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A04845 Lectures vpon Ionas deliuered at Yorke in the yeare of our Lorde 1594. By John Kinge: newlie corrected and amended. King, John, 1559?-1621. 1599 (1599) STC 14977; ESTC S108033 733,563 732

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that_o their_o body_n be_v feed_v before_o hand_n and_o diet_v with_o strong_a meat_n to_o fill_v they_o with_o ivice_n and_o blood_n that_o be_v fat_v to_o punishment_n they_o may_v die_v with_o more_o cost_n it_o may_v be_v glory_n but_o with_o less_o contentation_n he_o much_o inveigh_v against_o it_o that_o man_n shall_v be_v kill_v to_o delight_n man_n and_o that_o a_o art_n science_n or_o skill_n thereof_o shall_v be_v practise_v &_o not_o only_a wickedness_n wrought_v but_o teach_v by_o precept_n they_o have_v a_o custom_n beside_o to_o enter_v combat_n with_o wild_a beast_n man_n of_o a_o sound_a age_n lusty_a able_a well-favoured_n person_n well_o apparel_v go_v to_o a_o voluntary_a death_n and_o fight_v with_o the_o beast_n not_o for_o any_o offence_n commit_v ibid._n but_o in_o a_o mad_a mood_n and_o as_o the_o actor_n
experience_n experience_n hope_n and_o hope_n will_v never_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v ashamed_a or_o dismay_v they_o break_v the_o chain_n at_o the_o first_o link_n trouble_v they_o be_v against_o their_o will_n but_o that_o which_o be_v voluntary_a as_o patience_n experience_n hope_v they_o will_v not_o add_v that_o both_o in_o body_n &_o soul_n they_o may_v be_v confound_v we_o on_o the_o other_o side_n hang_v upon_o the_o chain_n &_o trust_v to_o climb_v to_o heaven_n by_o it_o through_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o passion_n whereof_o the_o last_o link_n consist_v and_o we_o suffer_v none_o of_o those_o comfortable_a persuasion_n to_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n without_o use_n that_o if_o we_o suffer_v with_o he_o we_o shall_v also_o reign_v with_o he_o and_o through_o many_o tribulation_n we_o must_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n we_o regard_v not_o so_o much_o august_n what_o part_n we_o have_v in_o the_o whip_n but_o what_o place_n in_o the_o 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