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A62903 The absolute necessity of spiritual husbandry in breaking up our fallow ground. Together with a discourse of the terrible coming of Christ, to execute vengeance on all that remain fallow ground, and obey not the gospel. By Samuel Tomlyns, M.A. and minister of the gospel in Marlborough. Tomlyns, Samuel, 1632 or 3-1700. 1699 (1699) Wing T1857; ESTC R219739 76,560 161

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servant_n our_o fallow_a ground_n will_v never_o be_v break_v up_o till_o we_o be_v convince_v how_o much_o we_o need_v to_o be_v plow_v and_o sow_v 2._o be_v our_o soul_n ever_o right_o due_o deep_o affect_v with_o our_o woeful_a and_o wretched_a state_n be_v heart_n break_v our_o spirit_n wound_v our_o soul_n as_o a_o bruise_a reed_n isaiah_n 42.3_o have_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o guilt_n and_o god_n wrath_n so_o fall_v and_o seize_v on_o our_o spirit_n as_o to_o grind_v they_o as_o it_o be_v to_o powder_n a_o prick_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v both_o painful_a and_o mortal_a act_v 2.37_o this_o wound_v the_o old_a man_n to_o death_n how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n live_v any_o long_a therein_o rom_n 6.2_o if_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n be_v break_v to_o piece_n it_o can_v no_o more_o hold_v any_o water_n or_o serve_v for_o any_o use_n as_o when_o it_o be_v whole_a if_o our_o old_a man_n be_v crucify_a if_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n be_v destroy_v we_o can_v serve_v sin_n 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and_o do_v the_o seed_n so_o receive_v sanctify_v you_o do_v the_o word_n work_v effectual_o in_o your_o soul_n heb._n 6.7_o do_v it_o leaven_v you_o john_n 17.19_o with_o holiness_n spirituality_n and_o heavenly-mindedness_a 1_o thes_n 2.13_o 4._o do_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o word_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o life_n col._n 1.5_o 6._o do_v you_o shine_v in_o the_o world_n as_o light_n and_o hold_v forth_o the_o word_n of_o life_n phil._n 2.15_o 16._o be_v the_o sweet_a odour_n of_o your_o ointment_n and_o garment_n smell_v cant._n 4.10_o 11._o use_v 3_o i_o will_v exhort_v you_o to_o this_o great_a duty_n o_o break_v your_o fallow_a ground_n when_o adam_n fall_v and_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o earthly_a paradise_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o to_o become_v a_o husbandman_n and_o a_o ploughman_n gen._n 3.23_o god_n send_v he_o out_o of_o the_o garden_n of_o eden_n to_o till_o the_o ground_n from_o whence_o he_o be_v take_v bread_n can_v not_o be_v have_v 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