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The vvork of affliction opened in a sermon, preached at the funerall. of Mrs Elisabeth Harvey.
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Whitlock, John, 1625-1709.
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not_o christ_n or_o his_o truth_n that_o he_o suffer_v for_o the_o like_a may_v we_o say_v of_o all_o hypocrite_n but_o the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o they_o shall_v be_v uncase_v and_o those_o that_o have_v too_o good_a a_o opinion_n of_o they_o for_o the_o present_a undeceived_a now_o i_o suppose_v you_o apprehend_v the_o point_n in_o a_o good_a measure_n clear_v yet_o i_o think_v the_o emphasis_n of_o the_o word_n be_v not_o draw_v forth_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n use_v by_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o famous_a exhortation_n phil._n 2.12_o work_v out_o your_o own_o salvation_n loc_fw-la com_n in_o loc_fw-la it_o carry_v in_o it_o something_o of_o efficiency_n the_o meritorius_fw-la efficiency_n which_o aquinas_n and_o estius_n pitch_n upon_o we_o have_v just_o reject_v and_o to_o do_v estius_n no_o wrong_a upon_o the_o matter_n he_o do_v reject_v it_o himself_o o_o how_o great_a be_v the_o prevalencie_n of_o truth_n etc._n non_fw-la ex_fw-la naturâ_fw-la passionum_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntate_fw-la etc._n etc._n her_o adversary_n be_v force_v to_o speak_v for_o she_o many_o time_n when_o they_o be_v design_v by_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n and_o their_o own_o carnal_a interest_n to_o speak_v against_o she_o nor_o can_v we_o attribute_v to_o it_o which_o will_v be_v more_o than_o that_o the_o principal_a efficiency_n 2.5_o ephes_n 2.5_o for_o that_o be_v only_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v but_o a_o instrumental_a efficiency_n we_o may_v with_o safety_n yet_o here_o too_o we_o must_v take_v it_o as_o a_o instrument_n of_o the_o mean_a sort_n for_o who_o know_v not_o that_o there_o may_v be_v instrument_n of_o divers_a sort_n useful_a in_o a_o different_a degree_n to_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o same_o work_n for_o faith_n be_v the_o prime_a instrument_n 2.8_o ephes_n 2.8_o by_o grace_n be_v you_o save_v through_o faith_n but_o i_o say_v a_o instrumentality_n in_o 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they_o choice_n mr_n jer._n burr_n in_o his_o moses_n choice_n they_o do_v but_o drop_v a_o prayer_n before_o as_o one_o excellent_o gloss_v it_o but_o now_o they_o pour_v out_o a_o prayer_n and_o now_o it_o be_v a_o prayer_n indeed_o which_o they_o pour_v out_o loquor_fw-la expertus_fw-la loquor_fw-la a_o prayer_n full_a of_o life_n spirit_n efficacy_n a_o prayer_n that_o carry_v cut_v the_o very_a heart_n and_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n to_o god_n with_o it_o 5._o affliction_n have_v a_o work_n in_o reference_n to_o death_n to_o which_o they_o reconcile_v we_o 42.1.2_o ecclesiastic_a cap._n 42.1.2_o and_o make_v we_o stand_v with_o open_a arm_n ready_a to_o embrace_v it_o o_o death_n how_o bitter_a be_v thy_o remembrance_n to_o he_o that_o live_v at_o ease_n in_o his_o possession_n unto_o the_o man_n that_o have_v nothing_o to_o vex_v he_o and_o that_o have_v prosperity_n in_o all_o thing_n 3_o see_v