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A04391 Seauen helpes to Heauen Shewing 1. How to auoid the curse. 2. How to beare the crosse. 3. How to build the conscience. 4. How with Moses to see Canaan. 5. Simeons dying song, directing to liue holily and dye happily. 6. Comforts for Christians against distresses in life, and feare of death. 7. Feruent prayers, to beare sicknesse patiently, and dye preparedly. The second edition: much enlarged by Steuen Ierome, late preacher at S. Brides. Seene and allowed.; Moses his sight of Canaan Jerome, Stephen, fl. 1604-1650. 1614 (1614) STC 14512.3; ESTC S118682 265,158 563

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servant_n 4_o part_n of_o this_o use_n of_o redargution_n many_o that_o live_v among_o christian_n be_v the_o devil_n servant_n phil._n 3.17_o the_o jew_n jer._n 18.12_o ●i_fw-la tu_fw-la nolis_fw-la iste_fw-la rogitat_fw-la use_v of_o exhortation_n rom._n 12.1_o sin_n of_o the_o eye_n how_o all_o the_o member_n that_o have_v serve_v sin_n must_v and_o may_v serve_v god_n twelve_o sin_n of_o the_o tongue_n sin_n of_o the_o ear_n sin_n of_o the_o hand_n sin_n of_o the_o foot_n motive_n persuade_v to_o god_n service_n 1._o from_o the_o end_n of_o our_o creation_n 2_o cor._n 3.16_o ch._n 6._o v._n 19_o 2_o cor._n 6.16_o or_o homini_fw-la sublime_a dedit_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la refert_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la herba_fw-la deum_fw-la 2._o motive_n from_o out_o preservation_n 3._o motive_n from_o our_o vocation_n 4._o from_o our_o redemption_n 5._o from_o our_o profession_n 6._o from_o the_o reward_n of_o god_n service_n first_o reward_n wealth_n and_o riches_n second_o honour·_n 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