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A97215 Spiritual thrift. Or, Meditations wherein humble Christians (as in a mirrour) may view the verity of their saving graces, and may see how to make a spirituall improvement of all opportunities and advantages of a pious proficiencie (or a holy growth) in grace and goodnesse. And wherein is layd open many errours incident to these declining times, / by Elizabeth Warren, a lover of truth and peace. Imprimatur, James Cranford. Warren, Elizabeth, of Woodbridge. 1647 (1647) Wing W960; Thomason E373_7; ESTC R201328 87,311 89

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in_o prosperous_a event_n in_o peril_n of_o security_n and_o in_o adverse_a occurrent_n of_o deep_a impatience_n gather_v up_o etc._n etc._n such_o observation_n be_v especial_o useful_a when_o we_o apply_v &_o appropriate_v they_o to_o particular_a occasion_n and_o by_o call_v to_o remembrance_n god_n wonderful_a work_n find_v prop_n to_o sustain_v we_o in_o our_o several_a dejection_n for_o as_o the_o mean_a morsel_n of_o refresh_a food_n be_v grateful_a &_o acceptable_a to_o the_o hungry_a captive_n invenitur_fw-la qui_fw-la enim_fw-la improvidus_fw-la ab_fw-la adversitate_fw-la deprehenditur_fw-la quasi_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n dormiens_fw-la invenitur_fw-la so_o the_o crumb_n and_o fragment_n of_o such_o sacred_a observation_n may_v prove_v revive_v cordial_n in_o heart_n qualm_v trial_n it_o be_v true_a our_o scatter_a notion_n while_o they_o lie_v disperse_v be_v like_o sever_a coal_n which_o be_v present_o extinct_a but_o be_v lay_v together_o &_o blow_v up_o to_o be_v kindle_v 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shut_v up_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n they_o may_v with_o those_o worthy_n be_v throw_v into_o the_o furnace_n and_o yet_o the_o fire_n have_v no_o power_n on_o their_o body_n they_o may_v with_o jeremiah_n be_v plunge_v in_o the_o dungeon_n act._n jer._n 38.5_o 6._o consilium_fw-la tamen_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la certum_fw-la est_fw-la quicquid_fw-la machinati_fw-la fuerint_fw-la impii_fw-la nihil_fw-la omnino_fw-la sine_fw-la dei_fw-la nutu_fw-la &_o providentia_fw-la fuisse_fw-la actum_fw-la hic_fw-la ergo_fw-la optimum_fw-la docemur_fw-la quantunvis_n effraeni_fw-la libertine_n satan_n exaltet_fw-la cum_fw-la impus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dominari_fw-la tamen_fw-la semper_fw-la dei_fw-la manum_fw-la ut_fw-la invitos_fw-la trahat_fw-la quocunque_fw-la valu●rit_fw-la calv_v in_o act._n and_o stick_v fast_o in_o the_o mire_n a_o uncomfortable_a posture_n till_o ethiopian_a ebedmelech_a compassionate_o condole_v prevail_v by_o petition_n to_o procure_v his_o enlargement_n 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ipso_fw-la articulo_fw-la demonstrat_fw-la se_fw-la ex_fw-la coelo_fw-la ridere_fw-la quicquid_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la sa●agunt_fw-la homines_fw-la cal._n in_o act._n when_o those_o cruel_a conspirator_n who_o bind_v themselves_o by_o oath_n not_o to_o eat_v nor_o drink_v till_o they_o have_v slay_v st._n paul_n have_v carry_v on_o their_o plot_n with_o such_o close_a contrivance_n and_o satanical_a subtlety_n as_o they_o suppose_v he_o their_o own_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o infatuate_a their_o counsel_n as_o erst_o he_o do_v the_o dictate_v of_o crafty_a achitophel_n detract_n and_o defeat_v their_o cruel_a project_n by_o the_o prevent_a policy_n of_o the_o prudent_a captain_n act._n 23.27_o gather_v up_o etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v it_o the_o portion_n of_o god_n dear_a servant_n to_o be_v bring_v by_o the_o wicked_a into_o danger_n and_o distress_n be_v abuse_v contemn_a and_o reject_v by_o the_o world_n who_o want_v eye_n to_o behold_v their_o internal_a excellency_n 9_o 1_o cor_fw-la 4_o 9_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n propound_v it_o as_o his_o judgement_n that_o the_o saint_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o these_o late_a time_n as_o appoint_v unto_o death_n yea_o to_o be_v make_v a_o spectacle_n 6.5_o 2_o cor._n 6.5_o to_o angel_n and_o to_o man_n in_o their_o sorrowful_a suffering_n fraenum_fw-la operun_v dei_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la exempla_fw-la nobis_fw-la apparent_a sed_fw-la