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A56802 The best match, or, The souls espousal to Christ opened and improved by Edward Pearse. Pearse, Edward, 1633?-1674? 1673 (1673) Wing P971; ESTC R33034 147,229 280

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after_o a_o espousal_n to_o he_o 2._o he_o not_o only_o become_v incarnate_a but_o also_o free_o bleed_v and_o die_v in_o order_n hereunto_o which_o be_v a_o further_a discovery_n of_o his_o heart_n herein_o be_v say_v the_o apostle_n find_v in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n he_o humble_v himself_o and_o become_v obedient_a unto_o the_o death_n even_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n i._n e._n to_o the_o most_o formidable_a death_n a_o death_n of_o pain_n a_o death_n of_o shame_n a_o accurse_a death_n p●il_n 2.8_o hence_o also_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o give_v himself_o a_o offer_v and_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n for_o we_o eph._n 5._o 2._o yea_o not_o only_o do_v he_o bleed_v and_o suffer_v and_o die_v but_o he_o do_v all_o free_o and_o with_o much_o readiness_n and_o enlargedness_n of_o soul_n hence_o he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v pour_v out_o his_o soul_n unto_o death_n isa_n 53.12_o loc._n voluntariè_fw-fr scipsum_fw-la in_o mortem_fw-la tradidit_fw-la musc_n in_o loc._n he_o seem_v 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