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A discourse on the offices for the Vth of November, XXXth of January, and XXIXth of May by Thomas Comber ...
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Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.
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Wing C5463; ESTC R3079
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in_o our_o prayer_n strict_a in_o our_o life_n and_o sensible_a of_o our_o sin_n 7._o sin_n utinam_fw-la tale_n esse_fw-la sani_fw-la perseveremus_fw-la quales_fw-la nos_fw-la futuros_fw-la profitemur_fw-la infirmi_fw-la plin._n ep_v 26._o l._n 7._o but_o when_o it_o be_v over_o we_o grow_v secure_a and_o negligent_a in_o our_o obedience_n we_o presume_v the_o goodness_n of_o our_o religion_n be_v such_o that_o let_v we_o live_v as_o we_o will_v god_n will_v ever_o protect_v it_o 4._o it_o jer._n vii_o 4._o and_o this_o dangerous_a notion_n hinder_v our_o repentance_n wherefore_o let_v i_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v many_o pure_a church_n have_v be_v destroy_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o who_o be_v member_n of_o they_o god_n truth_n may_v be_v remove_v to_o another_o land_n and_o be_v safe_a whatever_o become_v of_o we_o so_o that_o our_o present_a quiet_n must_v not_o make_v we_o negligent_a or_o presumptuous_a his_o goodness_n shall_v not_o hinder_v we_o from_o but_o lead_v 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god_n to_o establish_v we_o and_o to_o engage_v all_o nation_n to_o admire_v and_o praise_v we_o these_o thing_n will_v make_v we_o safe_a and_o honour_a our_o time_n may_v thus_o continue_v peaceable_a and_o our_o church_n by_o this_o mean_n become_v the_o praise_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n which_o methinks_v every_o wise_a and_o good_a protestant_n shall_v above_o all_o thing_n desire_v but_o alas_o the_o contrary_n to_o all_o these_o be_v too_o common_a among_o we_o there_o be_v so_o much_o deceit_n and_o hypocrisy_n cheat_v and_o dishonesty_n we_o be_v so_o unkind_a to_o all_o and_o so_o obdurate_a and_o niggardly_a to_o the_o poor_a so_o slight_a and_o remiss_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o so_o full_a of_o heat_n and_o animosity_n among_o ourselves_o that_o we_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o fear_v to_o be_v unsettle_a again_o by_o these_o sin_n than_o by_o our_o enemy_n policy_n and_o power_n these_o crime_n that_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o our_o religion_n bring_v more_o dishonour_n upon_o it_o than_o all_o the_o spiteful_a calumny_n of_o our_o enemy_n if_o we_o do_v not_o afford_v they_o just_a matter_n of_o reproach_n their_o know_a malice_n will_v hinder_v their_o censure_n from_o be_v believe_v 136._o believe_v prastra_fw-mi irascimur_fw-la obtrectatoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la si_fw-la eye_n obtrectandi_fw-la materiam_fw-la ministramus_fw-la d._n hieron_n ep_v 14._o ad_fw-la celant_fw-la p._n 136._o wherefore_o i_o earnest_o entreat_v all_o that_o wish_v the_o peace_n of_o this_o church_n and_o desire_v its_o universal_a honour_n to_o endeavour_v the_o practice_n of_o these_o virtue_n and_o to_o avoid_v fall_v into_o these_o mischievous_a and_o scandalous_a crime_n and_o since_o we_o can_v do_v this_o but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n let_v we_o beg_v that_o most_o devout_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n jesus_n christ_n amen_n the_o three_o collect._n the_o three_o collect_n consist_v of_o four_o part_n one_a a_o memorial_n of_o 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