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A85894 Stella nova, a nevv starre, leading wisemen unto Christ. Or, A sermon preached before the learned Society of Astrologers, August 1. 1649. in the Church of S. Mary Alder-Mary, London. By Robert Gell D.D. minister of the Word there. Gell, Robert, 1595-1665. 1649 (1649) Wing G473; Thomason E568_15; ESTC R204208 25,557 39

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n●t_v see_v heb._n 11.1_o by_o the_o guidance_n of_o this_o faith_n this_o star_n we_o must_v leave_v our_o country_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n do_v and_o as_o their_o and_o our_o father_n abraham_n do_v gen._n 12._o who_o follow_v this_o star_n say_v the_o apostle_n heb._n 11.8_o by_o faith_n abraham_n when_o he_o be_v call_v to_o go_v out_o into_o a_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v afterward_o receive_v for_o a_o inheritance_n obey_v and_o go_v out_o not_o know_v whither_o he_o go_v out_o of_o ourselves_o we_o must_v go_v whither_o soever_o we_o go_v otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o come_n unto_o christ_n and_o walk_v we_o must_v in_o the_o slep_n of_o that_o faith_n of_o our_o father_n abraham_n rom._n 4.12_o the_o covetous_a man_n must_v forsake_v his_o covetousness_n that_o be_v his_o country_n the_o unclean_a person_n his_o lasciviousness_n and_o uncleanness_n that_o his_o country_n he_o live_v in_o it_o the_o drunkard_n angry_a envious_a contentious_a person_n must_v depart_v out_o 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that_o meat_n that_o endure_v unto_o the_o everlasting_a life_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o island_n baleares_n give_v not_o their_o child_n meat_n unless_o by_o sle_v they_o first_o strike_v it_o down_o from_o some_o high_a place_n where_o it_o be_v lodge_v he_o who_o will_v not_o labour_v shall_v not_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n to_o these_o the_o lord_n promise_v refreshment_n out_o of_o the_o true_a bethlehem_n to_o he_o that_o overcome_v there_o be_v bethlehem_n the_o house_n of_o war_n to_o he_o i_o will_v give_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o hide_a manna_n there_o be_v bethlehem_n thr_fw-mi house_n of_o bread_n revel_v 2.17_o but_o bethlehem_n be_v the_o place_n where_o christ_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o flesh_n christ_n in_o these_o last_o day_n be_v to_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o spirit_n when_o christ_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o flesh_n he_o be_v bound_v within_o a_o certain_a place_n the_o wise_a man_n must_v take_v a_o long_a journey_n to_o come_v and_o seek_v he_o when_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o spirit_n he_o be_v not_o bound_v to_o this_o or_o that_o place_n matthew_z 24.23.26_o 27._o not_o here_o or_o there_o for_o as_o the_o lightning_n etc._n etc._n the_o wind_n or_o spirit_n blow_v where_o it_o list_v john_n 3.8_o but_o if_o christ_n be_v so_o bear_v how_o and_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v he_o wisdom_n she_o be_v easy_o see_v of_o those_o that_o love_v she_o and_o find_v of_o those_o that_o seek_v she_o etc._n etc._n wisdom_n 6.12_o 13_o 14._o yea_o there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o curious_a search_n they_o who_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n he_o seek_v they_o john_n 4.23_o 24._o yea_o when_o he_o be_v thus_o bear_v according_a to_o the_o spirit_n his_o presence_n will_v be_v so_o illustrious_a he_o will_v need_v no_o far_o demonstration_n they_o in_o who_o he_o be_v so_o bear_v shall_v find_v his_o birth_n in_o themselves_o yea_o other_o also_o shall_v acknowledge_v it_o in_o they_o esay_n 61.9_o but_o christ_n first_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n 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