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A14923 The soules progresse to the celestiall Canaan, or heavenly Jerusalem By way of godly meditation, and holy contemplation: accompanied with divers learned exhortations, and pithy perswasions, tending to Christianity and humanity. Divided into two parts. The first part treateth of the divine essence, quality and nature of God, and his holy attributs: and of the creation, fall, state, death, and misery of an unregenerated man, both in this life and in the world to come: put for the whole scope of the Old Testament. The second part is put for the summe and compendium of the Gospell, and treateth of the Incarnation, Nativity, words, works, and sufferings of Christ, and of the happinesse and blessednesse of a godly man in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. Collected out of the Scriptures, and out of the writings of the ancient fathers of the primitive Church, and other orthodoxall divines: by John Welles, of Beccles in the County of Suffolk. Welles, John, of Beccles. 1639 (1639) STC 25231; ESTC S119607 276,075 406

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understanding_n also_o contain_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o most_o wise_o rule_v they_o to_o serve_v his_o own_o most_o holy_a purpose_n and_o glory_n 3._o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v that_o whereby_o of_o necessity_n he_o will_v himself_o as_o the_o sovereign_a good_a and_o by_o will_v himself_o will_v most_o free_o all_o other_o good_a thing_n which_o be_v out_o of_o himself_o though_o in_o itself_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v but_o one_o 16_o 1_o tim._n 2.5_o rom._n 9.15_o 16_o as_o in_o his_o essence_n yet_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o divers_a object_n and_o effect_n it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o divers_a name_n 3.1_o 17_o 18._o 1_o joh._n 3.1_o the_o first_o love_n whereby_o be_v mean_v god_n eternal_a good_a will_n whereby_o he_o ordain_v his_o elect_n to_o be_v free_o save_v through_o christ_n 1.11_o psalm_n 45.8_o ephes_n 1.11_o and_o bestow_v on_o they_o all_o necessary_a grace_n for_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v take_v pleasure_n in_o their_o person_n and_o service_n 1.6_o 2_o thes_n 1.6_o the_o second_o justice_n be_v god_n constant_a will_n whereby_o he_o recompense_v man_n and_o angel_n 4.8_o 2_o tim._n 4.8_o according_a to_o their_o work_n '_o punish_a the_o impenitent_a according_a to_o their_o desert_n call_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o wrath_n 10._o deut._n 7.9_o 10._o and_o reward_v the_o faithful_a according_a to_o his_o promise_n call_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o three_o mercy_n etc._n psal_n 145.7_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v god_n mere_a good_a will_n and_o ready_a affection_n to_o forgive_v a_o penitent_a sinner_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o sin_n and_o ill_a desert_n 19_o mat._n 16.18_o 19_o the_o four_o goodness_n whereby_o god_n willing_o communicate_v his_o good_a with_o his_o creature_n etc._n psal_n 146.6_o etc._n etc._n and_o because_o he_o communicate_v it_o free_o 20._o numb_a 23.19_o 20._o it_o be_v term_v grace_n the_o five_o truth_n whereby_o god_n will_v 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