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A61649 Consolation in life and death wherein is shewed that interest in Christ is a ground of comfort ... begun in a funeral sermon occasioned by the death of Mrs. Ellen Asty, and since much enlarged : together with the life of the said Mrs. Ellen Asty / by Owen Stockton ... Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680. 1681 (1681) Wing S5697; ESTC R34617 76,502 170

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remove_v but_o my_o kindness_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o thou_o nor_o the_o covenant_n of_o my_o peace_n be_v remove_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v mercy_n on_o thou_o and_o as_o god_n will_v not_o of_o himself_o take_v away_o his_o love_a kindness_n so_o neither_o can_v any_o creature_n in_o hell_n or_o on_o earth_n separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n rom._n 8.38_o 39_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n now_o our_o reconciliation_n to_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n be_v a_o ground_n of_o joy_n and_o strong_a consolation_n against_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n and_o trouble_n of_o life_n rom._n 5.11_o we_o joy_v in_o god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o we_o 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