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A14185 Lectures upon the vvhole Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians, deliuered in St. Peters Church in Oxford: by the reuerend and faithfull seruant of Christ Henry Airay ... and now published for the vse of Gods Church by C.P. ... Airay, Henry, 1560?-1616. 1618 (1618) STC 245; ESTC S100494 890,650 1,118

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glorious_a body_n etc._n etc._n all_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o for_o they_o all_o such_o matter_n of_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n as_o may_v make_v our_o heart_n dance_v for_o joy_n and_o may_v ravish_v our_o soul_n with_o gladness_n and_o as_o we_o have_v all_o thing_n from_o the_o lord_n that_o we_o have_v whether_o for_o the_o body_n or_o for_o the_o soul_n for_o this_o life_n present_a or_o that_o that_o be_v to_o come_v so_o what_o be_v it_o that_o we_o want_v which_o he_o do_v not_o supply_v want_v we_o riches_n the_o lord_n make_v poor_a 7._o 1._o sam._n 2_o 7._o and_o make_v rich_a and_o he_o be_v rich_a unto_o all_o they_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o faithful_o want_v we_o preferment_n 6._o psal_n 75_o 6._o promotion_n come_v neither_o from_o the_o east_n nor_o from_o the_o west_n nor_o yet_o from_o the_o south_n god_n be_v the_o judge_n he_o put_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o want_v we_o wisdom_n if_o any_o man_n lack_v wisdom_n let_v he_o ask_v of_o god_n 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