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A62326 Twelve sermons upon several occasions by Samuel Scattergood ... Scattergood, Samuel, 1646-1696. 1700 (1700) Wing S845; ESTC R39513 116,309 210

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and_o goodness_n be_v great_a towards_o the_o angel_n than_o towards_o man._n but_o when_o some_o of_o these_o once_o glorious_a creature_n rebel_v against_o their_o creator_n and_o fall_v from_o their_o happy_a station_n god_n be_v please_v to_o admit_v of_o no_o mediator_n to_o intercede_v for_o their_o pardon_n but_o leave_v they_o to_o reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o folly_n and_o condemn_v they_o for_o ever_o to_o that_o remediless_a misery_n into_o which_o their_o sin_n have_v most_o deserve_o plunge_v they_o but_o with_o man_n he_o deal_v otherwise_o for_o when_o he_o also_o by_o transgress_v that_o easy_a command_n which_o be_v give_v he_o in_o paradise_n have_v incur_v the_o same_o condemnation_n with_o those_o apostate_n spirit_n god_n be_v please_v here_o to_o mingle_v mercy_n with_o justice_n and_o to_o order_v the_o matter_n so_o that_o though_o he_o do_v both_o pronounce_v and_o execute_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o he_o which_o he_o have_v threaten_v in_o 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