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A17343 The first part of youths errors. Written by Thomas Bushel, the superlatiue prodigall Bushell, Thomas, 1594-1674. 1628 (1628) STC 4187; ESTC S114222 35,791 180

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33._o john_n 20._o sap._n 21._o though_o the_o fact_n be_v fatal_a yet_o it_o be_v finite_a at_o god_n mercy_n infinite_a but_o on_o t●●_n contrary_a i_o lament_v your_o misery_n pity_n your_o calamity_n and_o fea●_n your_o destiny_n for_o certain_o h●_n that_o will_v not_o spare_v the_o root_n b●_n upon_o such_o austere_a contrition_n it_o much_o to_o be_v doubt_v he_o will_v neu●_n forgive_v the_o branch_n upon_o les●_n submission_n 11.21_o rom._n 11.21_o and_o those_o divin●_n which_o shall_v advise_v you_o to_o a_o mo●_n short_a and_o easy_a way_n of_o humilia●_n on_o i_o be_o assure_v in_o the_o end_n y●●_n will_v find_v they_o not_o your_o friend_n but_o your_o flatterer_n for_o they_o da●_n not_o warrant_v you_o yet_o by_o leadi●_n ●e_v remainder_n of_o your_o life_n sin●rely_o according_a to_o this_o prescrip●on_n god_n himself_o protect_v you_o ●oth_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n with_o these_o word_n which_o ●ill_v not_o be_v violate_v that_o all_o sin_n ●pon_o 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