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eighteen_o sermon_n whereof_o fifteen_o preach_v before_o the_o king_n the_o rest_n upon_o public_a occasion_n by_o richard_n allestry_n d._n d._n and_o chaplain_n to_o his_o majesty_n london_n print_v by_o tho._n roycroft_n for_o james_n allestry_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n m_o dc_o l_o x_o i_o x._o a_o table_n of_o the_o sermon_n a_o sermon_n on_o 1._o s._n pet._n 4._o 1._o he_o that_o suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n have_v cease_v from_o sin_n page_z 1_o a_o sermon_n on_o psalm_n lxxiii_o 1._o true_o god_n be_v good_a to_o israel_n even_o to_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o clean_a heart_n p._n 19_o a_o sermon_n on_o leviticus_n xvi_o 31._o you_o shall_v afflict_v your_o soul_n by_o a_o statute_n for_o ever_o p._n 37_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n john_n xv._n 14._o you_o be_v my_o friend_n if_o you_o do_v whatsoever_o i_o command_v you_o p._n 55_o a_o sermon_n on_o ezechiel_n xxxiii_o 11._o why_o will_v you_o die_v p._n 73_o a_o sermon_n on_o psalm_n lxxiii_o 25._o who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v none_o upon_o earth_n that_o i_o desire_v beside_o thou_o p._n 89_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n mark_n i._n 3._o prepare_v you_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n page_n 105_o a_o sermon_n on_o 1_o s._n john_n v._n 4._o this_o be_v the_o victory_n which_o overcome_v the_o world_n even_o our_o faith_n p._n 125_o a_o sermon_n on_o galatian_n ii_o 20._o i_o be_o crucify_a with_o christ._n p._n 145_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n luke_n ix_o 55._o you_o know_v not_o what_o manner_n of_o spirit_n you_o be_v of_o p._n 163_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n luke_n xvi_o 30_o 31._o nay_o father_n abraham_n but_o if_o one_o go_v unto_o they_o from_o the_o dead_a they_o will_v repent_v and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o if_o they_o hear_v not_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n neither_o will_v they_o be_v persuade_v though_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a p._n 181_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n luke_n xi_o part_n of_o the_o 24._o verse_n behold_v this_o child_n be_v set_v for_o the_o fall_n and_o rising_n again_o of_o many_o in_o israel_n and_o for_o a_o sign_n which_o shall_v be_v speak_v against_o p._n 199_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n james_n iu._n 7._o resist_v the_o devil_n and_o he_o will_v flee_v from_o you_o p._n 219_o a_o sermon_n on_o philippian_n iii_o 18._o for_o many_o walk_n of_o who_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o often_o and_o now_o tell_v you_o even_o weep_v that_o they_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ._n p._n 241_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n mark_n x._o 15._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whosoever_o shall_v not_o receive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n as_o a_o little_a child_n he_o shall_v not_o enter_v therein_o p._n 259_o a_o sermon_n on_o act_n xiii_o 2._o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v separate_v i_o barnabas_n and_o saul_n for_o the_o work_n whereunto_o i_o have_v call_v they_o p._n 269_o a_o sermon_n on_o hosea_n iii_o 5._o afterwards_o shall_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n return_n and_o seek_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o david_n their_o king_n and_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o goodness_n p._n 295_o a_o sermon_n on_o s._n matthew_n v._n 44._o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o love_v your_o enemy_n bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v you_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o despiteful_o use_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o p._n 315_o sermon_n i._o whitehall_n january_n 27._o 1660._o 1_o pet._n iu_o 1._o he_o that_o have_v suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n have_v cease_v from_o sin_n so_o great_a a_o flatterer_n be_v man_n of_o himself_o that_o from_o all_o kind_n of_o event_n how_o various_a soever_o ever_o he_o will_v adventure_v to_o conclude_v himself_o in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o blessedness_n and_o rather_o than_o want_v argument_n contradiction_n shall_v conspire_v to_o make_v he_o happy_a if_o he_o prosper_v than_o god_n allow_v his_o do_n and_o the_o success_n of_o action_n be_v his_o mark_n and_o seal_n that_o they_o be_v acceptable_a and_o dear_a to_o he_o and_o if_o this_o argument_n be_v good_a the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n while_o it_o conquer_v as_o they_o do_v conquer_v those_o that_o fight_v 25._o god_n battle_n and_o that_o by_o his_o immediate_a commission_n yet_o all_o that_o while_n those_o sodomite_n and_o foul_a adulterer_n the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n be_v saint_n but_o when_o calamity_n do_v take_v away_o this_o argument_n then_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o gibbet_n though_o the_o punishment_n of_o villainy_n be_v only_a execution_n of_o that_o decree_n whereby_o god_n have_v predestine_v they_o to_o be_v conform_v to_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n as_o if_o they_o 8._o die_v most_o like_a christ_n who_o die_v with_o the_o most_o gild_n about_o they_o and_o they_o will_v needs_o be_v martyr_n when_o they_o suffer_v for_o their_o vice_n and_o if_o this_o argument_n be_v good_a egypt_n be_v blessed_v with_o all_o her_o plague_n and_o the_o consume_a fire_n that_o run_v upon_o the_o ground_n be_v the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n upon_o they_o yet_o both_o these_o argument_n have_v be_v make_v use_n of_o late_o by_o each_o several_a party_n of_o we_o in_o the_o variety_n of_o god_n dispensation_n to_o we_o now_o this_o each_o can_v not_o do_v of_o right_n some_o party_n of_o we_o make_v false_a and_o unjust_a plea_n to_o they_o both_o now_o to_o decide_v which_o do_v so_o not_o à _fw-la priori_fw-la from_o the_o cause_n though_o that_o alone_o do_v guild_v prosperity_n and_o that_o alone_a too_o make_v the_o martyr_n not_o the_o suffering_n but_o man_n will_v never_o be_v agree_v of_o that_o while_o whatsoever_o happen_v whether_o their_o cause_n prosper_v or_o be_v oppress_v still_o prove_v they_o in_o the_o right_n but_o i_o shall_v do_v it_o from_o a_o plain_a notorious_a effect_n nor_o do_v i_o know_v what_o else_o can_v be_v more_o seasonable_a than_o while_o some_o man_n seem_v to_o stand_v candidate_n for_o suffering_n and_o choose_v sedition_n and_o schism_n rather_o than_o lose_v the_o reputation_n of_o not_o be_v afflict_v with_o their_o party_n and_o while_o other_o plead_v the_o merit_n of_o affliction_n and_o trumpet_n out_o their_o have_v suffer_v as_o a_o pretence_n for_o the_o ambition_n and_o the_o covetousness_n the_o luxury_n and_o intemperance_n and_o all_o the_o other_o vice_n of_o prosperity_n which_o their_o late_a suffering_n have_v before_o hand_n expiate_v while_o it_o be_v thus_o on_o each_o side_n to_o give_v both_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o to_o judge_v the_o case_n which_o my_o text_n here_o present_v for_o he_o that_o have_v suffer_v in_o the_o flesh_n have_v cease_v from_o sin_n the_o word_n make_v a_o single_a proposition_n and_o therefore_o can_v well_o be_v take_v asunder_o nor_o indeed_o need_v they_o the_o term_n be_v very_o well_o understand_v the_o subject_a every_o one_o be_v willing_a to_o assume_v to_o himself_o no_o one_o i_o believe_v that_o hear_v i_o but_o will_v say_v he_o have_v suffer_v in_o the_o 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of_o it_o and_o then_o see_v how_o suffering_n blast_v that_o method_n and_o make_v the_o art_n of_o the_o flesh_n either_o unpracticable_a or_o too_o weak_a three_o i_o will_v attempt_v to_o view_v our_o own_o concern_v in_o all_o this_o propose_v to_o consideration_n whether_o this_o method_n have_v have_v this_o effect_n on_o we_o or_o whether_o indeed_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a to_o confute_v god_n word_n as_o to_o break_v his_o commandment_n and_o contrive_v that_o his_o truth_n shall_v no_o more_o stand_v than_o his_o will_n do_v but_o notwithstanding_o scripture_n bold_a affirmation_n here_o yet_o they_o that_o have_v suffer_v have_v not_o cease_v from_o sin_n and_o if_o so_o then_o to_o propose_v the_o danger_n and_o
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what_o we_o shall_v have_v in_o every_o any_o moment_n our_o enjoyment_n also_o be_v like_o he_o that_o we_o enjoy_v all_o in_o the_o whole_a and_o all_o in_o every_o part_n be_v not_o only_o endless_a in_o the_o mass_n but_o every_o moment_n of_o it_o be_v immortal_a and_o then_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o enjoyment_n no_o place_n for_o desire_v there_o where_o there_o be_v nothing_o absent_a where_o all_o past_a and_o all_o futurity_n be_v always_o present_a and_o where_o also_o the_o infinite_a and_o all_o sufficient_a god_n be_v the_o possession_n which_o be_v my_o next_o proposition_n and_o that_o god_n himself_o affirm_v gen._n 15._o 1._o i_o be_o thy_o shield_n and_o thy_o exceed_a great_a reward_n yea_o this_o he_o have_v present_a possession_n of_o which_o my_o three_o proposition_n and_o my_o text_n assert_n in_o say_v who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o import_v thou_o i_o have_v the_o thing_n we_o call_v most_o our_o possession_n here_o both_o personal_a and_o real_a be_v our_o portion_n and_o inheritance_n now_o david_n claim_v god_n under_o both_o these_o due_n 6._o thou_o be_v my_o portion_n o_o lord_n and_o the_o lot_n of_o my_o inheritance_n as_o other_o man_n maintain_v themselves_o by_o these_o so_o i_o live_v upon_o thou_o and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o god_n be_v such_o but_o in_o reversion_n those_o be_v present_a possession_n which_o man_n reap_v the_o use_n of_o in_o present_a to_o themselves_o now_o what_o be_v there_o of_o god_n the_o pious_a man_n have_v not_o the_o present_a use_n off_o 12._o his_o eye_n be_v over_o he_o and_o his_o ear_n be_v open_a to_o his_o prayer_n watch_v to_o attend_v each_o motion_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o 27._o underneath_o he_o be_v the_o everlasting_a arm_n to_o carry_v and_o sustain_v he_o his_o 23._o right_a hand_n wear_v he_o as_o his_o 24._o signet_n and_o his_o left_a hand_n pour_v down_o blessing_n on_o he_o his_o 7._o wing_n be_v spread_v for_o he_o to_o nestle_v in_o 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