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A30959 Three ministers communicating their collections and notions. The first year touching several texts of Scripture ... wherein the Law and Gospel ... in short, the substance of Christianity is set forth ... Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687. 1675 (1675) Wing B809; ESTC R35315 78,431 223

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same_o passion_n with_o himself_o iii_o psal_n 19_o 2._o day_n unto_o day_n teach_v knowledge_n and_o every_o act_n of_o piety_n be_v apt_a to_o promote_v and_o to_o produce_v a_o second_o to_o beget_v more_o light_n which_o may_v yet_o lead_v we_o further_o from_o truth_n to_o truth_n till_o at_o last_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o that_o happy_a estate_n which_o have_v no_o shadow_n of_o falsehood_n the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o meeting_n a._n i._o 2_o tim_n 3._o 5._o have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n but_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o as_o virte_n &_o other_o fruit-tree_n bear_v the_o less_o fruit_n ●hen_o they_o be_v suffer_v to_o luxuriate_v &_o spe●d_v their_o sap_n upon_o superfluous_a succory_n and_o abundance_n of_o leaf_n so_o common_o we_o may_v observe_v both_o in_o civil_a conversation_n where_o there_o be_v great_a store_n of_o formality_n there_o be_v little_a sincerity_n and_o in_o religion_n where_o there_o be_v a_o decay_n of_o true_a and_o cordial_a piety_n there_o man_n entertain_v and_o please_v themselves_o with_o external_a formality_n and_o performance_n ii_o joh._n 14._o 15._o if_o you_o love_v i_o keep_v my_o commandment_n this_o be_v not_o the_o office_n of_o a_o friend_n to_o bewail_v a_o dead_a friend_n with_o vain_a lamenation_n sed_fw-la quae_fw-la voluerit_fw-la meminisse_fw-la quae_fw-la mandaverit_fw-la exsequi_fw-la to_o remember_v what_o he_o desire_v and_o execute_v what_o he_o cammand_v so_o ●●id_v a_o die_a roman_a to_o his_o friend_n and_o so_o say_v our_o saviour_n to_o we_o to_o love_v he_o be_v not_o to_o profess_v kindness_n but_o to_o perform_v obedience_n to_o ●im_v iii_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 17._o he_o that_o shut_v up_o his_o bowel_n etc._n etc._n he_o that_o keep_v from_o any_o brother_n in_o christ_n that_o which_o his_o brother_n want_v and_o he_o want_v not_o do_v but_o vain_o think_v that_o he_o love_v god_n and_o therefore_o vain_o hope_v that_o god_n love_v he_o b._n i._o matth._n 18._o 3._o except_o you_o become_v as_o 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