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A25827 Sermons preached upon several occasions by Timothy Armitage. Armitage, Timothy, d. 1655. 1678 (1678) Wing A3702; ESTC R25891 316,267 489

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1._o 31._o therefore_o shall_v they_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o own_o way_n and_o be_v fill_v with_o their_o own_o device_n they_o shall_v eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o own_o do_n when_o they_o will_v not_o listen_v to_o wisdom_n call_v oh_o my_o friend_n it_o will_v be_v very_o sour_a fruit_n for_o a_o man_n to_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o way_n the_o fruit_n that_o grow_v in_o the_o highway_n side_n it_o be_v but_o sour_a fruit_n take_v heed_n that_o you_o despise_v not_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n lest_o the_o lord_n say_v you_o shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o that_o be_v the_o first_o use_v of_o conviction_n 2._o again_o second_o here_o be_v a_o word_n of_o invitation_n and_o i_o shall_v propound_v it_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n in_o psal_n 31._o 8._o a_o gracious_a invitation_n o_o taste_n and_o see_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v good_a bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o he_o you_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o fruit_n that_o grow_v upon_o christ_n and_o now_o oh_o my_o friend_n come_v taste_v and_o see_v how_o good_a the_o lord_n be_v the_o psalmist_n speak_v as_o a_o man_n that_o have_v find_v a_o good_a morsel_n find_v some_o dainty_a food_n he_o be_v eat_v of_o it_o alone_o he_o find_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o sweetness_n in_o it_o and_o he_o call_v his_o friend_n oh_o friend_n come_v and_o taste_v and_o see_v how_o good_a it_o be_v if_o you_o do_v but_o taste_v of_o this_o meat_n you_o will_v say_v oh_o taste_n and_o see_v how_o good_a the_o lord_n be_v there_o be_v pleasure_n and_o sweetness_n there_o be_v enough_o to_o take_v up_o all_o your_o affection_n and_o all_o your_o sense_n here_o you_o may_v see_v and_o taste_v you_o may_v see_v beauty_n and_o taste_n sweetness_n the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v not_o only_o beautiful_a good_a to_o look_v upon_o beautiful_a to_o the_o eye_n but_o it_o be_v good_a for_o food_n let_v i_o tell_v you_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o see_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o 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