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A10061 The laver of the heart; or Bath of sanctification Preached at Pauls Crosse the first of September last, 1615. By Gabriel Price, minister and preacher of Gods word. Price, Gabriel. 1616 (1616) STC 20306; ESTC S102929 54,546 178

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thy_o prophet_n have_v look_v out_o vain_a and_o foolish_a thing_n for_o thou_o and_o they_o have_v not_o discover_v thy_o iniquity_n to_o turn_v away_o thy_o captivity_n but_o have_v look_v out_o for_o false_a prophecy_n and_o cause_n of_o banishment_n the_o use_n be_v both_o for_o reprehension_n and_o for_o instruction_n first_o for_o reprehension_n it_o reprove_v first_o such_o minister_n that_o be_v slave_n and_o vassal_n to_o man_n affection_n such_o be_v the_o four_o hundred_o 1._o reg._n 22.6_o prophet_n to_o please_v ahab_n and_o will_v to_o god_n there_o be_v not_o among_o the_o prophet_n that_o will_v speak_v as_o the_o best_a man_n of_o the_o parish_n will_v have_v he_o speak_v and_o that_o will_v speak_v man_n inventious_a in_o paint_a eloquence_n to_o set_v forth_o themselves_o and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o that_o because_o they_o may_v not_o speak_v what_o they_o will_v speak_v not_o at_o all_o make_v a_o divorce_n between_o the_o tongue_n and_o the_o hart_n lest_o 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that_o indifferent_a thing_n
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sinner_n be_v not_o a_o proper_a work_n of_o god_n nature_n but_o a_o improper_a and_o strange_a work_n of_o god_n then_o god_n take_v no_o delight_n in_o punish_v the_o son_n of_o man_n but_o exod._n 34.6_o isai_n 28.21_o for_o the_o lord_n shall_v stand_v as_o in_o mount_n perazim_n he_o shall_v be_v wroth_a as_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o gibeon_n that_o he_o may_v do_v his_o work_n his_o strange_a work_n and_o bring_v to_o pass_v his_o act_n his_o strange_a act_n thus_o you_o may_v see_v it_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o god_n nature_n to_o show_v mercy_n but_o his_o improper_a work_n to_o punish_v it_o be_v natural_a to_o god_n to_o be_v gracious_a but_o to_o he_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a and_o a_o unnatural_a work_n to_o delight_v in_o
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