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Great precious promises, or, Some sermons concerning the promises and the right application thereof whereunto are added some other concerning the usefulnesse of faith in advancing sanctification, as also, three more concerning the faith of assurance / by Mr. Andrew Gray ... ; all being revised since his death by some friends, the last impression carefully corrected and amended.
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Gray, Andrew, 1633-1656.
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Wing G1609; ESTC R39446
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question_n but_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o tell_v you_o 〈◊〉_d atheist_n and_o enemy_n of_o god_n it_o be_v also_o a_o question_n which_o of_o all_o the_o five_o sense_n of_o a_o reprobate_n shall_v be_v torment_v in_o hell_n and_o what_o will_v you_o answer_v to_o it_o now_o whether_o â—hink_v you_o the_o sense_n of_o sight_n when_o you_o shall_v beâ—old_v that_o darkness_n of_o wrath_n the_o devil_n and_o â—is_n angel_n and_o your_o fellow_n prisoner_n in_o that_o dungeon_n or_o whether_o shall_v your_o sense_n of_o â—earing_v be_v most_o torment_v in_o hell_n when_o you_o â—hall_v hear_v those_o screighing_n and_o howl_n â—hat_n shall_v eternal_o ascend_v up_o before_o god_n â—y_a the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o prison_n o_o but_o the_o great_a enemy_n will_v have_v compassion_n upon_o â—is_n enemy_n to_o hear_v their_o cry_n or_o whether_o â—ill_v you_o say_v the_o sense_n of_o taste_v shall_v be_v most_o torment_v when_o you_o shall_v drink_v of_o these_o riâ—ers_n of_o brimstone_n or_o will_v the_o sense_n of_o â—â—uching_v when_o you_o shall_v be_v eternal_o scorch_v 〈◊〉_d with_o these_o flame_n of_o eternal_a indignation_n 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n of_o smell_v when_o you_o shall_v eternal_o be_v as_o it_o be_v suffocate_v with_o the_o â—â—oke_n of_o that_o sulphurous_a furnace_n that_o shall_v â—ever_o be_v quench_v o_o think_v you_o if_o cainâ—â—ould_v â—â—ould_z come_v from_o hell_n and_o preach_v that_o doctrine_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o persecute_v the_o â—â—ints_n will_v we_o listen_v unto_o he_o if_o abâ—â—â—on_n shall_v come_v from_o hell_n and_o shall_v â—â—each_v against_o the_o evil_n of_o ambition_n will_v you_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o he_o and_o if_o achitophel_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o dead_a and_o preach_v that_o doctrine_n â—â—to_fw-mi you_o let_v not_o the_o wise_a man_n glory_n in_o his_o visdome_n will_v we_o stop_v our_o ear_n or_o if_o 〈◊〉_d will_v come_v from_o hell_n and_o preach_v to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o evil_a of_o hypocrisy_n in_o betray_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 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