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A15673 A glasse for the godly Contayning many comfortable treatises to perswade men from the loue of this world, to the loue of the world to come, and exhorting them with cherefulnes to passe through the crosses and afflictions of this life. Full of spirituall comfort for all such as hope to be saued by Iesus Christ. The first [-second] part. By R:W: minister of Gods word. Wolcomb, Robert, b. 1567 or 8. 1612 (1612) STC 25941; ESTC S121029 292,196 642

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for_o thy_o life_n look_v not_o behind_o thou_o neither_o tarry_n thou_o in_o all_o the_o plain_a escape_v into_o the_o mountain_n lest_o thou_o be_v destroy_v when_o she_o disobedient_o retain_v it_o not_o in_o her_o heart_n 95.7.8.9_o psal_n 95.7.8.9_o what_o do_v it_o profit_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o they_o keep_v it_o not_o but_o harden_v their_o heart_n and_o tempt_v god_n and_o prove_v he_o though_o they_o have_v see_v his_o work_n for_o they_o that_o be_v thirsty_a must_v draw_v nigh_o to_o the_o water_n and_o must_v incline_v their_o ear_n and_o must_v come_v to_o the_o lord_n if_o they_o will_v have_v their_o soul_n to_o live_v and_o will_v be_v partaker_n of_o god_n everlasting_a covenant_n even_o of_o the_o sure_a mercy_n of_o david_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v see_v 55.1.3.10.11_o isai_n 55.1.3.10.11_o that_o as_o the_o rain_n come_v down_o and_o the_o snow_n from_o heaven_n and_o water_v the_o earth_n and_o make_v it_o to_o bring_v forth_o and_o bud_v and_o return_v not_o again_o thither_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v so_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o go_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n shall_v not_o return_v void_a but_o shall_v accomplish_v that_o which_o god_n will_v and_o shall_v prosper_v in_o the_o thing_n whereto_o it_o be_v send_v what_o do_v it_o profit_v the_o hearer_n of_o the_o old_a prophet_n 7.24.25.26_o jer._n 6.8_o &_o 7.24.25.26_o to_o have_v their_o ear_n beat_v on_o with_o a_o external_a sound_n when_o they_o will_v not_o be_v instruct_v and_o when_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v nor_o incline_v their_o ear_n nor_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n which_o god_n command_v but_o go_v after_o the_o counsel_n and_o stubburnenes_n of_o their_o wicked_a heart_n and_o go_v backward_o and_o not_o forward_o and_o harden_v their_o neck_n and_o do_v worse_a than_o their_o father_n 6.20_o mar._n 6.20_o what_o do_v it_o profit_n herod_n to_o hear_v john_n glad_o and_o to_o reverence_v he_o and_o to_o do_v 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