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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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feel_a torment_n of_o our_o damnation_n glorify_v he_o with_o this_o acknowledgement_n that_o he_o be_v god_n of_o most_o excellent_a sovereign_a majesty_n and_o that_o he_o be_v most_o gracious_a in_o his_o mercy_n 18._o verse_n 22_o 23_o psal_n 18._o but_o most_o terrible_a in_o his_o judgement_n and_o with_o this_o acknowledgement_n will_v god_n be_v honour_v of_o the_o devil_n and_o damn_a creature_n who_o intolerable_a and_o unsufferable_a torment_n in_o their_o condemnation_n shall_v be_v argument_n of_o proof_n to_o conclude_v god_n glory_n see_v god_n have_v create_v all_o thing_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n and_o see_v that_o he_o will_v be_v glorify_v in_o the_o several_a execution_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o mercy_n in_o the_o salvation_n or_o damnation_n of_o his_o creature_n 38._o job_n 37._o &_o 38._o for_o in_o all_o sensible_a thing_n there_o be_v a_o special_a nature_n in_o which_o they_o be_v obedient_a whereby_o they_o glorify_v god_n in_o finish_v the_o end_n of_o 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