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A25470 The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved by sundry ministers, September 1661. Annesley, Samuel, 1620?-1696. 1661 (1661) Wing A3232; ESTC R29591 639,601 676

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&_o 6.10_o &_o 31.1_o prov._n 31.15.26_o tit●s_n 2.3_o 4._o and_o press_v divine_a precept_n upon_o his_o heart_n she_o give_v also_o a_o portion_n of_o instruction_n as_o well_o as_o of_o food_n to_o her_o servant_n and_o maiden_n ancient_a matron_n be_v command_v also_o by_o the_o apostle_n to_o teach_v young_a woman_n the_o work_n of_o sobriety_n and_o obedience_n for_o this_o matter_n abraham_n be_v commend_v by_o god_n himself_o 18.19_o gen._n 18.19_o as_o a_o pattern_n to_o all_o posterity_n i_o know_v he_o say_v god_n that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o child_n and_o his_o household_n after_o he_o and_o they_o shall_v keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o do_v justice_n and_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o god_n be_v please_v to_o reveal_v secret_n to_o he_o to_o conclude_v it_o be_v good_a to_o edge_n your_o precept_n and_o instruction_n with_o some_o notable_a remembrance_n of_o the_o great_a day_n as_o that_o holy_a and_o learned_a mr._n bolton_n do_v to_o 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〈◊〉_d ie_fw-fr without_o any_o thing_n which_o will_v not_o endure_v the_o scrutiny_n of_o both_o divine_a and_o humane_a judgement_n loc_n judgement_n vatab_n in_o loc_n the_o distribution_n note_v the_o entireness_n exactness_n and_o excellency_n of_o his_o gospell-carriage_n in_o his_o religion_n towards_o god_n and_o in_o his_o conversation_n among_o man_n loc_n man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n in_o loc_n he_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o live_v pure_o before_o god_n and_o righteous_o among_o man_n loc_n man_n calv._n in_o loc_n 6._o consider_v the_o continuance_n of_o this_o exercise_n always_o pis_n always_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pis_n it_o be_v not_o only_a by_o fit_n and_o start_v when_o in_o some_o good_a mood_n or_o under_o some_o pang_n of_o conviction_n it_o be_v not_o only_a when_o arrest_v by_o sickness_n or_o affright_v by_o the_o apprehension_n of_o death_n but_o always_o at_o all_o time_n the_o word_n 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that_o they_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o have_v influence_n into_o their_o affection_n and_o to_o break_v out_o into_o action_n 3._o they_o may_v hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n judgement_n and_o rod_n when_o they_o be_v abroad_o upon_o themselves_o and_o other_o no_o man_n shall_v despise_v the_o chastisement_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o every_o one_o shall_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o rod_n and_o who_o have_v appoint_v it_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n tell_v we_o 16.9_o chap._n 16.9_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o world_n will_v learn_v righteousness_n when_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d discite_fw-la justitiam_fw-la moniti_fw-la &_o non_fw-la temnere_fw-la numen_fw-la virg._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o judgement_n be_v the_o best_a schoolmaster_n and_o teach_v many_o good_a lesson_n waldus_n be_v teach_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n upon_o one_o of_o his_o sociate_n to_o become_v a_o new_a man_n when_o manasses_n be_v 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the_o example_n of_o the_o believe_a wife_n may_v win_v the_o unbelieving_a husband_n 1_o pet._n 3.1_o a_o prudent_a gracious_a wife_n gain_v much_o upon_o a_o graceless_a husband_n by_o her_o modesty_n and_o obedience_n 5._o they_o may_v see_v what_o equity_n there_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v serve_v the_o lord_n be_v his_o creature_n and_o servant_n and_o not_o only_o serve_v he_o but_o so_o serve_v he_o as_o they_o have_v serve_v their_o sinful_a lust_n and_o something_o more_o see_v they_o depend_v on_o he_o i_o speak_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n say_v paul_n rom._n 6.19_o it_o be_v rational_a just_a and_o equal_a that_o as_o you_o have_v yield_v your_o member_n servant_n to_o uncleanness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n so_o now_o yield_v they_o servant_n to_o righteousness_n unto_o holiness_n it_o be_v reason_n justice_n and_o equity_n that_o you_o shall_v do_v so_o shall_v not_o man_n take_v as_o much_o pain_n for_o heaven_n as_o for_o hell_n for_o 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so_o as_o that_o the_o soul_n begin_v to_o bow_v before_o it_o and_o yield_v obedience_n to_o it_o than_o it_o become_v a_o idol_n and_o what_o be_v a_o idol_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v a_o stumble_a block_n of_o iniquity_n in_o our_o life_n ezek._n 14.4_o it_o be_v a_o stumble_a block_n a_o hindrance_n in_o our_o way_n such_o idol_n in_o the_o heart_n usual_o prove_v great_a offence_n and_o both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stumble_a block_n and_o occasion_n of_o fall_v the_o first_o signify_v a_o stumble_a block_n to_o keep_v one_o off_o from_o duty_n such_o a_o offence_n peter_n be_v to_o christ_n matth._n 16.23_o he_o will_v have_v hinder_v he_o in_o that_o great_a work_n which_o he_o have_v to_o do_v the_o second_o signify_v a_o galltrapp_v which_o will_v vex_v and_o trouble_v one_o in_o duty_n so_o that_o when_o our_o comfort_n become_v idol_n image_n of_o jealousy_n in_o our_o heart_n than_o they_o be_v stumble_v block_n and_o so_o obstacle_n in_o our_o way_n to_o heaven_n 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