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A03839 The Ievves deliverance out of Babylon, and the mystery of our redemption plainely demonstrated in ten sermons, vpon the 126. Psalme, viz. 1. Sions saluation. 2. The saints securitie. 3. The free-mans frankincense. 4. The atheists acknowledgement. 5. Gods goodnesse. 6. The godlies gladnesse. 7. The prisoners petition. 8. The commoditie of the crosse. 9. The captiues case. 10. The Christians comfort. Preached in Yorkshire, by Iohn Hvme, Minister of the Word; and now published by authoritie. Hume, John, minister of religion in Yorkshire. 1628 (1628) STC 13954; ESTC S114146 137,004 180

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poverty_n and_o penury_n shall_fw-mi shall_fw-mi as_o change_v into_o great_a prosperity_n and_o plenty_n for_o they_o shall_fw-mi shall_fw-mi ere_o supply_v with_o silver_n gold_n cattell_n with_o precious_a thing_n and_o with_o willing_a exrat_fw-la willing_a exrat_fw-la offering_n in_o like_a manner_n their_o progenitor_n the_o israelite_n after_o their_o great_a want_n and_o scarcity_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o egypt_n for_o all_o their_o fleshpot_n they_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o land_n that_o do_v flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n and_o abound_v in_o all_o thing_n both_o these_o do_v but_o typical_o point_v out_o the_o great_a commodity_n that_o the_o faithful_a shall_v reap_v by_o the_o cross_n our_o saviour_n say_v we_o shall_v receive_v double_a in_o this_o world_n and_o much_o more_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v abraham_n after_o his_o long_a pilgrimage_n be_v seat_v in_o a_o fruitful_a land_n and_o find_v the_o lord_n a_o exceed_a great_a reward_n david_n after_o his_o great_a persecution_n and_o long_a banishment_n have_v his_o lot_n fall_v into_o a_o pleasant_a ground_n jacob_n after_o his_o great_a servitude_n be_v great_o enrich_v and_o job_n receive_v double_a for_o that_o he_o lose_v thus_o our_o affliction_n be_v like_o the_o herb_n moly_n ☞_o ☞_o who_o root_n be_v black_a and_o the_o blossom_n white_a like_o aaron_n rod_n which_o bring_v forth_o bud_n blossom_n and_o ripe_a almond_n and_o like_o samson_n dead_a lion_n fill_v with_o meat_n and_o honey_n but_o what_o be_v all_o these_o to_o that_o which_o we_o shall_v receive_v hereafter_o the_o evangelist_n matthew_n say_v we_o shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o 19.29_o hundred_o matth._n 19.29_o fold_n a_o number_n finite_a for_o a_o infinite_a but_o luke_n say_v much_o 18.28_o much_o luke_n 18.28_o more_o because_o they_o be_v in_o number_n infinite_a he_o set_v they_o down_o indefinite_a and_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o neither_o eye_n have_v see_v nor_o ear_n have_v hear_v nor_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n can_v conceive_v the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o lone_n 2.9_o lone_n 1._o cer._n 2.9_o he_o shall_v not_o this_o with_o the_o apostle_n make_v we_o esteem_v the_o affliction_n of_o this_o present_a time_n not_o worthy_a of_o the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v 5.18_o be_v rom_n 5.18_o reveal_v our_o saviour_n will_v we_o with_o joy_n and_o gladness_n to_o suffer_v persecution_n for_o great_a be_v our_o reward_n in_o heaven_n our_o reward_n say_v one_o be_v so_o manifold_a that_o it_o can_v be_v number_v so_o great_a that_o it_o can_v be_v value_v so_o singular_a that_o it_o can_v be_v compare_v and_o so_o last_a that_o it_o can_v acuer_v be_v end_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o saint_n augustine_n speak_v of_o the_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n which_o the_o godly_a shall_v have_v in_o heaven_n say_v that_o we_o may_v more_o easy_o tell_v what_o be_v not_o there_o than_o what_o be_v there_o there_o be_v no_o discontent_n no_o g●ese_n nomourn_a no_o misery_n no_o corruption_n no_o death_n no_o penury_n no_o poverty_n but_o what_o be_v there_o neither_o eye_n have_v see_v nor_o ear_n have_v hear_v for_o the_o natural_a man_n perceive_v not_o these_o thing_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o yea_o wish_v what_o thou_o will_v august_n quicquid_fw-la voles_fw-fr erit_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la noles_fw-la non_fw-la crit_fw-fr august_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v there_o and_o abhor_v what_o thou_o please_v and_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v there_o further_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o heavenly_a reward_n these_o sheaf_n these_o joy_n shall_v make_v we_o light_o to_o esteem_v this_o present_a world_n and_o cause_v we_o not_o to_o value_v these_o corruptible_a thing_n at_o so_o high_a a_o rate_n shall_v we_o with_o the_o gadaren_n prefer_v our_o swine_n before_o our_o salvation_n with_o the_o israelite_n the_o fleshpot_n of_o egypt_n before_o the_o heavenly_a mannah_n with_o demas_n the_o pelf_n of_o this_o world_n with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v no_o god_n forbid_v this_o be_v like_a isop_n cock_n to_o value_v a_o barley_n grain_n before_o a_o precious_a gem_n with_o plutarch_n grillus_n to_o esteem_n of_o cyrces_n her_o swill_a tub_n better_a than_o of_o ulysses_n his_o dainty_n and_o glaucus-like_a to_o change_v coat_n of_o gold_n for_o brazen_a armour_n or_o like_o dioclesian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o prefer_v a_o few_o potherb_n before_o a_o crown_n and_o imperial_a sceptre_n and_o esau-like_a to_o sell_v our_o birthright_n for_o bread_n and_o pottage_n but_o let_v we_o with_o the_o apostle_n account_v all_o these_o thing_n but_o loss_n and_o plato_n and_o heb._n 12.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n dung_n with_o the_o philosopher_n nothing_o be_v nothing_o worth_a and_o with_o the_o saint_n let_v we_o willing_o forgo_v they_o know_v that_o in_o heaven_n we_o have_v a_o better_a and_o