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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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the_o understanding_n be_v darken_v with_o ignorance_n the_o will_n affect_v nothing_o but_o vile_a and_o vain_a thing_n all_o her_o action_n be_v evil_a yea_o this_o deformity_n be_v so_o violent_a that_o oftentimes_o in_o the_o regenerate_a soul_n the_o appetite_n will_v not_o obey_v the_o government_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o will_n wander_v after_o and_o yield_v content_a to_o sinful_a motion_n how_o great_a then_o be_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o appetite_n and_o will_n in_o the_o reprobate_a soul_n which_o still_o remain_v in_o her_o natural_a corruption_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o thy_o wretched_a soul_n be_v so_o deform_v with_o sin_n defile_v with_o lust_n pollute_v with_o filthiness_n outrage_v with_o passion_n overcarried_n with_o affection_n pine_v
unto_o as_o many_o as_o shall_v receive_v the_o same_o according_a to_o christ_n institution_n 1.16_o joh._n 1.16_o that_o he_o will_v according_a to_o his_o promise_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o crucify_a body_n and_o blood_n as_o very_o feed_v our_o soul_n to_o eternal_a life_n as_o our_o body_n be_v by_o bread_n and_o wine_n nourish_v to_o this_o temporal_a life_n and_o to_o this_o end_n christ_n in_o the_o action_n of_o the_o sacrament_n real_o give_v his_o body_n and_o blood_n to_o every_o faithful_a receiver_n 2.5_o 1_o cor._n 11.24_o &_o 2.5_o christ_n be_v very_o present_a in_o the_o sacrament_n by_o a_o double_a union_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v spiritual_a betwixt_o christ_n and_o the_o worthy_a receiver_n the_o second_o be_v sacramental_a betwixt_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o outward_a sign_n in_o the_o sacrament_n if_o you_o look_v to_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v unite_v this_o union_n be_v essential_a if_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o 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without_o lust_n wisdom_n without_o wiliness_n simplicity_n without_o simulation_n perpetual_a solace_n and_o solatious_a perpetuity_n prosperous_a security_n and_o secure_a prosperity_n there_o be_v no_o malady_n no_o cross_n no_o curse_n no_o vexation_n nor_o calamity_n no_o defect_n nor_o deformity_n 22.3_o rev._n 22.3_o no_o tumult_n nor_o trouble_n no_o pain_n nor_o penury_n 21.4_o rev._n 21.4_o all_o tear_n shall_v be_v do_v away_o all_o evil_n remove_v all_o sin_n abolish_v all_o want_v supply_v there_o shall_v be_v a_o perfect_a plenary_a and_o perpetual_a possession_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n even_o of_o god_n himself_o 3._o vers_fw-la 3._o who_o be_v goodness_n itself_o there_o shall_v be_v perfection_n of_o knowledge_n 3.21_o 1_o cor._n 13.12_o 1_o joh._n 3.2_o 1_o cor._n 13.10_o phil._n 3.21_o no_o defect_n in_o love_n happy_a immortality_n certain_a security_n constant_a amity_n and_o secure_a tranquillity_n the_o soul_n shall_v have_v perfection_n of_o virtue_n the_o 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