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A87802 Abraham's image in one of his sonnes: or, The picture of a good old man, represented in a sermon upon the third of November, anno Dom. 1657. in West-Newton, at the funeral of John Dethick Esquire, father to the late lord mayor that was of London in the year 1655. By William Knapp Master of Arts, of Katherine-Hall in Cambridge, now rector of VVest-Newton in Norfolk. Knapp, William, d. 1688. 1658 (1658) Wing K667; Thomason E937_2; ESTC R207740 24,523 44

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that_o lesson_n always_o ready_a to_o say_v with_o the_o prophet_n david_n in_o 2_o sam._n 15.26_o behold_v here_o we_o be_v let_v he_o do_v unto_o we_o what_o seem_v he_o good_a second_o they_o give_v up_o their_o soul_n free_o in_o regard_n of_o that_o rest_n which_o they_o shall_v assure_o find_v from_o all_o their_o labour_n as_o rev._n 14.13_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o yea_o say_v the_o spirit_n that_o they_o may_v rest_v from_o their_o labour_n the_o wafaring_a man_n have_v number_v many_o wearisome_a step_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n come_v with_o haste_n in_o his_o mind_n in_o expectation_n of_o a_o quiet_a repose_n at_o night_n so_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v scorch_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o adversity_n desire_v to_o hasten_v into_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n as_o job_n speak_v chapter_n 7.2_o and_o upon_o this_o same_o account_n job_n himself_o wish_v for_o the_o grave_n for_o there_o the_o wicked_a cease_v 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press_v forward_o for_o the_o price_n of_o the_o high_a call_n of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n phil._n 3.14_o oh_o i_o think_v what_o shall_v hinder_v the_o manifestation_n of_o our_o love_n to_o he_o in_o the_o oblation_n of_o all_o holy_a sacrifice_n to_o his_o name_n who_o neither_o iniquity_n transgression_n nor_o sin_n can_v constrain_v to_o despise_v the_o workmanship_n of_o his_o hand_n but_z notwithstanding_o our_o enmity_n against_o he_o by_o wicked_a work_n he_o shall_v prepare_v a_o habitation_n for_o we_o eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o prepare_v for_o we_o a_o way_n thither_o a_o new_a and_o live_a way_n which_o he_o have_v consecrate_v for_o we_o through_o the_o veil_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o flesh_n of_o christ_n in_o who_o whosoever_o whether_o young_a or_o old_a approach_v unto_o the_o live_a god_n god_n will_v in_o no_o wise_a cast_v out_o 10.21_o heb._n 10.21_o have_v therefore_o such_o a_o highpriest_n over_o the_o house_n of_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o cor._n 9.14_o a_o reward_n for_o the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o the_o gospel_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o tithe_n or_o otherwise_o three_o abraham_n when_o he_o see_v three_o man_n at_o his_o door_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n most_o friendly_a invite_v they_o in_o and_o give_v they_o entertainment_n and_o this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o hospitality_n that_o he_o entertain_v angel_n unaware_o heb._n 13.2_o and_o this_o disposition_n in_o our_o father_n abraham_n be_v draw_v to_o the_o life_n in_o this_o his_o decease_a son_n and_o it_o be_v know_v to_o be_v in_o he_o wheresoever_o he_o be_v know_v and_o no_o question_n but_o by_o the_o entertain_v the_o needy_a member_n of_o christ_n as_o frequent_o he_o do_v he_o entertain_v those_o three_o person_n which_o some_o interpret_v abraham_n do_v father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n but_o than_o four_o abraham_n by_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n see_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n at_o almost_o two_o 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he_o be_v gather_v to_o his_o people_n even_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o those_o just_a man_n who_o die_v before_o he_o as_o to_o his_o soul_n and_o to_o his_o wife_n in_o the_o cave_n of_o machpelah_n as_o to_o his_o body_n and_o thus_o be_v his_o son_n we_o trust_v as_o to_o his_o soul_n he_o be_v behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n upon_o who_o redundant_fw-la merit_v he_o devolve_v himself_o and_o as_o to_o his_o body_n we_o see_v that_o he_o be_v here_o bring_v to_o his_o wife_n who_o he_o bury_v here_o and_o to_o his_o elder_a son_n and_o daughter_n who_o soul_n together_o with_o his_o we_o trust_v be_v join_v to_o the_o choir_n of_o angel_n in_o the_o glorious_a and_o eternal_a kingdom_n of_o god_n to_o which_o the_o lord_n bring_v we_o all_o through_o the_o blood_n of_o sprinkle_v amen_o quid_fw-la enim_fw-la nisi_fw-la vota_fw-la supersunt_fw-la finis_fw-la oversight_n in_o the_o print_n page_n 12._o l._n 3._o &_o 5._o for_o a_o friend_n r._n a_o kin_n for_o 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