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A42672 Tears shed in the behalf of his dear mother the Church of England, and her sad distractions gathered and brought into this small paper vessell for the use of the vulgar, and common people, not to play with religion / by her adopted son, Daniel Getsius ... Getsius, Daniel, 1592-1672. 1658 (1658) Wing G632; ESTC R31519 48,008 156

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his_o foot_n 3._o the_o three_o place_n we_o give_v to_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o fall_n and_o sin_n have_v give_v he_o not_o impotentiam_fw-la cadendi_fw-la a_o impotency_n to_o fall_v but_o potentiam_fw-la non_fw-la cadendi_fw-la a_o power_n not_o to_o fall_v if_o he_o please_v which_o he_o abuse_v bring_v himself_o and_o all_o mankind_n into_o death_n and_o misery_n by_o transgress_v the_o command_n give_v he_o and_o so_o become_v a_o mean_a to_o set_v forth_o god_n justice_n and_o mercy_n his_o justice_n in_o punish_v this_o rebellion_n with_o eternal_a fire_n and_o his_o mercy_n in_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosoever_o of_o the_o now_o lose_v off_o spring_n of_o adam_n shall_v believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n as_o a_o gift_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n 18._o john_n 3_o 16_o 17_o 18._o but_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v condemn_v because_o he_o believe_v not_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v 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effectual_a and_o powerful_a instrument_n rom._n 1.16_o by_o the_o word_n preach_v and_o hear_v 10.17_o rom._n 1.16_o chap._n 10.17_o cap._n 10.17_o and_o thus_o three_o it_o appli_v grace_n to_o the_o believer_n according_a to_o christ_n promise_n joh._n 5.24_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o 5.24_o joh._n 5.24_o he_o that_o hear_v my_o word_n and_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o send_v i_o have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o condemnation_n but_o be_v pass_v from_o death_n unto_o life_n from_o this_o arise_v in_o our_o heart_n joy_n because_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n 5.1_o rom._n 5.1_o rom._n 5.1_o grief_n for_o discover_v by_o the_o gospel_n so_o great_a a_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o father_n towards_o we_o man_n can_v but_o grieve_v and_o be_v ashamed_a of_o those_o sin_n wherewith_o he_o have_v offend_v he_o this_o be_v a_o far_a other_o grief_n from_o that_o of_o the_o world_n which_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n call_v the_o grief_n according_a to_o god_n 2_o cor._n 7.10_o 7.10_o 2_o cor._n 7.10_o bring_v with_o it_o a_o new_a man_n in_o mind_n will_n affection_n and_o all_o his_o action_n from_o evil_a to_o good_a psal_n 34.15_o 34.15_o ps_n 34.15_o and_o here_o again_o the_o law_n become_v subservient_fw-fr to_o the_o gospel_n for_o see_v this_o change_n be_v not_o to_o be_v wrought_v after_o man_n pleasure_n but_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n express_v in_o his_o law_n 6._o isa_n 8.20_o ezc._n 20.18.19_o mat._n 15.8.9_o col._n 2.8.18_o psal_n 119.105_o jer._n 31.33_o rom._n 6._o isa_n 8.20_o ezek._n 20.18_o 19_o mat._n 15.8_o 9_o 2_o col._n 8.18_o therefore_o the_o law_n here_o offer_v itself_o again_o to_o be_v a_o rule_n to_o we_o in_o this_o new_a life_n psal_n 119.105_o jer._n 31.33_o rom._n 6._o thus_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o god_n almighty_n do_v all_o for_o man_n for_o man_n 1._o all_o thing_n be_v create_v psal_n 8._o even_o angel_n to_o 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