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B15559 A practicall catechisme: or, A view of those principall truths according to godlinesse, which are contayned in the catechisme diuided into three parts: and seruing for the vse, (as of all, so) especially of those that first heard them. By D.R. B. of Divin, minister of the Gospell. D. R. (Daniel Rogers), 1573-1652. 1632 (1632) STC 21166; ESTC S116040 309,840 430

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life_n and_o death_n but_o more_o special_o of_o his_o late_a part_n from_o his_o baptism_n to_o his_o death_n in_o both_o which_o more_o or_o less_o he_o perform_v the_o work_n of_o his_o father_n and_o fulfil_v all_o both_o general_a and_o personal_a righteousness_n his_o whole_a conversation_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n be_v holy_a towards_o god_n frequent_a in_o his_o temple_n worship_v submit_v h●mselfe_n to_o both_o circumcision_n and_o baptism_n eat_v the_o sacrament_n of_o his_o own_o body_n oft_o in_o fast_v yea_o whole_a night_n and_o prayer_n to_o god_n most_o holy_a in_o his_o family_n government_n most_o frequent_a in_o do_v good_a act_n 2.22_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n a_o man_n approve_v by_o god_n in_o many_o sign_n and_o wonder_n etc._n etc._n preach_v from_o city_n to_o city_n yea_o pray_v for_o his_o enemy_n so_o meek_a that_o he_o set_v forth_o himself_o as_o a_o example_n math._n 11.19_o 30_o he_o will_v not_o break_v a_o bruised_a reed_n nor_o quench_v the_o 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the_o cross_n he_o be_v most_o obedient_a phil._n 2.5_o 6._o for_o his_o active_a and_o passive_a obedience_n be_v mix_v inseparable_o but_o above_o all_o in_o this_o be_v his_o excellency_n that_o be_v both_o glory_n and_o holiness_n he_o be_v not_o only_o content_a to_o empty_v himself_o into_o shame_n but_o even_o into_o the_o aspersion_n of_o sin_n that_o he_o may_v by_o obedience_n make_v a_o full_a expiation_n for_o it_o in_o a_o word_n such_o a_o high_a priest_n he_o be_v as_o not_o only_o for_o his_o nature_n but_o for_o his_o practice_n be_v undefiled_a and_o separate_a from_o sinner_n and_o all_o these_o he_o be_v not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o other_o that_o nothing_o may_v be_v want_v to_o a_o full_a satisfaction_n and_o that_o they_o who_o believe_v in_o he_o may_v fetch_v from_o each_o part_n of_o his_o life_n and_o obedience_n comfort_n and_o stay_v in_o the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o youth_n age_n cross_n duty_n worship_n of_o god_n grace_n &_o in_o the_o want_v of_o all_o their_o service_n both_o ordinary_a and_o private_a or_o public_a and_o extraordinary_a q._n i_o will_v have_v you_o open_v this_o point_n more_o full_o a._n i_o will_v endeavour_v it_o consider_v then_o first_o christ_n be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o become_v a_o servant_n unto_o it_o be_v not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o we_o except_o then_o his_o obedience_n be_v for_o our_o sake_n it_o serve_v for_o nothing_o second_o if_o our_o lord_n jesus_n have_v suffer_v for_o we_o upon_o the_o cross_n without_o any_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n he_o may_v have_v be●ne_v as_o harmless_a as_o high_a priest_n by_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o nature_n as_o by_o obey_v so_o that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o o●her_a us●_n of_o his_o obedience_n than_o this_o to_o qualify_v the_o person_n of_o the_o obeyer_n it_o have_v be_v superfluous_a three_o some_o part_n of_o his_o actual_a obedience_n be_v a_o direct_a part_n of_o his_o mediation_n as_o his_o prayer_n joh._n 17._o why_o not_o al●_n the_o 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