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A64137 XXVIII sermons preached at Golden Grove being for the summer half-year, beginning on Whit-Sunday, and ending on the xxv Sunday after Trinity, together with A discourse of the divine institution, necessity, sacredness, and separation of the office ministeriall / by Jer. Taylor.; Sermons. Selections Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. 1651 (1651) Wing T405; ESTC R23463 389,930 394

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〈◊〉_d you_o must_v not_o expect_v such_o fruit_n in_o a_o little_a time_n nor_o with_o little_a labour_n suffer_v therefore_o not_o yourselves_o to_o be_v deceive_v by_o false_a principle_n and_o vain_a confidence_n for_o no_o man_n can_v in_o a_o moment_n root_n out_o the_o long_o contract_a habit_n of_o vice_n nor_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n make_v use_n of_o all_o that_o variety_n of_o prevent_v accompany_v and_o persevere_v grace_n which_o god_n give_v to_o man_n in_o mercy_n because_o man_n will_v need_v it_o all_o because_o without_o it_o he_o can_v not_o be_v save_v nor_o upon_o his_o deathbed_n can_v he_o exercise_v the_o duty_n of_o mortification_n nor_o cure_v his_o drunkenness_n then_o nor_o his_o lust_n by_o any_o act_n of_o christian_a discipline_n nor_o run_v with_o patience_n nor_o resist_v unto_o blood_n nor_o endure_v with_o long_a sufferance_n but_o he_o can_v pray_v and_o groan_n and_o call_v to_o god_n and_o resolve_v to_o live_v well_o when_o he_o be_v die_v but_o 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