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A45335 A practical and polemical commentary, or, exposition upon the third and fourth chapters of the latter epistle of Saint Paul to Timothy wherein the text is explained, some controversies discussed, sundry cases of conscience are cleared, many common places are succinctly handled, and divers usefull and seasonable observations raised / by Thomas Hall ... Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665. 1658 (1658) Wing H436; ESTC R14473 672,720 512

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where_o brethren_n dwell_v in_o sacred_a amity_n and_o unity_n together_o 4._o such_o be_v odious_a to_o god_n the_o more_o lovely_a we_o be_v in_o our_o own_o eye_n the_o more_o loathsome_a in_o god_n but_o the_o more_o we_o loathe_v ourselves_o the_o more_o god_n love_v we_o jer._n 31.18_o 20._o 2._o they_o be_v odious_a to_o man_n suldas_n as_o a_o public_a spirit_v good_a man_n as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v do_v good_a to_o all_o and_o so_o be_v belove_v of_o all_o insomuch_o that_o some_o will_v even_o venture_v their_o life_n for_o he_o salvian_n rom._n 5.7_o though_o for_o a_o rigid_a righteous_a man_n scarce_o any_o will_v die_v yet_o for_o a_o good_a man_n who_o have_v be_v useful_a and_o serviceable_a in_o his_o generation_n who_o life_n and_o labour_n have_v benefit_v many_o for_o such_o a_o one_o say_v the_o apostle_n some_o will_v even_o dare_v to_o die_v so_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o private_a spirit_a man_n that_o be_v all_o for_o himself_o and_o for_o his_o own_o 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