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A62903 The absolute necessity of spiritual husbandry in breaking up our fallow ground. Together with a discourse of the terrible coming of Christ, to execute vengeance on all that remain fallow ground, and obey not the gospel. By Samuel Tomlyns, M.A. and minister of the gospel in Marlborough. Tomlyns, Samuel, 1632 or 3-1700. 1699 (1699) Wing T1857; ESTC R219739 76,560 161

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flesh_n this_o foreskin_n disaffect_v we_o to_o alienates_v we_o from_o prejudices_fw-la u_fw-mi against_o god_n and_o spiritual_a thing_n the_o body_n be_v dead_a by_o reason_n of_o sin_n rom._n 8.10_o and_o the_o soul_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o that_o be_v the_o first_o adam_n many_o be_v dead_a these_o many_o be_v all_o that_o descend_v from_o adam_n by_o natural_a generation_n rom._n 5.15_o by_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o judgement_n come_v upon_o all_o man_n to_o condemnation_n rom_n 5.18_o man_n be_v dead_a under_o a_o spiritual_a and_o condemn_v to_o a_o eternal_a death_n man_n walk_v indeed_o though_o spiritual_o dead_a but_o it_o be_v only_o contrary_a to_o god_n levit._n 26.40_o man_n act_v indeed_o but_o they_o only_o do_v dead_a work_n heb._n 6.1_o heb._n 9.14_o man_n must_v repent_v of_o and_o from_o these_o dead_a work_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n must_v cleanse_v conscience_n from_o they_o o_o what_o a_o dreadful_a state_n be_v this_o 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