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A08402 The sinne against the Holy Ghost discouered and other Christian doctrines deliuered: in twelue sermons vpon part of the tenth chapter of the epistle to the Hebrewes. By Sebastian Benefield ... Benefield, Sebastian, 1559-1630. 1615 (1615) STC 1872; ESTC S101615 138,488 190

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the_o discovery_n of_o the_o nakedness_n of_o god_n choose_v child_n descend_v from_o the_o loin_n of_o adam_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o the_o relation_n of_o 9.21_o of_o gen._n 9.21_o noah_n drunkenness_n of_o 12.9_o of_o 2._o sam_n 12.9_o david_n murder_n of_o 18.15_o of_o gen_n 18.15_o sarahs_n lie_n of_o 27.3_o of_o gen._n 27.3_o rebeccae_n persuade_v her_o son_n jacob_n to_o beguile_v his_o own_o father_n of_o the_o theft_n of_o 11._o of_o philem_n 11._o onesimus_n and_o of_o the_o several_a fall_n of_o many_o other_o as_o stout_a champion_n as_o ever_o fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n touch_v they_o i_o only_o say_v as_o david_n say_v in_o a_o different_a case_n 2._o sam._n 1.19_o o_o noble_a israel_n how_o be_v the_o mighty_a overthrow_v the_o point_n i_o be_o to_o prove_v will_v be_v clear_a enough_o if_o we_o will_v consider_v in_o what_o sort_n the_o elect_a of_o god_n may_v fall_v first_o therefore_o the_o child_n of_o god_n by_o his_o own_o 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make_v whole_a sin_v no_o more_o lest_o a_o worse_a thing_n befall_v thou_o and_o you_o know_v by_o luk._n 11.26_o how_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n return_v take_v unto_o he_o other_o seven_o spirit_n worse_o than_o himself_o in_o regard_n hereof_o s._n paul_n 2._o cor._n 5.20_o pray_v they_o in_o christ_n steed_n that_o they_o will_v be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n when_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o former_a epistle_n they_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n before_o 3_o the_o child_n of_o god_n may_v sin_v presumptuous_o that_o be_v witting_o willing_o yea_o and_o in_o some_o sort_n wilful_o what_o else_o be_v it_o that_o david_n pray_v against_o psal_n 19.13_o keep_v thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n from_o presumptuous_a sin_n now_o that_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o so_o sin_v appear_v by_o the_o word_n follow_v o_o lord_n let_v they_o not_o reign_v over_o i_o although_o i_o fall_v through_o frailty_n of_o my_o flesh_n yet_o let_v not_o sin_n have_v dominion_n in_o i_o 4_o the_o child_n 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and_o violent_a fire_n which_o shall_v devour_v the_o adversary_n the_o doctrine_n ground_v upon_o the_o first_o reason_n of_o our_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n may_v have_v suffice_v to_o make_v all_o that_o love_n god_n to_o look_v to_o their_o step_n that_o they_o fall_v not_o away_o by_o commit_v so_o grievous_a a_o sin_n but_o there_o be_v a_o generation_n of_o man_n monstrous_o misshape_a in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n who_o like_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n 2.2_o earth_n psalm_n 2.2_o band_v themselves_o and_o take_v counsel_n together_o against_o the_o lord_n and_o against_o his_o anointed_n be_v ready_a to_o break_v the_o cord_n of_o religion_n asunder_o and_o to_o cast_v her_o yoke_n from_o they_o and_o to_o say_v with_o those_o in_o tully_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la totam_fw-la de_fw-la dijs_fw-la immortalibus_fw-la opinionem_fw-la fictam_fw-la esse_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la sapientibus_fw-la reip_v causâ_fw-la ut_fw-la 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