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A02741 Tvvo treatises I. The purchase of Grace, shewing the excellency of Christ, and the graces of his spirit. II. The soules delight in Gods tabernacles, shewing the excellency of time, spent in duties of God's solemne service. Instances in the chiefe, viz. prayer, word, and sacraments. Motives and directions for right performance. Lastly, the chiefe usurpers of time discovered, with apt remedies against each of them. The contents of the booke are methodically exprest in the margent, which to the diligent reader may serve instead of a table. By William Harrison, Mr. of Arts, and minister of the Gospell at Canwicke neare Lincolne. Harrison, William, minister at Canwick. 1639 (1639) STC 12871; ESTC S103879 208,196 400

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5._o 6._o bless_a be_v they_o that_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o righteousness_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v the_o lord_n jesus_n ever_o satisfy_v the_o hungry_a soul_n with_o goodness_n say_v the_o psalmist_n see_v how_o direct_o this_o be_v require_v and_o how_o earnest_o it_o be_v press_v see_v it_o in_o isa._n 55._o 1._o ho_o every_o one_o that_o thirst_v come_v you_o to_o the_o water_n so_o revel_v 22._o 17._o let_v he_o that_o be_v a_o thirst_n come_v and_o that_o speech_n of_o our_o saviour_n joh._n 7._o 37._o if_o any_o man_n thirst_n
respect_n of_o god_n himself_o 1._o god_n not_o with_o god_n but_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n and_o without_o christ_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n eph._n 2._o 12._o that_o at_o that_o time_n you_o be_v without_o christ_n be_v alien_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n and_o stranger_n from_o the_o covenant_n of_o promise_n have_v no_o hope_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n where_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o time_n that_o they_o have_v spend_v in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n according_a to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n after_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n ver._n 2._o 3._o now_o see_v how_o woeful_o and_o fearful_o he_o conclude_v as_o touch_v all_o that_o time_n that_o be_v so_o spend_v namely_o that_o it_o be_v time_n spend_v without_o christ_n without_o the_o pale_a of_o the_o church_n wirhout_n promise_n without_o hope_n and_o last_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n no_o time_n better_o spend_v than_o that_o time_n which_o be_v spend_v with_o god_n and_o therefore_o no_o worse_o time_n then_o that_o which_o be_v spend_v without_o god_n thus_o cain_n spend_v his_o time_n after_o he_o have_v slay_v his_o brother_n abel_n he_o go_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v the_o text_n gen._n 4._o 16._o and_o this_o be_v a_o chief_a branch_n of_o the_o eternal_a punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a in_o hell_n they_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o everlasting_a perdition_n from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n 2_o thes._n 1._o 9_o hereupon_o be_v that_o earnest_n and_o importunate_a suit_n of_o david_n psa._n 51._o 11._o cast_v i_o not_o lord_n out_o of_o thy_o presence_n to_o intimate_v untous_a what_o a_o woeful_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v without_o god_n or_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o his_o presence_n 2._o dishonour_n time_n spend_v in_o the_o devil_n service_n in_o vicious_a course_n be_v it_o not_o spend_v for_o god_n but_o against_o he_o not_o for_o his_o 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best_a of_o we_o to_o be_v humble_v that_o we_o have_v spend_v so_o little_a time_n in_o the_o duty_n of_o god_n service_n and_o have_v be_v so_o lavish_a and_o prodigal_a of_o our_o precious_a time_n in_o other_o thing_n for._n 1._o what_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o most_o precious_a time_n have_v we_o spend_v before_o our_o conversion_n before_o we_o spend_v in_o effect_n any_o time_n at_o all_o in_o god_n service_n all_o the_o time_n of_o our_o unregeneration_n have_v be_v utter_o spend_v in_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n we_o be_v vassal_n to_o the_o prince_n that_o rule_v i●_n the_o air_n the_o spirit_n that_o now_o work_v in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n ephes._n 2
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