw-la sibi_fw-la futurum_fw-la novit_fw-la inimicum_fw-la augustinus_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib_fw-la 12._o cap._n 20._o 1._o cor._n 10.13_o therefore_o god_n do_v worthy_o withdraw_v himself_o 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the_o night_n when_o he_o be_v in_o his_o bed_n in_o the_o night_n and_o can_v not_o sleep_v than_o the_o lord_n fill_v his_o heart_n with_o holy_a meditation_n this_o doctrine_n serve_v first_o to_o commend_v unto_o we_o the_o great_a use_n 1_o goodness_n of_o god_n who_o do_v not_o by_o and_o by_o cast_v off_o all_o care_n of_o his_o child_n when_o they_o fall_v into_o sin_n 103.10_o psal_n 103.10_o neither_o deal_v with_o they_o according_a to_o their_o desert_n but_o so_o love_o recall_v they_o by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o yea_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o the_o lord_n to_o forsake_v his_o child_n as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o tender_a heart_a mother_n in_o the_o world_n to_o forget_v she_o own_o child_n and_o not_o to_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o son_n of_o her_o own_o womb_n 49.15_o isa_n 49.15_o second_o it_o serve_v to_o admonish_v we_o that_o whensoever_o use_n 2_o the_o lord_n shall_v call_v we_o by_o what_o mean_v soever_o we_o willing_o obey_v and_o labour_n to_o reap_v profit_n by_o all_o his_o gracious_a administration_n towards_o us._n which_o way_n soever_o the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n use_v to_o reclaim_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n 3.10_o 1._o sam._n 3.10_o let_v we_o be_v ready_a to_o answer_v with_o young_a samuel_n speak_v lord_n for_o thy_o servant_n hear_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o echo_n as_o it_o be_v between_o the_o heart_n of_o every_o christian_a man_n and_o the_o lord_n to_o answer_v he_o at_o every_o call_n 40.7_o psal_n 40.7_o lo_o i_o come_v lord_n as_o david_n say_v use_v 3_o three_o it_o serve_v for_o the_o just_a reproof_n of_o all_o those_o that_o rebel_n and_o resist_v the_o lord_n when_o he_o call_v as_o there_o be_v too_o many_o that_o give_v the_o lord_n cause_n to_o complain_v as_o once_o he_o do_v of_o jerusalem_n 23.37_o mat._n 23.37_o o_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n together_o as_o the_o hen_n gather_v her_o chicken_n under_o her_o wing_n and_o you_o 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