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A22562 Three treatises Viz. 1. The conversion of Nineueh. 2. Gods trumpet sounding the alarum. 3. Physicke against famine. Being plainly and pithily opened and expounded, in certaine sermons. by William Attersoll, minister of the Word of God, at Isfield in Sussex. Attersoll, William, d. 1640. 1632 (1632) STC 900; ESTC S121173 371,774 515

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the_o face_n bid_v it_o welcome_n and_o prepare_v to_o meet_v it_o half_a way_n o_o how_o bitter_a and_o distasteful_a be_v death_n to_o they_o that_o live_v in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n and_o how_o sweet_a to_o the_o distress_a four_o labour_v to_o take_v away_o the_o power_n and_o sting_n and_o strength_n of_o death_n it_o be_v as_o a_o scropion_n that_o carry_v poison_n in_o the_o tail_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v deal_v with_o it_o as_o they_o do_v with_o a_o venomous_a beast_n pull_v out_o the_o sting_n of_o it_o &_o then_o it_o can_v hurt_v what_o be_v that_o may_v some_o say_v 15.56_o 1_o cor._n 15.56_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n say_v the_o apostle_n as_o the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n or_o let_v we_o deal_v with_o it_o as_o the_o philistine_n deal_v with_o samson_n they_o never_o rest_v but_o labour_v day_n and_o night_n to_o know_v wherein_o his_o strength_n lay_v 16.5_o judg._n 16.5_o that_o they_o may_v weaken_v he_o and_o make_v 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strong_a servant_n of_o god_n strong_a in_o faith_n that_o send_v up_o many_o strong_a cry_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n nay_o the_o strong_a god_n that_o have_v command_v this_o duty_n to_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o have_v also_o promise_v to_o hear_v they_o this_o no_o doubt_n be_v a_o comfort_n even_o to_o peter_n himself_o put_v in_o prison_n that_o he_o know_v 12.5.12.13_o act._n 12.5_o heb._n 12.5.12.13_o prayer_n be_v make_v without_o cease_v of_o the_o church_n unto_o god_n for_o he_o and_o for_o his_o deliverance_n let_v we_o not_o therefore_o faint_a under_o the_o cross_n when_o we_o be_v rebuke_v of_o he_o neither_o despise_v the_o chasten_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o aim_v at_o our_o profit_n that_o we_o may_v be_v partaker_n of_o his_o holiness_n but_o rather_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n which_o hang_v down_o and_o the_o feeble_a knee_n and_o not_o cast_v away_o our_o confidence_n which_o have_v great_a recompense_n of_o reward_n and_o let_v this_o be_v our_o comfort_n 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