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A39658 The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon. Flavel, John, 1630?-1691. 1688 (1688) Wing F1157; ESTC R222662 58,144 192

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firm_a foundation_n 3._o the_o suretyship_n of_o christ_n give_v everlasting_a stability_n to_o this_o covenant_n heb._n 7.22_o he_o be_v make_v the_o surety_n of_o a_o better_a testament_n or_o covenant_n manibus_fw-la for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v both_o he_o strike_v hand_n or_o engage_v himself_o for_o the_o whole_a covenant_n and_o every_o condition_n in_o it_o and_o that_o both_o on_o god_n part_n and_o we_o to_o undergo_v all_o our_o punishment_n to_o pay_v all_o our_o debt_n and_o to_o work_v in_o we_o all_o that_o god_n require_v of_o we_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o all_o this_o under_o the_o penalty_n that_o lie_v upon_o we_o to_o have_v undergo_v and_o this_o not_o as_o other_o surety_n who_o enter_v into_o one_o and_o the_o same_o
thyself_o before_o i_o and_o do_v rend_v thy_o clothes_n and_o weep_v before_o i_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o so_o intent_n upon_o his_o own_o pleasure_n though_o in_o the_o sprightly_a vigour_n of_o youth_n nor_o on_o the_o weighty_a concern_v of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o to_o forget_v the_o interest_n of_o god_n and_o the_o great_a concern_v of_o his_o glory_n four_o he_o be_v exceed_v careful_a to_o propagate_v the_o interest_n of_o religion_n and_o spread_v it_o far_o and_o wide_o among_o his_o people_n though_o he_o can_v not_o infuse_v the_o inward_a principle_n that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o do_v enjoin_v the_o external_a practice_n of_o it_o upon_o all_o his_o subject_n which_o be_v his_o part_n and_o duty_n ver_fw-la 33._o he_o make_v all_o that_o be_v present_a in_o israel_n to_o serve_v even_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god._n and_o all_o his_o day_n they_o depart_v not_o from_o follow_v the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n but_o yet_o good_a josiah_n have_v his_o mistake_n and_o fail_n the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o best_a he_o be_v too_o rash_a and_o hasty_a in_o resolve_v and_o too_o stiff_a and_o obstinate_a when_o resolve_v and_o this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o ruin_n the_o case_n be_v thus_o pharaoh_n necho_n king_n of_o egypt_n be_v at_o that_o time_n make_v war_n upon_o charchemish_n a_o place_n that_o belong_v to_o he_o but_o be_v take_v from_o he_o by_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n so_o the_o war_n of_o necho_n be_v a_o just_a war_n and_o judah_n lie_v between_o he_o and_o charchemish_n and_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o judah_n he_o request_v leave_v of_o josiah_n to_o march_v his_o army_n peaceable_o through_o his_o country_n to_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o war_n josiah_n take_v a_o alarm_n from_o this_o message_n and_o arm_n against_o he_o hereupon_o necho_n send_v ambassador_n to_o josiah_n chap._n 35._o ver_fw-la 21._o saying_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o thou_o king_n of_o judah_n i_o 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of_o his_o day_n he_o die_v in_o that_o unhappy_a expedition_n from_o which_o he_o will_v not_o be_v divert_v be_v bring_v home_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o second_o chariot_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n to_o the_o universal_a sorrow_n of_o all_o good_a man_n in_o israel_n as_o you_o read_v in_o the_o text_n wherein_o we_o have_v these_o two_o part_n to_o consider_v i._o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o lamentation_n ii_o the_o cause_n and_o ground_n of_o it_o 1._o for_o the_o lamentation_n here_o make_v it_o be_v extraordinary_a never_o such_o cry_v hear_v before_o in_o israel_n at_o any_o funeral_n whether_o we_o consider_v it_o either_o 1._o extensively_n 2._o intensive_o or_o 3._o protensively_n 1._o extensively_n all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v city_n and_o country_n mourn_v that_o day_n not_o every_o individual_a but_o all_o that_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o the_o worth_n of_o the_o man_n the_o good_a that_o he_o do_v 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