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A32724 A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects by Stephen Charnock. Charnock, Stephen, 1628-1680.; Charnock, Stephen, 1628-1680. Works of the late learned divine, Stephen Charnock. 1683 (1683) Wing C3711C; ESTC R24823 277,473 158

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and_o if_o in_o one_o duty_n why_o not_o in_o another_o why_o not_o in_o prayer_n mat._n 13.20_o like_o a_o fire_n of_o thorn_n that_o make_v a_o great_a blaze_n but_o a_o short_a stay_n 3._o from_o a_o good_a conscience_n a_o good_a heart_n be_v a_o continual_a feast_n prov._n 15.15_o he_o that_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n must_v needs_o be_v cheerful_a in_o his_o religious_a and_o civil_a duty_n gild_n will_v come_v tremble_v and_o with_o a_o sad_a countenance_n into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n majesty_n a_o guilty_a child_n can_v with_o cheerfulness_n come_v into_o a_o displease_a father_n presence_n a_o soul_n smoke_v with_o hell_n can_v with_o delight_v approach_n to_o heaven_n guilty_a soul_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o injury_n they_o have_v do_v to_o god_n will_v be_v afraid_a to_o come_v and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o soot_n of_o sin_n wherewith_o they_o be_v defile_v and_o the_o blackness_n they_o have_v contract_v they_o will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o come_v they_o know_v 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god_n a_o son_n be_v as_o much_o a_o son_n under_o the_o rod_n as_o in_o the_o bosom_n neither_o the_o father_n stroke_n nor_o the_o child_n grief_n dissolve_v that_o dear_a relation_n nay_o a_o father_n may_v show_v more_o of_o a_o true_a paternal_a affection_n in_o his_o chastisement_n than_o in_o his_o caress_n the_o branch_n which_o be_v batter_v with_o stick_n may_v be_v near_o the_o root_n than_o those_o that_o flourish_n at_o their_o ease_n christ_n while_o a_o man_n of_o sorrow_n be_v pronounce_v by_o god_n his_o well_o belove_a son_n and_o bear_v our_o punishment_n not_o only_o without_o forfeit_v his_o father_n affection_n but_o with_o a_o high_a gratification_n of_o he_o neither_o do_v god_n visit_v the_o seed_n of_o christ_n with_o stripe_n cut_v off_o their_o relation_n to_o he_o psal_n 89.32_o then_o will_v i_o visit_v their_o transgression_n with_o rods._n who_o transgression_n v._o 30_o his_o child_n who_o child_n even_o the_o child_n of_o he_o who_o he_o will_v make_v the_o first_o bear_v high_o than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n v._o 27._o which_o can_v be_v understand_v literal_o of_o david_n or_o his_o lineal_a posterity_n in_o the_o jewish_a kingdom_n who_o be_v never_o high_o than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n 2._o they_o debar_v not_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n god_n may_v be_v and_o be_v as_o near_o to_o we_o in_o support_v as_o he_o be_v in_o punish_v it_o be_v not_o the_o cloud_n that_o interpose_v between_o the_o sun_n and_o we_o that_o alter_v the_o sun_n course_n or_o obstruct_v its_o influence_n christ_n take_v not_o off_o the_o badge_n of_o original_a gild_n from_o those_o disciple_n which_o have_v the_o great_a interest_n in_o his_o affection_n he_o leave_v they_o in_o a_o sinful_a world_n to_o endure_v the_o fruit_n of_o sin_n he_o send_v they_o not_o to_o ease_v pleasure_n and_o a_o quiet_a and_o painless_a life_n but_o to_o labour_v toil_n and_o sweat_v yet_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v abide_v with_o they_o that_o 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