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A86695 A dry rod blooming and fruit-bearing. Or, A treatise of the pain, gain, and use of chastenings. Preached partly in severall sermons, but now compiled more orderly and fully for the direction and support of all Gods chastened that suffer either in Christ, or for Christ in these dayes. By G. Hughes, B.D. pastor of the church in Plymouth. Hughes, George, 1603-1667. 1644 (1644) Wing H3308; Thomason E48_9; ESTC R14529 125,445 138

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not_o let_v our_o spirit_n sink_v when_o such_o support_n be_v give_v to_o hold_v we_o up_o to_o the_o three_o quere_z then_o duty_n 3._o what_o be_v the_o duty_n what_o be_v the_o afflicted_n duty_n it_o will_v now_o be_v needful_a to_o return_v we_o see_v the_o providence_n chasten_v the_o comfortable_a consideration_n therein_o present_v and_o their_o force_n to_o revive_v and_o comfort_v all_o the_o virtue_n and_o force_n of_o consolation_n be_v upon_o god_n side_n but_o the_o duty_n in_o the_o use_n and_o application_n be_v upon_o we_o god_n give_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o cheerfulness_n in_o his_o work_n and_o we_o must_v return_v performance_n answerable_a in_o our_o duty_n god_n give_v the_o life_n but_o we_o must_v lift_v up_o hand_n and_o knee_n ourselves_o but_o what_o be_v this_o lift_v up_o precise_o sure_o it_o concern_v we_o to_o know_v who_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v a_o expression_n fit_v to_o the_o former_a metaphor_n of_o hang_v hand_n and_o palsy_n 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his_o cure_n upon_o the_o crooked_a woman_n 13.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luke_n 13.13_o she_o be_v make_v straight_o that_o be_v her_o part_n and_o member_n be_v restore_v to_o their_o proper_a place_n site_z and_o posture_n and_o this_o be_v her_o comfort_n so_o god_n speak_v of_o the_o ruine_a tabernacle_n of_o david_n 15.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 15.16_o by_o way_n of_o comfort_n to_o his_o people_n i_o will_v set_v it_o up_o that_o be_v put_v it_o into_o its_o right_a state_n and_o frame_n again_o no_o less_o here_o be_v it_o a_o paraphrase_n of_o comfort_n to_o the_o soul_n bow_v down_o and_o heart_n enfeeble_v to_o lift_v it_o up_o be_v to_o set_v it_o in_o its_o right_a state_n and_o posture_n towards_o god_n for_o receive_v the_o comfortable_a influence_n of_o his_o chasten_a providence_n which_o it_o can_v do_v while_o it_o hang_v down_o and_o lie_v in_o its_o palsy_n fit_v now_o than_o a_o right_a position_n or_o erect_v of_o the_o heart_n that_o it_o 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