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A49242 The dejected soules cure tending to support poor drooping sinners. With rules, comforts, and cautions in severall cases. In divers sermons, by Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of Laurence Jury. To which is added, I. The ministry of the angels to the heirs of salvation. II. Gods omnipresence. III. The sinners legacy to their posterity. Love, Christopher, 1618-1651. 1657 (1657) Wing L3151; ESTC R215529 168,974 219

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they_o and_o lay_v their_o possession_n at_o the_o apostle_n foot_n the_o apostle_n may_v command_v all_o they_o have_v they_o love_v they_o so_o well_o good_a man_n dare_v not_o do_v as_o wicked_a man_n do_v in_o that_o particular_a second_o wicked_a man_n to_o allay_v disquiet_a of_o conscience_n they_o allay_v it_o by_o run_v into_o a_o crowd_n of_o secular_a employment_n thus_o you_o read_v of_o cam_n gen._n 4._o 17._o after_o cain_n be_v go_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o to_o stifle_v his_o conscience_n go_v and_o build_v a_o city_n god_n people_n dare_v not_o do_v thus_o they_o dare_v not_o go_v to_o the_o world_n for_o to_o allay_v disquiet_a of_o conscience_n but_o they_o go_v to_o god_n word_n they_o retire_v into_o a_o corner_n and_o they_o search_v the_o word_n to_o see_v what_o god_n word_n speak_v to_o they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o trouble_n prov._n 12._o 25._o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v but_o a_o 25._o good_a word_n make_v it_o glad_a i_o stoop_v under_o heaviness_n and_o trouble_n but_o a_o good_a word_n only_o from_o god_n can_v comfort_v i_o three_o wicked_a man_n under_o trouble_n use_v this_o sinful_a shift_n to_o go_v to_o carnal_a pleasure_n and_o sensuality_n to_o allay_v disquiet_a of_o mind_n saul_n call_v for_o instrument_n of_o music_n 1_o sam._n 16._o 14._o to_o allay_v the_o trouble_n of_o his_o spirit_n as_o the_o israelite_n that_o offer_v their_o child_n to_o moloch_n drown_v the_o cry_n of_o their_o child_n with_o a_o noise_n of_o drum_n and_o tabret_o so_o wicked_a man_n do_v with_o their_o conscience_n god_n people_n dare_v not_o do_v this_o they_o know_v that_o sensual_a pleasure_n can_v no_o more_o pacify_v a_o disquiet_v conscience_n then_o a_o silken_a stocking_n can_v cure_v a_o gouty_a leg_n they_o dare_v not_o wallow_v and_o swim_v in_o sinful_a pleasure_n but_o they_o go_v to_o the_o promise_n and_o in_o that_o they_o take_v 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ver_fw-la 2._o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n will_v i_o cry_v unto_o thou_o when_o my_o heart_n be_v over_o whelm_v lead_v 2._o i_o unto_o the_o rock_n that_o be_v high_a than_o i_o this_o be_v the_o carriage_n and_o behaviour_n of_o ungodly_a man_n again_o wicked_a man_n look_v more_o after_o comfort_n than_o after_o duty_n if_o god_n give_v they_o ease_v and_o peace_n they_o never_o care_v for_o grace_n but_o god_n people_n look_v after_o duty_n more_o than_o comfort_n in_o disquiet_n of_o conscience_n when_o the_o convert_v be_v trouble_v in_o mind_n they_o cry_v not_o after_o comfort_n but_o after_o duty_n they_o cry_v man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v what_o shall_v we_o do_v to_o be_v save_v thus_o i_o have_v dispatch_v to_o you_o the_o three_o querie_n the_o difference_n in_o these_o fourteen_o particular_n between_o the_o disquiet_n of_o soul_n for_o sin_n that_o may_v be_v find_v in_o wicked_a man_n &_o that_o evangelical_n holy_a trouble_n of_o soul_n 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