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A45329 The beauty of holiness, or, A description of the excellency, amiablenes, comfort, and content which is to be found in wayes of purity and holinesse where you have that glorious attribute of Gods holinesse exactly setforth : together with the absolute necessity of our resembling him therein ... / by Tho. Hall. Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665. 1655 (1655) Wing H426A; ESTC R28056 111,380 240

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upon_o themselves_o in_o a_o more_o desperate_a irrecoverable_a manner_n of_o two_o evil_n we_o shall_v choose_v the_o least_o and_o if_o it_o can_v otherwise_o be_v avoid_v better_o undergo_v ten_o thousand_o melancholy_n than_o the_o least_o sin_n etc._n etc._n the_o three_o objection_n obj._n shall_v i_o be_v thus_o pure_a and_o precise_a i_o shall_v lose_v my_o friend_n and_o may_v make_v they_o all_o against_o i_o etc._n etc._n ans._n 1._o by_o thy_o wickedness_n rudeness_n and_o prophanesse_n thou_o may_v make_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o friend_n against_o thou_o for_o as_o when_o a_o man_n way_n please_v the_o lord_n he_o make_v even_o his_o enemy_n to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o so_o when_o our_o way_n be_v dissolute_a and_o displease_v unto_o god_n he_o make_v even_o our_o best_a friend_n to_o be_v at_o variance_n with_o we_o 2._o he_o that_o will_v be_v christ_n disciple_n must_v be_v ready_a in_o affection_n at_o least_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v call_v he_o to_o forsake_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n etc._n etc._n not_o simple_o but_o when_o they_o come_v in_o competition_n with_o christ_n and_o his_o honour_n if_o christ_n shall_v call_v thou_o to_o he_o thou_o must_v say_v with_o jerom_n though_o my_o father_n shall_v lie_v in_o my_o way_n and_o my_o mother_n shall_v hang_v about_o my_o neck_n i_o will_v go_v over_o my_o father_n and_o shake_v off_o my_o mother_n and_o run_v unto_o christ._n levi_n in_o god_n cause_n know_v neither_o father_n nor_o mother_n deut._n 33._o 9_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n must_v forget_v she_o own_o people_n and_o her_o father_n house_n then_o shall_v the_o king_n desire_v her_o beauty_n psal_n 45._o 10_o 11._o 3._o admit_v thou_o do_v lose_v carnal_a friend_n 71._o see_v more_o full_o m._n a._n burgess_n ser._n 71._o yet_o thou_o shall_v have_v spiritual_a friend_n better_a and_o true_a friend_n thou_o shall_v have_v god_n for_o thy_o friend_n his_o angel_n for_o thy_o guardian_n and_o all_o his_o servant_n through_o the_o world_n on_o thy_o side_n with_o all_o their_o prayer_n and_o labour_n change_v we_o say_v be_v no_o robbery_n but_o this_o change_n be_v thy_o rich_a advantage_n the_o four_o objection_n obj._n shall_v i_o walk_v so_o strict_o i_o may_v shorten_v my_o life_n and_o bring_v disease_n upon_o myself_o etc._n etc._n ans._n many_o by_o their_o wickedness_n have_v shorten_v their_o day_n some_o by_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n other_o by_o whore_n consume_v the_o radical_a moistute_n get_v the_o pox_n consumption_n etc._n etc._n god_n have_v say_v that_o bloody_a and_o deceitful_a man_n shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n psal._n 55._o ult_n a_o wicked_a man_n never_o live_v out_o half_a his_o day_n for_o either_o he_o be_v cut_v off_o before_o he_o have_v live_v half_a the_o course_n of_o nature_n or_o he_o be_v cut_v off_o before_o he_o have_v live_v a_o quarter_n mater_fw-la true_o some_o wicked_a man_n live_v long_o but_o no_o wicked_a 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