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Scintillula altaris. or, A pious reflection on primitive devotion : as to the feasts and fasts of the Christian Church, orthodoxally revived. / By Edward Sparke, B.D.; Thysiasterion.
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Sparke, Edward, d. 1692.
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you_o desolate_a spiritual_a christ_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o see_v i_o henceforth_o 23._o matth._n 23._o and_o eternal_a that_o upon_o you_o come_v not_o all_o the_o righteous_a blood_n both_o of_o abel_n and_o zechariah_n i_o both_o of_o laic_n and_o clergy_n locum_fw-la so_o cajet_n in_o locum_fw-la sanguine_a fundata_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la sanguine_fw-la crevit_fw-la sanguine_a decrescit_fw-la sanguine_fw-la finis_fw-la erit_fw-la christ_n blood_n do_v find_v his_o church_n and_o saint_n increase_v which_o wain_n in_o storm_n yet_o in_o his_o foe_n blood_n shall_v cease_v but_o now_o to_o take_v a_o glimpse_n of_o that_o which_o more_o particular_o concern_v we_o observe_v st._n stephen_n behaviour_n in_o his_o suffering_n a_o excellent_a pattern_n to_o reflect_v on_o at_o our_o death_n make_v up_o of_o piety_n and_o charity_n a_o man_n of_o a_o high_a character_n and_o and_o that_o by_o the_o pencil_n of_o the_o high_a 6.55_o high_a act_n 6.55_o full_a of_o faith_n and_o 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not_o this_o happen_v unto_o thou_o etc._n etc._n then_o he_o seem_v a_o reed_n again_o and_o be_v shake_v to_o some_o purpose_n christ_n give_v he_o sharp_a word_n nay_o the_o very_a same_o rebuke_n as_o he_o do_v to_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o temptation_n 4.10_o chap._n 4.10_o matth._n 4._o get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n etc._n etc._n and_o very_o fit_o for_o it_o come_v from_o he_o to_o break_v the_o design_n of_o our_o lord_n come_v and_o to_o obstruct_v the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n yet_o this_o slip_n he_o recover_v afterward_o and_o his_o faith_n like_o a_o break_a bone_n well_o set_v again_o seem_v strong_a than_o ever_o it_o be_v before_o matth._n 26._o etc._n chap._n 26.32_o etc._n etc._n where_o our_o saviour_n tell_v they_o that_o the_o shepherd_n shall_v be_v smite_v etc._n etc._n that_o all_o shall_v be_v offend_v at_o he_o and_o forsake_v he_o make_v a_o bold_a catholic_a challenge_n though_o all_o man_n be_v offend_v yet_o will_v not_o i_o and_o for_o all_o 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