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A28339 Eben-ezer, or, Profitable truths after pestilential times being some meditations upon Isaiah 4, 2, shewing the mercy and the duty of those that have escap'd the slaughtering pestilence : as also, that all slaughter shall end in the exhaltation of Christ and the setting up of his kingdom : together with an epistolary preface to the citizens of London & Westminster / by Thomas Blake. Blake, Thomas. 1666 (1666) Wing B3140; ESTC R24659 97,235 207

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also_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o second_o christ_n glory_n must_v needs_o be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n in_o that_o all_o the_o glory_n he_o be_v entrust_v with_o as_o mediator_n it_o be_v in_o their_o name_n for_o their_o sake_n and_o for_o their_o use_n he_o be_v head_n over_o all_o thing_n to_o his_o church_n eph._n 1.22_o i_o may_v therefore_o say_v unto_o saint_n as_o they_o in_o cant._n 3.11_o go_v forth_o o_o you_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o behold_v king_n solomon_n with_o the_o crown_n wherewith_o his_o mother_n crown_v he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o espousal_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gladness_n of_o his_o heart_n go_v forth_o and_o look_v upon_o by_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n that_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o christ_n and_o look_v upon_o it_o with_o comfort_n you_o may_v account_v it_o a_o joyous_a spectacle_n for_o it_o be_v that_o that_o shall_v work_v out_o your_o mercy_n if_o your_o heart_n be_v upright_o with_o god_n a_o little_a further_o to_o show_v you_o what_o benefit_n shall_v come_v unto_o saint_n by_o christ_n be_v glorious_a 1._o when_o christ_n be_v glorious_a glorious_a liberty_n shall_v come_v unto_o the_o saint_n we_o be_v now_o a_o company_n of_o enthral_a creature_n not_o only_o unto_o our_o own_o lust_n but_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n you_o have_v a_o notable_a expression_n rom._n 8.21_o the_o creature_n itself_o also_o shall_v be_v deliver_v into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o creature_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v now_o in_o bondage_n unto_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n our_o raiment_n be_v in_o bondage_n to_o our_o pride_n our_o meat_n to_o gluttony_n our_o drink_n to_o drunkenness_n and_o other_o thing_n the_o like_a the_o creature_n be_v hold_v in_o slavery_n unto_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n but_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v glorious_a liberty_n when_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a at_o their_o pleasure_n to_o enthral_v and_o 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