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A43568 Christ displayed as the choicest gift, and best master: from Joh. 4. 10. Joh. 13. 13. Being some of the last sermons preached by that faithful and industrious servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Nathaniel Haywood, sometime minister of the gospel at Ormschurch in Lancashire. Heywood, Nathaniel, 1633-1677. 1679 (1679) Wing H1757; ESTC R218948 147,704 290

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and_o there_o he_o shine_v forth_o most_o glorious_o and_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o most_o peerless_a and_o precious_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n as_o prophet_n he_o be_v most_o precious_a enoch_n noah_n moses_n elisha_n david_n etc._n etc._n be_v excellent_a and_o precious_a man_n in_o their_o time_n but_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n he_o as_o far_o excel_v they_o as_o the_o substance_n do_v the_o shadow_n he_o be_v prophet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o way_n of_o eminency_n and_o excellency_n above_o all_o other_o prophet_n they_o speak_v to_o the_o ear_n he_o to_o the_o heart_n they_o search_v out_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n he_o come_v out_o of_o his_o bosom_n and_o say_v counsel_n be_v i_o and_o sound_a wisdom_n i_o be_o understanding_n prov._n 8.14_o so_o as_o priest_n he_o be_v most_o precious_a this_o office_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a part_n of_o his_o mediation_n he_o can_v never_o have_v open_v our_o eye_n as_o prophet_n nor_o rule_v our_o heart_n as_o king_n have_v 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heart_n conscience_n over_o all_o nation_n age_n all_o sort_n and_o rank_n of_o man_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n he_o be_v head_n and_o king_n alone_o without_o either_o colleague_n in_o the_o largeness_n of_o his_o dominion_n or_o regent_n in_o his_o minority_n or_o viceroy_n in_o his_o absence_n how_o precious_a be_v grace_n one_o dram_n of_o it_o better_o than_o all_o the_o treasure_n in_o the_o world_n now_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o it_o full_a of_o grace_n and_o truth_n so_o truth_n ordinance_n so_o comfort_n promise_n all_o that_o belong_v unto_o he_o very_o precious_a 6._o christ_n be_v a_o most_o pleasant_a gift_n nothing_o more_o desirable_a and_o amiable_a than_o christ_n to_o sinner_n excellency_n be_v the_o attractive_a of_o desire_n beauty_n draw_v the_o eye_n that_o affect_v the_o heart_n and_o delight_n follow_v love_n make_v very_o delightful_a now_o christ_n be_v altogether_o lovely_a totus_fw-la ipse_fw-la &_o in_fw-la universum_fw-la 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