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A77851 A treatise of self-judging, in order to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper. Together with a sermon of the generall day of judgement. / By Anthony Burgesse pastor of Sutton-Coldfield in Warwickshire. Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664.; Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664. Demonstration of the day of judgement against atheists & hereticks.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1658 (1658) Wing B5661; Thomason E1904_1; ESTC R209997 46,977 246

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which_o be_v ground_v upon_o god_n dispensation_n to_o those_o time_n of_o ignorance_n he_o wink_v at_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o may_v be_v much_o dispute_n about_o the_o salvation_n of_o heathen_n because_o it_o be_v say_v god_n wink_v at_o it_o and_o so_o indeed_o general_o it_o be_v interpret_v but_o the_o septuagint_n use_v the_o word_n for_o to_o despise_v and_o be_v angry_a deut._n 3.26_o psal_n 78._o and_o so_o to_o punish_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v use_v here_o those_o time_n of_o ignorance_n in_o idolatry_n god_n be_v angry_a with_o punish_v of_o they_o with_o temporal_a and_o spiritual_a judgement_n but_o now_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n have_v appear_v in_o command_v every_o one_o to_o repent_v and_o my_o text_n be_v the_o reason_n and_o forcible_a ground_n of_o repentance_n because_o he_o have_v