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A72844 The conversion of a sinner faithfully translated out of Italian, by M.K.; Breefe treatise exhorting sinners to repentance Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; M. K., fl. 1580. 1598 (1598) STC 16899.5; ESTC S124577 58,895 174

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of_o our_o lord_n shall_v environ_v thou_o on_o every_o side_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v honour_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o man_n then_o shall_v thou_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o he_o will_v hear_v thou_o because_o thou_o love_v he_o and_o shall_v say_v unto_o thou_o behold_v i_o here_o press_v to_o accomplish_v whatsoever_o thou_o can_v ask_v then_o in_o the_o midst_n and_o deep_a darkness_n of_o the_o tribulation_n and_o distress_n of_o this_o life_n the_o comfortable_a beam_n of_o divine_a favour_n shall_v shine_v upon_o thou_o and_o thy_o tribulation_n shall_v be_v as_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o day_n for_o that_o our_o lord_n have_v ordain_v that_o thy_o misery_n themselves_o and_o thy_o transgression_n pass_v shall_v accumulat_fw-la unto_fw-la thou_o great_a felicity_n present_v always_o to_o thy_o mind_n assure_v peace_n and_o firm_a tranquillity_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o scarcity_n and_o famine_n he_o shall_v feed_v thou_o full_a and_o shall_v supply_v thy_o want_n abundant_o and_o thy_o bone_n shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o death_n and_o from_o the_o flame_n of_o eternal_a fire_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v like_a unto_o a_o moist_a garden_n and_o as_o a_o fountain_n which_o run_v incessant_o and_o in_o thou_o that_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v which_o many_o year_n have_v be_v unfinished_a to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v stand_v upon_o a_o sure_a foundation_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n and_o if_o thou_o will_v endeavour_n to_o celebrate_v my_o festival_n day_n not_o contrive_v they_o in_o foolish_a delight_n nor_o in_o prefer_v thy_o will_n before_o i_o observe_v careful_o my_o will_n and_o behest_n in_o this_o voyage_n then_o will_v i_o create_v thou_o a_o lord_n and_o will_v give_v thou_o such_o solace_n as_o shall_v far_o surpass_v all_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n and_o i_o will_v exalt_v thou_o above_o the_o high_a turret_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o a_o most_o bless_a state_n of_o life_n whereunto_o neither_o fortune_n nor_o human_a nature_n can_v add_v or_o detract_v aught_o at_o all_o and_o after_o all_o this_o i_o will_v enstal_v thou_o into_o the_o precious_a inheritance_n that_o i_o promise_v to_o jacob_n thy_o father_n which_o be_v the_o benediction_n of_o glory_n because_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n have_v speak_v it_o these_o be_v the_o reward_n which_o god_n promise_v to_o his_o servant_n of_o which_o although_o some_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v notwithstanding_o many_o of_o they_o pertain_v to_o this_o present_a life_n as_o be_v that_o new_a light_n and_o heavenly_a brightness_n that_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o assure_a trust_n in_o god_n that_o divine_a assistance_n to_o all_o petition_n and_o demand_n that_o peace_n and_o security_n of_o conscience_n that_o divine_a providence_n and_o protection_n that_o flourish_a garden_n which_o be_v the_o deo_fw-la king_n and_o garnishment_n of_o grace_n the_o fountain_n which_o flow_v continual_o which_o be_v the_o great_a plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n those_o supernal_a joy_n which_o exceed_v the_o capacity_n of_o man_n that_o lift_v up_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o can_v be_v augment_v by_o assistance_n of_o humane_a nature_n these_o favour_n and_o prerogative_n promise_v by_o god_n be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o mercy_n the_o influence_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o testimony_n of_o his_o love_n the_o effect_n of_o the_o fatherly_a providence_n he_o extend_v to_o his_o servant_n upon_o every_o one_o of_o these_o i_o can_v say_v much_o more_o than_o the_o brevity_n of_o this_o volume_n will_v permit_v for_o that_o every_o of_o they_o will_v ask_v a_o several_a treatise_n wherefore_o the_o just_a shall_v rejoice_v of_o all_o these_o good_a thing_n both_o in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v whereof_o the_o unjust_a shall_v be_v utter_o destitute_a by_o which_o mean_n mark_v what_o odds_n be_v betwixt_o the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o other_o now_o that_o these_o be_v so_o favour_v from_o 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their_o filthy_a fact_n these_o with_o a_o resolute_a mind_n abide_v the_o brunt_n of_o tribulation_n in_o their_o accustom_a place_n those_o other_o as_o light_a chaff_n be_v repel_v by_o the_o wind_n these_o depend_v upon_o the_o anchor_n of_o hope_n those_o other_o have_v no_o stay_n to_o lean_v unto_o be_v object_v to_o every_o chance_n and_o change_v of_o fickle_a fortune_n the_o prayer_n of_o these_o be_v acceptable_a to_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o other_o petition_n be_v odious_a and_o execrable_a the_o death_n of_o these_o be_v quiet_a and_o glorious_a with_o divine_a honour_n and_o that_o of_o the_o other_o troublesome_a defame_v fraught_v with_o a_o thousand_o fear_n final_o these_o live_v as_o child_n under_o the_o guard_n and_o government_n of_o god_n they_o sleep_v secure_o under_o the_o wing_n and_o shadow_n of_o his_o providence_n but_o the_o other_o exclude_v from_o this_o divine_a protection_n wander_v too_o and_o fro_o as_o scatter_a beast_n without_o head_n or_o guide_v thrust_v out_o to_o apparent_a peril_n and_o alarom_n of_o fortune_n then_o if_o such_o and_o so_o excellent_a perfection_n do_v accompany_v virtue_n what_o restraynt_n can_v there_o be_v why_o thou_o shall_v not_o embrace_v so_o sovereign_a a_o thing_n what_o can_v thou_o allege_v for_o thy_o excuse_n herein_o to_o wrangle_v and_o say_v this_o be_v not_o true_a can_v extenuate_v thy_o guilt_n see_v thou_o see_v how_o it_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o infallible_a word_n of_o god_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o say_v these_o perfection_n be_v of_o small_a price_n avayl_v not_o for_o that_o as_o i_o have_v before_o mention_v they_o exceed_v all_o that_o man_n heart_n can_v wish_v for_o to_o allege_v that_o thou_o be_v thy_o own_o enemy_n herein_o and_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o desire_v these_o good_a thing_n be_v most_o untrue_a for_o a_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n a_o friend_n to_o himself_o and_o human_a will_n have_v felicity_n for_o his_o subject_n which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o his_o desire_n to_o affirm_v that_o thou_o have_v no_o sense_n nor_o taste_n hereof_o suffice_v not_o to_o acquit_v thy_o crime_n consider_v thou_o beléeve_v they_o to_o be_v true_a although_o thou_o can_v not_o taste_v they_o original_a sin_n bereave_v thou_o of_o thy_o taste_n herein_o but_o not_o of_o thy_o faith_n and_o faith_n be_v a_o testimony_n more_o sure_a more_o secure_a and_o more_o doubtless_o than_o all_o other_o experience_n witness_n and_o warrant_n of_o the_o world_n wherefore_o then_o do_v thou_o not_o prefer_v this_o testimony_n before_o all_o the_o other_o allegation_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o attribute_v more_o to_o faith_n then_o to_o thy_o own_o sottish_a seem_n and_o judgement_n o_o that_o thou_o will_v determinate_o commit_v thyself_o into_o the_o hand_n and_o arm_n of_o god_n and_o trust_v to_o he_o only_o how_o sudden_o shall_v thou_o perceive_v in_o thyself_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o these_o prophecy_n shall_v soon_o see_v the_o 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