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B12376 Heauens ioy, for a sinners repentance A sermon preached at VVhite-Hall the 4. of March, 1623. By Iohn Denison, Doctor of Diuinity, one of his Maiesties chaplaines. Denison, John, d. 1629. 1623 (1623) STC 6590; ESTC S109579 71,485 186

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displease_v with_o himself_o for_o his_o sin_n than_o he_o none_o more_o humble_a more_o devout_a more_o diligent_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n than_o he_o as_o before_o he_o be_v a_o chief_a sinner_n so_o he_o now_o become_v a_o chief_a labourer_n in_o the_o lord_n vineyard_n so_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n 15.10_o 1._o tim._n 1.15_o 1._o cor._n 15.10_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o the_o bless_a trinity_n may_v rejoice_v for_o the_o conversion_n of_o such_o a_o notorious_a sinner_n more_o than_o for_o ninety_o and_o nine_o who_o have_v not_o sin_v so_o heinous_o have_v not_o repent_v so_o serious_o nor_o reform_v themselves_o so_o effectual_o again_o this_o joy_n may_v be_v call_v accidental_a not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n accidental_a in_o god_n but_o as_o cyprian_a his_o tract_n de_fw-fr duplici_fw-la martyrio_fw-la speak_v of_o this_o subject_n say_v scriptura_fw-la secundum_fw-la humanos_fw-la affectus_fw-la loquor_fw-la the_o scripture_n speak_v to_o we_o after_o 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which_o be_v lose_v most_o dear_a unto_o he_o the_o more_o dangerous_a the_o fight_n 83._o quantò_fw-la maius_fw-la periculum_fw-la in_o bello_fw-la tanto_fw-la maius_fw-la gaudium_fw-la in_o triumpho_fw-la aug._n confess_v 83._o the_o more_o joyful_a the_o triumph_n loss_n and_o want_n gain_v more_o desire_n and_o delight_n than_o fruition_n can_v the_o lose_a sheep_n be_v diligent_o look_v after_o when_o the_o restare_fw-la scarce_o look_v on_o how_o acceptable_a be_v a_o calm_a after_o a_o storm_n how_o comfortable_a the_o bright_a sunshine_n after_o a_o dark_a &_o gloomy_a day_n orat._n nazian_n de_fw-fr cypr._n orat._n how_o delectable_a the_o pleasant_a spring_n after_o the_o sad_a winter_n transisse_fw-la à_fw-la morte_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la gratiam_fw-la duplicat_fw-la 68_o bern._n in_o cant._n serm_n 68_o to_o be_v restore_v from_o death_n to_o life_n make_v life_n much_o more_o acceptable_a and_o what_o be_v the_o restore_n of_o a_o sinner_n to_o the_o 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