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A85208 The sacrifice of the faithfull. Or, A treatise shevving the nature, property, and efficacy of zealous prayer; together with some motives to prayer, and helps against discouragements in prayer. To which is added seven profitable sermons. 1. The misery of the Creature by the sinne of man, on Rom. 8. 22. 2. The Christians imitation of Christ, on Ioh. 2. 6. 3. The enmity of the wicked to the light of the Gospel, on John 3. 20. 4. Gods impartiality, on Esay 42. 24. 5. The great dignity of the saints, on Heb. 11. 28. 6. The time of Gods grace is limited, on Gen. 6. 3. 7. A sermon for spirituall mortification, on Col. 3. 5. / By William Fenner, minister of the Gospel Fellow of Pembrok Hall in Cambridge, and lecturer of Rochford in Essex. Fenner, William, 1600-1640.; Stafford, John, fl. 1658, engraver. 1649 (1649) Wing F699; Thomason E1241_1; ESTC R210449 136,683 333

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and_o the_o earth_n upbraid_v thou_o for_o unthankfullnesse_n be_v thou_o ever_o in_o sickness_n and_o god_n do_v not_o deliver_v thou_o be_v thou_o ever_o in_o misery_n and_o god_n do_v not_o comfort_v thou_o be_v thou_o ever_o in_o any_o straight_a and_o god_n do_v not_o direct_v thou_o in_o sickness_n who_o be_v life_n unto_o thou_o in_o poverty_n who_o supply_v thou_o in_o danger_n who_o deliver_v thou_o be_v it_o not_o god_n that_o have_v do_v all_o for_o thou_o and_o shall_v the_o lord_n command_v thou_o obedience_n and_o will_v thou_o not_o grant_v it_o he_o do_v he_o command_v thou_o to_o part_v with_o thy_o lust_n and_o crucify_v all_o thy_o corruption_n and_o will_v thou_o not_o obey_v he_o do_v the_o
lord_n command_v thou_o to_o be_v meek_a humble_a patient_a and_o do_v thou_o refuse_v then_o hear_v o_o heaven_n and_o hearken_v o_o earth_n second_o the_o groan_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v witness_v groan_n i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v against_o you_o know_v that_o you_o shall_v short_o perish_v say_v moses_n to_o the_o isralite_n dent._n 4._o 26._o so_o belove_v let_v i_o say_v to_o you_o i_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o record_v against_o you_o that_o woe_n and_o damnation_n shall_v be_v to_o that_o man_n that_o obey_v not_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n curse_v be_v that_o man_n that_o go_v on_o still_o in_o his_o wickedness_n the_o heaven_n write_v his_o curse_n and_o the_o whole_a earth_n do_v witness_v his_o vengeance_n that_o will_v not_o give_v over_o his_o lust_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n as_o joshuah_n say_v unto_o all_o the_o people_n josh_n 24._o 27._o behold_v this_o stone_n shall_v be_v a_o 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the_o king_n and_o speak_v to_o the_o senseless_a altar_n so_o may_v we_o say_v for_o all_o the_o hear_v some_o will_v afford_v we_o o_o wall_n wall_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n curse_a be_v the_o man_n that_o obey_v not_o o_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n witness_n against_o this_o rebellious_a generation_n so_o jeremy_n he_o cry_v out_o o_o earth_n earth_n earth_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n write_v this_o man_n a_o castaway_n that_o shall_v never_o prosper_v jer._n 22._o 29._o he_o mean_v wicked_a jeconiah_n the_o king_n but_o because_o he_o be_v a_o dea●e_a adder_n he_o preach_v to_o the_o dead_a earth_n as_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o listen_v than_o he_o o_o fearful_a doom_n when_o jeconiah_n will_v not_o hear_v god_n he_o roar_v so_o loud_a that_o he_o make_v the_o dead_a and_o senseless_a earth_n to_o hear_v belove_a in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n take_v heed_n if_o there_o be_v any_o dead_a worldly-hearted_n professor_n here_o if_o there_o be_v 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