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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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spiritual_a privilege_n a._n some_o concern_v god_n some_o ourselves_o touch_v god_n this_o all_o his_o administration_n shall_v profit_v we_o he_o will_v discover_v himself_o in_o they_o to_o we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o government_n of_o the_o age_n and_o time_n we_o live_v in_o in_o his_o blessing_n upon_o his_o own_o and_o judgment_n upon_o his_o enemy_n his_o patience_n and_o carriage_n towards_o ourselves_o in_o our_o whole_a course_n the_o sundry_a change_n of_o this_o world_n the_o manner_n of_o man_n the_o end_n of_o man_n the_o example_n of_o man_n good_a bad_a mortality_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o thing_n our_o own_o experience_n the_o administration_n of_o god_n in_o all_o shall_v teach_v and_o profit_v we_o see_v for_o this_o psa_n 25._o all_o the_o way_n of_o god_n to_o he_o etc._n etc._n q._n touch_v our_o own_o spiritual_a estate_n what_o privilege_n do_v we_o enjoy_v a._n they_o belong_v to_o our_o spiritual_a estate_n either_o in_o point_n of_o our_o faith_n or_o of_o our_o obedience_n touch_v our_o faith_n first_o that_o the_o just_a shall_v not_o only_o be_v forgive_v by_o faith_n but_o also_o live_v by_o faith_n as_o habac._n 3_o heb._n 10.38_o second_o they_o shall_v grow_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n rom._n 1.17_o three_o their_o faith_n shall_v never_o total_o or_o final_o fail_v they_o luke_n 22.32_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o prevail_v against_o it_o with_o many_o more_o q._n what_o privilege_n concern_v obedience_n a._n some_o negative_a some_o positive_a the_o negative_a such_o as_o these_o no_o let_n enemy_n devil_n sin_n or_o world_n shall_v pull_v we_o from_o god_n or_o pluck_v we_o from_o our_o steadfastness_n 2_o pet._n ult_n the_o positive_a be_v make_v to_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o it_o or_o the_o particular_a part_n to_o the_o whole_a such_o as_o these_o god_n that_o begin_v his_o work_n shall_v finish_v it_o for_o we_o philip._n 1.6_o we_o shall_v be_v uphold_v in_o our_o whole_a course_n gracious_o psalm_n 41.11_o 12._o by_o this_o i_o know_v thou_o love_v i_o that_o thou_o upholde_v i_o in_o my_o integrity_n and_o that_o he_o will_v guide_v we_o by_o grace_n till_o he_o receive_v we_o to_o glory_n that_o we_o shall_v i_o persevere_v to_o the_o end_n revel_v 2.10_o and_o such_o other_o q._n and_o what_o be_v the_o particular_a part_n of_o our_o course_n and_o what_o be_v their_o privilege_n a._n either_o the_o course_n of_o worship_n or_o of_o conversation_n touch_v the_o former_a either_o they_o may_v be_v refer_v to_o the_o mean_n of_o obedience_n or_o the_o duty_n of_o it_o concern_v which_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o second_o article_n in_o the_o point_n of_o life_n of_o faith_n and_o in_o a_o word_n this_o be_v all_o that_o the_o mean_n be_v they_o all_o bless_a to_o they_o for_o the_o help_a of_o they_o home_o in_o peace_n and_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v enjoin_v they_o duty_n will_v give_v they_o strength_n to_o perform_v they_o and_o make_v they_o easy_a mat._n 11.30_o q._n 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the_o privilege_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o death_n a._n that_o they_o be_v precious_a in_o death_n to_o the_o lord_n psal_n 116._o that_o death_n nor_o any_o thing_n shall_v separate_v they_o from_o god_n love_n rom._n 8_o ult._n that_o a_o good_a life_n shall_v bring_v a_o good_a death_n that_o they_o shall_v die_v in_o peace_n psal_n 38.37_o that_o the_o day_n of_o death_n be_v better_a than_o the_o day_n of_o life_n eccles_n 7.1_o that_o it_o be_v sanctify_v together_o with_o the_o grave_n to_o be_v a_o step_n to_o glory_n and_o the_o put_v on_o of_o incorruption_n 1_o cor._n 15._o q._n what_o be_v the_o last_o privilege_n a._n the_o great_a of_o all_o that_o eternal_a fruition_n of_o god_n and_o all_o that_o