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A30959 Three ministers communicating their collections and notions. The first year touching several texts of Scripture ... wherein the Law and Gospel ... in short, the substance of Christianity is set forth ... Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687. 1675 (1675) Wing B809; ESTC R35315 78,431 223

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the_o beam_n in_o his_o own_o eye_n and_o be_v patient_a and_o glad_a to_o be_v reprove_v because_o himself_o have_v cast_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o himself_o and_o therefore_o wonder_v not_o that_o other_o be_v of_o his_o mind_n ii_o joh._n 13._o 15._o i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o example_n his_o whole_a life_n be_v a_o great_a continue_a example_n of_o humility_n a_o vast_a descent_n from_o the_o glorious_a bosom_n of_o his_o father_n to_o the_o swomb_n of_o a_o poor_a maiden_n to_o the_o form_n of_o a_o ervant_n to_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o sinner_n to_o a_o life_n of_o labour_n to_o a_o state_n of_o poverty_n to_o a_o death_n of_o malefactor_n to_o the_o grave_n of_o death_n and_o to_o the_o intolerable_a calamity_n which_o we_o deserve_v and_o it_o be_v a_o good_a design_n and_o yet_o but_o reasonable_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v as_o humble_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o great_a imperfection_n and_o base_a sin_n as_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o fullness_n of_o the_o spirit_n great_a wisdom_n perfect_a life_n and_o most_o admirable_a virtue_n iii_o phil._n 4._o 8._o be_v a_o curious_a observer_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o good_a report_n and_o be_v part_n of_o public_a honesty_n public_a same_o and_o the_o sentence_n of_o prudent_a and_o public_a person_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a c._n i._o jam_fw-la 3._o 2._o the_o due_a managery_n of_o this_o unruly_a and_o slippery_a member_n the_o tongue_n may_v right_o be_v esteem_v one_o of_o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n if_o any_o man_n offend_v not_o in_o word_n the_o same_o be_v a_o perfect_a man_n etc._n etc._n the_o story_n of_o pambo_n a_o primitive_a christian_a be_v here_o to_o be_v remember_v ii_o matth._n 12._o 37._o though_o in_o our_o deprave_a estimate_n the_o eloquence_n of_o language_n be_v more_o regard_v than_o the_o innocence_n though_o we_o think_v our_o word_n vanish_v with_o the_o breath_n 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and_o lie_v it_o be_v his_o peculiar_a title_n the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n and_o when_o we_o transcribe_v his_o copy_n we_o also_o assume_v his_o nature_n entitle_v ourselves_o to_o a_o descent_n from_o he_o you_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n ii_o revel_n 2._o we_o find_v the_o love_n of_o a_o lie_n rank_v in_o a_o equal_a form_n with_o the_o maker_n and_o sure_o he_o must_v be_v presume_v to_o love_v it_o that_o can_v descend_v to_o be_v the_o broker_n to_o it_o help_v it_o to_o pass_v currant_n in_o the_o world_n iii_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 25._o with_o meekness_n instruct_v the_o contrary_a mind_a each_o sect_n or_o opinion_n represent_v its_o antagonist_n as_o odious_a as_o it_o can_v and_o whilst_o they_o contend_v for_o speculative_a truth_n they_o by_o mutual_a calumny_n forfeit_v the_o practice_n a_o sad_a thing_n that_o those_o who_o all_o pretend_v to_o the_o same_o christianity_n shall_v only_o be_v unanimous_a in_o the_o violate_v that_o truth_n and_o charity_n it_o prescribe_v b._n i._o matth._n 22._o 20._o there_o be_v nothing_o do_v more_o secure_a satan_n title_n to_o we_o than_o ●●e_v vice_n of_o calumny_n it_o bear_v his_o proper_a impress_n and_o figure_n and_o we_o may_v fear_v christ_n will_v one_o day_n make_v the_o same_o judgement_n of_o person_n as_o he_o do_v of_o coin_n and_o award_v they_o to_o he_o who_o image_n and_o superscription_n they_o bear_v ii_o 1_o cor._n 13._o 5._o charity_n who_o property_n it_o be_v not_o to_o seek_v she_o own_o will_v prompt_v i_o to_o prefer_v a_o great_a concern_v of_o my_o neighbour_n before_o a_o slight_a one_o of_o my_o own_o but_o in_o equal_a circumstance_n i_o be_o sure_a at_o liberty_n to_o be_v kind_n first_o to_o myself_o if_o i_o will_v recede_v even_o from_o that_o i_o may_v but_o that_o be_v then_o to_o be_v account_v among_o the_o heroic_a height_n of_o charity_n not_o her_o bind_n and_o indispensible_a law_n iii_o 1_o king_n 18._o 44._o to_o a_o envious_a person_n 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the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n be_v the_o lord_n who_o do_v good_a to_o we_o who_o be_v our_o saviour_n and_o deliverer_n which_o be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o name_n that_o in_o his_o day_n judah_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o israel_n shall_v dwell_v safe_o b._n i._o isai._n 54._o 17._o their_o righteousness_n be_v of_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n which_o be_v a_o parallel_a expression_n to_o the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n and_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o that_o god_n will_v avenge_v their_o cause_n and_o deliver_v they_o from_o all_o their_o enemy_n ii_o isa_n 61._o 10._o the_o garment_n of_o salvation_n and_o the_o robe_n of_o righteousness_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o impute_a righteousness_n but_o those_o great_a deliverance_n god_n promise_v to_o israel_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n which_o shall_v make_v they_o as_o glorious_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n as_o a_o splendid_a garment_n will_v iii_o matth._n 5._o 19_o 20._o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o 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