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A68204 Spirituall preseruatiues against the pestilence. Or Seuen lectures on the 91. Psalme First printed in Anno. 1593. And now reuised, corrected, and published, as generally for the instruction of ignorant people: so specially for the confirmation of the weake seruants of Iesus Christ; descibing the most diuine and most soueraigne preseruatiues against the pestilence. By H. Holland. Hereunto is added a sweete prayer of M. R. Greenhams, neuer before published. Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.; Greenham, Richard. 1603 (1603) STC 13589; ESTC S117101 86,406 214

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9_o 4_o when_o thy_o own_o cry_n and_o tear_n can_v find_v christ_n ask_v the_o watchman_n and_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o he_o and_o so_o never_o rest_v but_o by_o all_o good_a mean_n find_v he_o cant._n 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o 6_o if_o all_o this_o will_v not_o help_v thou_o seek_v to_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n and_o acknowledge_v thy_o sin_n to_o one_o or_o more_o most_o discreet_a wise_a godly_a &_o righteous_a man_n fear_v god_n that_o they_o may_v have_v compassion_n on_o thou_o &_o they_o be_v persuade_v their_o cry_n unto_o god_n shall_v prevail_v for_o thou_o confess_v yourselves_o one_o to_o another_o and_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o for_o 15._o the_o prayer_n of_o faith_n shall_v save_v the_o sick_a and_o if_o he_o have_v commit_v sin_n it_o shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o so_o far_o for_o the_o good_a conscience_n of_o god_n child_n quiet_v and_o trouble_v now_o the_o evil_a conscience_n of_o the_o wicked_a follow_v a_o evil_a conscience_n be_v a_o 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