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A57979 A sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 1644 by Samuel Rutherfurd. Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1644 (1644) Wing R2392; ESTC R25109 55,797 70

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therefore_o his_o kingdom_n must_v stand_v there_o be_v a_o seed_n and_o a_o reward_n promise_v to_o christ_n for_o his_o labour_n isaiah_n 53._o 10._o there_o be_v article_n of_o grace_n conclude_v betwixt_o the_o father_n and_o his_o son_n which_o can_v be_v break_v six_o there_o be_v in_o all_o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o church_n two_o thing_n most_o considerable_a first_o a_o turn_n second_o a_o contexture_n a_o turn_n or_o return_v gen._n 39_o 21_o 22._o joseph_n be_v cast_v in_o prison_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o joseph_n gen._n 49._o 23._o the_o archer_n have_v sore_o grieve_v joseph_n and_o shoot_v at_o he_o and_o hate_v he_o but_o consider_v the_o return_n vers._n 24._o but_o his_o
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