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A20631 Devotions vpon emergent occasions and seuerall steps in my sicknes digested into I. Meditations vpon our humane condition, 2. Expostulations, and debatements with God, 3. Prayers, vpon the seuerall occasions, to Him / by Iohn Donne ... Donne, John, 1572-1631. 1624 (1624) STC 7033A; ESTC S1699 101,106 641

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god_n why_o be_v it_o so_o so_o odious_a it_o must_v be_v so_o because_o he_o that_o have_v sin_v and_o then_o repent_v have_v weigh_v god_n and_o the_o devil_n in_o a_o balance_n he_o have_v hear_v god_n and_o the_o devil_n plead_v and_o after_o hear_v give_v judgement_n on_o that_o side_n to_o which_o he_o adhere_v by_o his_o subsequent_a practice_n tertull._n if_o he_o return_v to_o his_o sin_n he_o decree_v for_o satan_n he_o prefer_v sin_n before_o grace_n and_o satan_n before_o god_n and_o in_o contempt_n of_o god_n declare_v the_o precedency_n for_o his_o adversary_n and_o a_o contempt_n wound_v deep_a than_o a_o injury_n a_o relapse_n deep_o than_o a_o blasphemy_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v tell_v i_o that_o a_o relapse_n be_v more_o odious_a to_o thou_o need_v i_o ask_v why_o it_o be_v more_o dangerous_a more_o pernicious_a to_o i_o be_v there_o any_o other_o measure_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o my_o danger_n than_o the_o greatness_n of_o thy_o displeasure_n how_o fit_o and_o 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seven_o day_n my_o everlasting_a saboth_n in_o thy_o rest_n th●_n glory_n thy_o joy_n thy_o sight_n thy_o s●lfe_n and_o where_o i_o shall_v live_v as_o long_o without_o reckon_v any_o more_o day_n after_o as_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n live_v with_o thou_o before_o you_o three_o make_v any_o day_n in_o the_o creation_n 14._o prayer_n o_o eternal_a and_o most_o gracious_a god_n who_o though_o thou_o do_v permit_v darkness_n to_o be_v before_o light_n in_o the_o creation_n yet_o in_o the_o make_n of_o light_n do_v so_o multiply_v that_o light_n as_o that_o it_o enlighten_v not_o the_o day_n only_o but_o the_o night_n too_o though_o thou_o have_v suffer_v some_o dimness_n some_o cloud_n of_o sadness_n &_o disconsolateness_n to_o shed_v themselves_o upon_o my_o soul_n i_o humble_o bless_v and_o thankful_o glorify_v thy_o holy_a name_n that_o thou_o have_v afford_v i_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o spirit_n against_o which_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n can_v prevail_v nor_o 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