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A77498 The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there. Brinsley, John, 1600-1665. 1660 (1660) Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133 201,893 311

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that_o philistine_n when_o his_o head_n be_v off_o in_o christi_fw-la morte_fw-la mors_fw-la obiit_fw-la in_o christ_n death_n death_n die_v be_v thereby_o abolish_v as_o the_o apostle_n have_v it_o 2_o tim._n 1.10_o who_o have_v abolish_v death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v it_o of_o none_o effect_n so_o be_v natural_a death_n the_o fear_n and_o sting_v of_o it_o be_v take_v away_o it_o be_v now_o as_o a_o shadow_n without_o a_o substance_n thus_o be_v death_n now_o qualify_v by_o christ_n as_o to_o all_o true_a believer_n which_o be_v serious_o consider_v will_v be_v of_o special_a use_n to_o free_v they_o from_o the_o inordinate_a fear_n of_o it_o and_o make_v they_o not_o unwilling_a to_o submit_v to_o god_n in_o the_o suffering_n of_o it_o to_o pass_v on_o in_o the_o four_o place_n thus_o look_v upon_o death_n death_n look_v beyond_o death_n look_v beyond_o it_o even_o as_o the_o timorous_a passenger_n in_o ferry_v over_o a_o river_n where_o the_o water_n be_v rough_a 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employment_n all_o these_o be_v the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a here_o infest_a with_o this_o world_n be_v to_o he_o as_o i_o say_v a_o troublesome_a sea_n but_o death_n be_v the_o havens_n mouth_n which_o let_v he_o into_o a_o quiet_a harbour_n where_o he_o be_v at_o rest_n from_o all_o these_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o may_v rest_v from_o their_o labour_n rev._n 14.13_o there_o the_o wicked_a cease_v from_o trouble_v and_o there_o the_o weary_a be_v at_o rest_n there_o the_o prisoner_n rest_n together_o they_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o oppressor_n the_o small_a and_o great_a be_v there_o and_o there_o the_o servant_n
be_v free_a from_o his_o master_n so_o job_n describe_v the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a job_n 3.17_o 18_o 19_o thus_o do_v god_n our_o heavenly_a father_n make_v use_n of_o this_o as_o his_o handkerchief_n to_o wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o child_n as_o we_o have_v it_o rev._n 7._o last_o after_o death_n there_o shall_v be_v to_o they_o no_o more_o death_n nor_o cry_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o more_o pain_n as_o that_o other_o text_n have_v it_o chylus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ae_n chylus_fw-la rev._n 21.4_o death_n let_v out_o the_o christian_a as_o it_o do_v all_o man_n from_o the_o sense_n and_o fear_n of_o all_o temporal_a evil_n 2._o yea_o it_o free_v he_o from_o what_o be_v far_o worse_a from_o spiritual_a evil_n spiritual_a spiritual_a give_v a_o quietus_n est_fw-la as_o to_o the_o body_n so_o to_o the_o soul_n free_v he_o 1._o from_o sin_n he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v free_v from_o sin_n rom._n sin_n from_o sin_n 6.7_o so_o it_o be_v indeed_o with_o a_o mortify_a soul_n a_o regenerate_a person_n that_o be_v spiritual_o dead_a dead_a to_o sin_n which_o the_o apostle_n there_o chief_o aim_v at_o he_o be_v free_v from_o it_o viz._n from_o the_o guilt_n and_o power_n of_o it_o but_o this_o be_v but_o a_o partial_a freedom_n which_o be_v complete_v and_o perfect_v in_o and_o by_o natural_a death_n by_o which_o the_o believer_n obtain_v a_o perfect_a freedom_n be_v hereby_o so_o free_v from_o sin_n as_o in_o this_o life_n he_o can_v be_v free_a from_o the_o commit_n of_o it_o from_o the_o inbeing_n of_o it_o from_o the_o behold_n of_o it_o it_o from_o the_o commit_n of_o it_o 1._o from_o the_o commit_n of_o it_o which_o while_o he_o be_v here_o he_o be_v not_o can_v be_v however_o as_o the_o apostle_n have_v it_o in_o the_o verse_n there_o forego_v rom._n 6.6_o the_o old_a man_n be_v crucify_v with_o christ_n the_o body_n of_o sin_n be_v so_o far_o destroy_v that_o henceforth_o the_o regenerate_a person_n do_v not_o serve_v sin_n he_o have_v thus_o suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n cease_v from_o sin_n as_o st._n peter_n have_v it_o 1_o pet._n 4.1_o corruption_n be_v in_o measure_n mortify_v he_o do_v not_o now_o sin_n as_o before_o he_o do_v so_o as_o to_o make_v a_o custom_n and_o practice_n of_o it_o yet_o through_o weakness_n he_o do_v commit_v some_o act_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o daily_a there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n upon_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o eccl._n 7.20_o but_o death_n give_v the_o believer_n a_o perfect_a discharge_n so_o as_o thenceforth_o he_o sin_v no_o more_o he_o that_o have_v enter_v into_o his_o rest_n say_v the_o apostle_n he_o also_o have_v cease_v from_o his_o own_o work_n as_o god_n do_v from_o his_o heb._n 4.10_o god_n upon_o the_o seven_o day_n keep_v a_o sabbath_n rest_v from_o his_o work_n of_o creation_n such_o as_o he_o have_v wrought_v upon_o the_o six_o day_n before_o so_o do_v the_o believer_n in_o death_n he_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n 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