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A57130 The author and subject of healing in the church set forth in a sermon preached before the Right Honorable the Parliament of England at St. Margarets Church in Westminster, on Wednesday, April 25, 1660, being the day of their assembly / by Dr. Edward Reynolds ... Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. 1660 (1660) Wing R1239; ESTC R36785 18,560 46

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promise_n of_o comfort_n and_o revive_v chap._n 3_o 17._o they_o shall_v be_v i_o in_o that_o day_n when_o i_o make_v up_o my_o jewel_n and_o i_o will_v spare_v they_o as_o a_o man_n spare_v his_o own_o son_n that_o serve_v he_o and_o that_o so_o remarkable_a that_o the_o reproach_n cast_v by_o the_o wicked_a hypocrite_n upon_o the_o way_n of_o god_n ver._n 14_o 15._o you_o have_v say_v it_o be_v vain_a to_o serve_v god_n what_o profit_n be_v it_o that_o we_o have_v keep_v his_o ordinance_n and_o that_o we_o have_v walk_v mournful_o before_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o now_o we_o call_v the_o proud_a happy_a etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v clear_o confute_v by_o the_o conspicuous_a difference_n which_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v between_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o wicked_a ver._n 18._o the_o one_o jewel_n and_o son_n to_o be_v preserve_v and_o spare_v the_o other_o stubble_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o dissolve_v the_o one_o to_o be_v heal_v and_o restore_v the_o other_o to_o be_v tread_v 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