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A96328 The Christians hope triumphing in these glorious truths; [brace] 1. That Christ the ground of hope, is God, and not meer man, against the Arians, and other unbelieving Christians. 2. That Christ is the true Messiah, against the unbelieving Jews. 3. That there is another life besides this, against the grosse atheist. 4. That the soul of man is immortall, and doth not sleep till the day of resurrection, against the errour of some seeming semi-atheists. 5. How the hope of heaven should be attained, whilst we are on earth, against the carnall worldlings. 6. How this hope may be discerned where it is, and attained where it is not, for the comfort of every poor Christian. All which truths are briefly pointed out and cleared, in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords in the Abby-Church at Westminster on Wednesday, May 28. being the day appointed for solemn and publike humiliation. / By Jeremiah Whitaker. Published by order of the House of Peers. Whittaker, Jeremiah, 1599-1654. 1645 (1645) Wing W1710; Thomason E286_4; ESTC R200074 52,593 59

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&_o mala_fw-la &_o boc_fw-la fide_fw-la bonà_fw-la non_fw-la malâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n lombard_n l._n 3._o do_v 27._o psal_n 43_o 4._o cant._n 8.6_o and_o yet_o not_o love_v as_o good_a faith_n may_v be_v good_a when_o the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v evil_a for_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v every_o truth_n which_o god_n reveal_v the_o evil_a of_o sin_n as_o true_o as_o the_o goodness_n of_o grace_n but_o nothing_o be_v the_o object_n of_o hope_n but_o what_o the_o soul_n be_v real_o persuade_v be_v true_o good_a where_o love_n be_v weak_a the_o mind_n be_v careless_a and_o hope_n can_v be_v strong_a and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o earnest_o desire_v be_v never_o greedy_o expect_v but_o when_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v earnest_o carry_v out_o after_o christ_n when_o we_o set_v up_o christ_n in_o our_o heart_n as_o the_o gladness_n of_o our_o joy_n than_o we_o begin_v to_o long_o after_o he_o than_o love_n and_o hope_v prove_v strong_a as_o death_n and_o hope_v defer_v 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