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A38163 Great salvation by Jesus Christ tenderd to the greatest of sinners and in particular to such as have been refusers of it, if God shall now at last make them willing to receive it / by Richard Eedes ... Eedes, Richard, d. 1686. 1659 (1659) Wing E243; ESTC R17583 114,819 292

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salvation_n be_v no_o part_n of_o our_o business_n we_o be_v send_v into_o this_o world_n to_o make_v provision_n for_o another_o and_o though_o we_o be_v not_o so_o straight_o confine_v as_o to_o do_v nothing_o else_o yet_o we_o be_v under_o a_o straight_o command_v to_o do_v nothing_o more_o and_o thus_o much_o the_o apostle_n teach_v when_o he_o teach_v we_o habere_fw-la tanquam_fw-la non_fw-la habentes_fw-la so_o to_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n as_o not_o to_o be_v possess_v by_o they_o and_o to_o use_v the_o world_n as_o though_o we_o use_v it_o not_o now_o when_o instead_o of_o so_o do_v we_o shall_v use_v the_o thing_n of_o another_o world_n as_o though_o we_o use_v they_o not_o pray_v as_o if_o we_o pray_v not_o and_o hear_v as_o if_o we_o hear_v not_o and_o take_v our_o swinge_n in_o the_o world_n as_o if_o we_o be_v send_v into_o it_o as_o leviathan_n into_o the_o sea_n to_o take_v our_o pastime_n therein_o or_o to_o say_v to_o our_o soul_n with_o 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