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A04845 Lectures vpon Ionas deliuered at Yorke in the yeare of our Lorde 1594. By John Kinge: newlie corrected and amended. King, John, 1559?-1621. 1599 (1599) STC 14977; ESTC S108033 733,563 732

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journey_n and_o if_o you_o observe_v it_o well_o there_o be_v not_o one_o question_n here_o move_v though_o question_n only_o conjectural_a but_o set_v his_o conscience_n upon_o the_o rack_n and_o wound_v he_o at_o the_o hart_n by_o every_o circumstance_n whereby_o his_o crime_n may_v be_v aggravate_v such_o be_v the_o wisdom_n that_o god_n inspire_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o his_o truth_n &_o in_o the_o honour_n of_o justice_n to_o fit_v their_o demand_n to_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o transgressor_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o shall_v even_o feel_v themselves_o to_o be_v touch_v and_o so_o close_o round_v in_o the_o ear_n as_o they_o can_v deny_v their_o offence_n there_o be_v diverse_a administration_n yet_o but_o one_o spirit_n warrior_n have_v a_o spirit_n of_o courage_n to_o fight_v counsellor_n to_o direct_v &_o prevent_v magistrate_n to_o govern_v judge_n to_o discern_v examine_v convince_v and_o to_o do_v right_a unto_o all_o people_n 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cilicia_n i_o be_v direct_v to_o niniveh_n i_o be_o bend_v my_o face_n towards_o tharsis_n that_o be_v i_o be_o fly_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o my_o lord_n &_o follow_v my_o own_o crooked_a way_n three_o they_o ask_v he_o of_o his_o country_n that_o he_o may_v say_v to_o himself_o what_o be_v the_o deed_n of_o babylon_n better_a than_o the_o deed_n of_o zion_n be_v i_o bear_v &_o bring_v up_o instruct_v &_o a_o instructor_n in_o the_o land_n of_o jury_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o the_o world_n the_o roiall_a peculiar_a nation_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v and_o have_v i_o not_o grace_v to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n last_o they_o inquire_v of_o his_o people_n a_o people_n that_o have_v all_o thing_n but_o flexible_a
drive_v he_o to_o desperation_n the_o sabaean_o to_o store_n up_o treasure_n of_o wickedness_n and_o to_o show_v that_o steal_a bread_n be_v sweet_a unto_o they_o the_o envy_n and_o malignity_n of_o satan_n whence_o be_v it_o of_o god_n no._n god_n borrow_v and_o use_v his_o service_n i_o grant_v but_o satan_n first_o proffer_v it_o so_o the_o malice_n be_v his_o own_o who_o be_v a_o murderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n he_o only_o add_v government_n and_o moderation_n thereunto_o the_o furious_a and_o bloody_a rapine_n of_o the_o other_o whence_o be_v they_o from_o god_n no._n they_o lay_v in_o the_o cistern_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n satan_n draw_v they_o forth_o by_o instigation_n themselves_o let_v loose_v the_o stream_n and_o when_o it_o be_v once_o on_o float_n the_o lord_n direct_v and_o dispose_v the_o course_n by_o his_o wisdom_n for_o this_o present_a i_o end_v god_n be_v of_o pure_a eye_n and_o can_v behold_v no_o wickedness_n conclusion_n he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d righteousness_n to_o the_o rule_n and_o weigh_v his_o justice_n in_o a_o balance_n his_o soul_n hate_v and_o abhor_v sin_n i_o have_v serve_v with_o your_o iniquity_n it_o be_v a_o labour_n service_n &_o thraldom_n unto_o he_o more_o than_o israel_n endure_v under_o their_o grievous_a taskmaster_n his_o law_n to_o this_o day_n curse_v and_o condemn_v sin_n his_o hand_n have_v smite_v &_o scrouge_v sin_n he_o have_v throw_v down_o angel_n plague_v man_n overturn_v city_n ruinate_a nation_n and_o not_o spare_v his_o own_o bowel_n whilst_o he_o appear_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o sinful_a flesh_n he_o have_v drown_v the_o world_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o water_n &_o shall_v burn_v the_o world_n with_o a_o flood_n of_o fire_n because_o of_o sin_n the_o sentence_n shall_v stand_v unmooveable_a as_o long_o as_o heaven_n and_o earth_n endure_v tribulation_n &_o anguish_n upon_o every_o soul_n that_o do_v evil_a jew_n or_o gentile_n all_o adulterer_n murderer_n idolater_n sacrilegious_a blasphemous_a 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