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A40891 XXX sermons lately preached at the parish church of Saint Mary Magdalen Milkstreet, London to which is annexed, A sermon preached at the funerall of George Whitmore, Knight, sometime Lord Mayor of the City / by Anthony Farindon.; Sermons. Selections Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658. 1647 (1647) Wing F434; ESTC R2168 760,336 744

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corrupter_n or_o defiler_n of_o woman_n whosoever_o be_v a_o manslayer_n whosoever_o be_v a_o unclean_a person_n may_v be_v secure_a it_o be_v but_o dip_v himself_o in_o a_o little_a water_n and_o he_o be_v forthwith_o clean_a yea_o though_o he_o wallow_v again_o and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o mire_n pollute_v himself_o with_o the_o same_o monstrous_a sin_n let_v he_o but_o say_v he_o have_v sin_v and_o at_o the_o very_a word_n the_o sin_n vanish_v let_v he_o but_o smite_v his_o breast_n or_o strike_v his_o forehead_n and_o he_o shall_v present_o without_o more_o ado_n become_v as_o white_a as_o snow_n and_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n to_o hear_v a_o apostate_n blaspheme_v for_o his_o apostasy_n itself_o be_v blasphemy_n no_o more_o then_o it_o be_v to_o hear_v a_o devil_n curse_n both_o be_v fall_v from_o their_o first_o estate_n and_o both_o hate_v that_o estate_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v fall_v and_o they_o both_o howl_v together_o for_o that_o which_o they_o may_v have_v keep_v 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which_o seem_v to_o stand_v at_o distance_n and_o hinder_v the_o work_n and_o to_o make_v they_o meet_v and_o kiss_v each_o other_o in_o christ_n satisfaction_n and_o we_o for_o our_o turn_n be_v our_o satisfaction_n all_o that_o we_o can_v make_v which_o she_o have_v join_v together_o 2._o condigna_fw-la est_fw-la satisfatio_fw-la maul_v facta_fw-la corrigere_fw-la est_fw-la correcta_fw-la non_fw-la reiterare_fw-la ber._n de_fw-fr just._n dom._n c._n 1._o satisfactio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d antiochens_n conc_fw-fr can_v 2._o never_o to_o be_v sever_v his_o suffering_n with_o our_o repentance_n his_o agony_n with_o our_o sorrow_n his_o blood_n with_o our_o tear_n his_o flesh_n nail_v to_o the_o cross_n with_o our_o lust_n
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himself_o will_v allow_v of_o and_o not_o cast_v off_o fear_n upon_o a_o fancy_n that_o our_o love_n be_v perfect_a for_o this_o savour_n more_o of_o a_o imaginary_a metaphysical_a subtlety_n of_o a_o kind_n of_o extaticall_a affectation_n of_o piety_n than_o the_o plain_a and_o solid_a knowledge_n of_o christian_a religion_n but_o continue_v our_o obedience_n and_o carry_v on_o our_o perseverance_n with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o last_o end_n with_o this_o consideration_n that_o as_o under_o the_o law_n there_o be_v a_o curse_n pronounce_v to_o they_o that_o fulfil_v it_o not_o so_o under_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v a_o flame_a fire_n to_o take_v vengeance_n of_o they_o that_o obey_v it_o not_o 2._o thess_n 1.8_o it_o be_v a_o good_a censure_n of_o tully_n which_o he_o give_v of_o cato_n in_o one_o of_o his_o epistle_n thou_o can_v not_o say_v he_o to_o his_o friend_n love_n and_o honour_n cato_n more_o than_o i_o do_v but_o yet_o this_o i_o observe_v in_o he_o optimo_fw-la 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