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A34944 Æternalia, or, A treatise wherein by way of explication, demonstration, confirmation, and application is shewed that the great labour and pains of every Christian ought chiefly to be imployed not about perishing, but eternal good things from John 6, 27 / by Francis Craven. Craven, Francis. 1677 (1677) Wing C6860; ESTC R27286 248,949 428

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blessedness_n for_o trifle_n th●n_v he_o for_o glory_n for_o temporal_a good_a thing_n th●n_v he_o for_o eternal_a good_a thing_n his_o labour_n for_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v like_a that_o whereunto_o st._n judas_n exhort_v in_o his_o epistle_n when_o he_o will_v have_v those_o that_o he_o write_v unto_o earnest_o contenà_fw-la for_o the_o faith_n v._o 3._o the_o apostle_n word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o signify_v cum_fw-la summ●_n study_v c●rtare_fw-la t●_n contend_v with_o all_o the_o strength_n most_o earnest_o herein_o he_o shall_v be_v like_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o who_o st._n paul_n say_v act_n 26._o 7._o v._n that_o they_o serve_v god_n instant_o not_o only_a sine_fw-la intermissione_n without_o intermission_n but_o with_o a_o kind_n of_o vehemency_n the_o word_n use_v signify_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o their_o strength_n and_o herein_o do_v as_o the_o apostle_n pray_v act_v 1._o 14._o v._n they_o all_o continue_v with_o one_o accord_n in_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o phrase_n signify_v not_o only_a continuance_n in_o regard_n of_o time_n but_o instancy_n and_o importunity_n and_o such_o a_o perseverance_n as_o be_v keep_v up_o with_o much_o labour_n and_o force_n when_o a_o christian_a labour_n earnest_o for_o these_o thing_n he_o may_v hope_v his_o labour_n will_v be_v effectual_a as_o when_o elias_n pray_v earnest_o that_o it_o may_v not_o rain_v it_o rain_v not_o on_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n and_o six_o month_n james_n 5._o 17._o v._o this_o clause_n he_o pray_v earnest_o note_v the_o cause_n why_o elias_n be_v hear_v he_o pray_v with_o earnestness_n and_o faith_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v to_o he_o so_o when_o a_o christian_a labour_v earnest_o and_o in_o faith_n god_n will_v not_o let_v his_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a it_o be_v great_a pity_n to_o see_v some_o man_n and_o observe_v their_o uncessant_a care_n earnest_a labour_n and_o 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