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A86299 The parable of the tares expounded & applyed, in ten sermons preached before his late Majesty King Charles the second monarch of Great Britain. / By Peter Heylin, D.D. To which are added three other sermons of the same author. Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662. 1659 (1659) Wing H1729; Thomason E987_1 253,775 424

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the_o just_a and_o righteous_a not_o for_o the_o root_n up_o of_o the_o tare_n but_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o wheat_n for_o they_o be_v minister_a spirit_n say_v st._n paul_n send_v out_o to_o minister_v unto_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n 14._o that_o be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o their_o employment_n the_o business_n which_o they_o most_o delight_n in_o and_o god_n according_o both_o have_v and_o do_v employ_v they_o from_o time_n to_o time_n for_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o angel_n do_v he_o deliver_v ishmael_n from_o the_o extremity_n of_o thirst_n and_o daniel_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o hunger_n lot_n from_o the_o fire_n and_o tremble_a isaac_n from_o the_o sword_n our_o infant-saviour_n from_o one_o herod_n his_o chief_a apostle_n from_o another_o all_o of_o they_o from_o the_o common_a prison_n into_o the_o which_o they_o have_v be_v cast_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o sadducee_n but_o these_o be_v only_o personal_a and_o particular_a grace_n 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repair_v it_o also_o and_o call_v it_o flammam_fw-la nutricem_fw-la a_o fire_n which_o so_o devour_v as_o it_o also_o nourish_v with_o who_o lactantius_n do_v consent_n so_o also_o do_v minutius_n fel._n prudentius_n cas●iodorus_n and_o indeed_o who_o not_o and_o why_o shall_v this_o be_v think_v a_o wonder_n so_o far_o beyond_o the_o reason_n and_o belief_n of_o a_o mere_a natural_a man_n or_o such_o who_o take_v on_o themselves_o the_o name_n of_o christian_n will_v yet_o believe_v no_o more_o than_o may_v stand_v with_o reason_n 3._o do_v not_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o burn_a bush_n a_o bush_n that_o burn_v with_o the_o fire_n and_o be_v not_o consume_v and_o the_o historian_n of_o the_o hill_n of_o aetna_n and_o vesuvius_n which_o do_v almost_o continual_o send_v out_o dreadful_a flame_n and_o yet_o never_o be_v and_o the_o philosopher_n of_o a_o worm_n or_o beast_n which_o they_o call_v the_o salamander_n who_o natural_a habitation_n be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o 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