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A08552 The Christian conflict a treatise, shewing the difficulties and duties of this conflict, with the armour, and speciall graces to be exercised by Christian souldiers. Particularly applied to magistrates, ministers, husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants. The case of vsury and depopulation, and the errours of antinomists occasionally also discussed. Preached in the lecture of Kettering in the county of Northampton, and with some enlargement published by Ioseph Bentham, rector of the Church of Broughton in the same county. Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671. 1635 (1635) STC 1887; ESTC S113626 266,437 390

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exod._n 18._o 21._o psal_n 45_o 7._o have_v your_o ●ares_n open_a to_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a proverb_n 31._o 8_o 9_o regard_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d although_o they_o try_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 31._o 8._o give_v sentence_n according_a to_o tr●th_n and_o equity_n execute_v judgement_n according_a to_o truth_n give_v that_o so_o you_o may_v imitate_v the_o lord_n jeho●i●_n who_o person_n you_o represent_v that_o so_o you_o may_v follow_v your_o pi●us_a for●_n 〈◊〉_d luke_n 23._o 50._o and_o testify_v your_o sincere_a obedience_n to_o god_n sovereign_a commandment_n zach._n ●_o 16._o 2._o you_o father_v beget_v 1_o cor._n 4._o 14._o mother_n travail_v in_o birth_n gal._n 4._o 19_o and_o n●●ses_n ●_o these_o ●_o feed_v soul_n to_o eternal_a life_n you_o shepherd_n to_o draw_v w●ter●_n ou●_n of_o the_o we●_n of_o salvation_n not_o for_o beast_n but_o man_n not_o for_o body_n but_o for_o soul_n not_o for_o sinner_n but_o for_o saint_n you_o ambassador_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n co-worker_n with_o 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