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A47013 Maran atha: or Dominus veniet Commentaries upon the articles of the Creed never heretofore printed. Viz. Of Christs session at the right hand of God and exaltation thereby. His being made Lord and Christ: of his coming to judge the quick and the dead. The resurredction of the body; and Life everlasting both in joy and torments. With divers sermons proper attendants upon the precedent tracts, and befitting these present times. By that holy man and profound divine, Thomas Jackson, D.D. President of Corpus Christi Coll. in Oxford. Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.; Oley, Barnabas, 1602-1686. 1657 (1657) Wing J92; ESTC R216044 660,378 504

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their_o posterity_n they_o fight_v he_o out_o that_o they_o may_v have_v their_o belly_n be_v fill_v with_o corporal_a bread_n and_o yet_o when_o he_o have_v give_v they_o this_o in_o great_a abundance_n by_o mean_n miraculous_a they_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o give_v they_o what_o he_o promise_v bread_n from_o heaven_n or_o his_o flesh_n to_o eat_v which_o be_v the_o bread_n or_o staff_n of_o life_n so_o incredulous_a their_o father_n have_v be_v that_o after_o the_o sight_n of_o many_o miracle_n in_o egypt_n they_o will_v not_o trust_v he_o in_o the_o wilderness_n after_o the_o experience_n of_o one_o miracle_n in_o the_o wildern_n esse_fw-la they_o will_v not_o trust_v he_o for_o a_o second_o they_o speak_v against_o god_n they_o say_v can_v god_n furnish_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n behold_v he_o smite_v the_o rock_n that_o the_o water_n gush_v out_o and_o the_o stream_n over-flowed_n but_o can_v he_o give_v bread_n also_o can_v he_o provide_v 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exposition_n of_o scripture_n do_v it_o require_v a_o great_a skill_n than_o the_o skill_n of_o alchemy_n to_o extract_v the_o true_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n from_o the_o plausible_a gloss_n or_o exposition_n which_o be_v daily_o make_v upon_o they_o but_o how_o sincere_o soever_o the_o word_n may_v be_v deliver_v by_o the_o pastor_n it_o may_v be_v corrupt_v by_o the_o hearer_n milk_n as_o physician_n tell_v we_o be_v turn_v into_o pure_a blood_n with_o great_a facility_n than_o any_o other_o nutriment_n so_o the_o body_n which_o receive_v it_o be_v free_a from_o humour_n but_o if_o the_o stomach_n or_o other_o vital_a part_n be_v stuff_v with_o phlegm_n oppress_v with_o choler_n or_o other_o corruption_n there_o be_v no_o nutriment_n which_o be_v more_o easy_o corrupt_v or_o more_o apt_a to_o feed_v bad_a humour_n than_o milk_n how_o pure_a soever_o it_o be_v thus_o though_o the_o sincere_a milk_n of_o the_o word_n be_v not_o only_o the_o best_a but_o the_o 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