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A96524 Two treatises concerning I. God's all-sufficiency, and II. Christ's preciousness Being the substance of some sermons long since preached in the University of Oxford. By Henry Wilkinson, D.D. Then principal of Magdalen-Hall, Oxon. Wilkinson, Henry, 1616-1690. 1681 (1681) Wing W2240A; ESTC R230884 231,748 498

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our_o sign_n there_o be_v no_o more_o any_o prophet_n neither_o be_v there_o among_o we_o any_o that_o know_v how_o long_o aug._n eligat_fw-la opportunitatem_fw-la qui_fw-la libere_fw-la that_fw-mi misericordiam_fw-la aug._n however_o it_o be_v a_o grand_a duty_n incumbent_a on_o we_o to_o be_v earnest_a in_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o church_n as_o psal_n 14._o v._n ult_n psal_n 126._o 4._o isa_n 62._o 1_o 7_o 8._o some_o other_o there_o be_v who_o be_v inward_o wound_v and_o that_o wound_n must_v needs_o be_v more_o full_a of_o dolour_n and_o 14._o prov._n 18._o 14._o anguish_n a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear_v god_n withdraw_v carthw_o deus_fw-la unus_fw-la animum_fw-la fractum_fw-la &_o quassatum_fw-la erigere_fw-la &_o restaurare_fw-la potest_fw-la idque_fw-la verbo_fw-la svo_fw-la ●u●_n innitentes_fw-la e_fw-la naufragio_fw-la emergemus_fw-la &_o caput_fw-la attollemus_fw-la carthw_o the_o light_n of_o his_o gracious_a countenance_n from_o 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