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A44931 A practical discourse of silence and submission shewing that good men should possess their souls in patience under the severest providences : and particularly in the loss of dear relations : preached at St. Thomas's Hospital, Southwark / by William Hughes ... Hughes, William, b. 1624 or 5. 1694 (1694) Wing H3345; ESTC R2599 45,851 98

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share_n who_o that_o be_v afflict_v but_o must_v say_v i_o be_o dumb_a because_o thou_o lord_n do_v it_o 6._o thou_o lord_n do_v it_o thou_o take_v away_o my_o dear_a relation_n whether_o husband_n wife_n father_n mother_n child_n or_o friend_n who_o bless_v be_v thy_o name_n thou_o take_v into_o covenant_n with_o thyself_o before_o and_o for_o this_o once_o i_o will_v be_v limit_v thus_o i_o be_o bereave_v lord_n and_o it_o be_v thy_o righteous_a do_v too_o but_o oh_o what_o better_a provision_n have_v thou_o make_v for_o he_o or_o they_o than_o i_o can_v ever_o possible_o do_v have_v they_o stay_v with_o i_o i_o be_v the_o loss_n it_o be_v true_a but_o there_o be_v the_o infinite_a gain_n for_o what_o be_v earth_n to_o heaven_n what_o be_v a_o husband_n wife_n a_o father_n mother_n a_o child_n or_o friend_n to_o god_n gandendum_fw-la cum_fw-la chariquos_fw-la diligimus_fw-la de_fw-la seculo_fw-la exeunt_fw-la gandendum_fw-la now_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o those_o who_o live_v a_o 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sea_n most_o dangerous_a and_o tempestuous_a be_v this_o our_o kindness_n to_o our_o friend_n in_o short_a for_o they_o to_o be_v with_o we_o again_o be_v to_o exchange_v their_o ravish_a unspeakable_a and_o eternal_a joy_n and_o bliss_n for_o care_n and_o fear_n and_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n and_o sin_n once_o more_o these_o now_o the_o almighty_a mercy_n have_v free_v they_o from_o for_o ever_o those_o it_o have_v fix_v they_o in_o eternal_o can_v find_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o grudge_v that_o admirable_a kindness_n god_n have_v show_v they_o must_v thou_o not_o ready_o speak_v it_o i_o be_o dumb_a because_o thou_o lord_n do_v it_o 7._o thou_o etc._n etc._n thou_o at_o who_o hand_n we_o have_v deserve_v abundant_o worse_a than_o ever_o yet_o we_o have_v receive_v well_o may_v we_o say_v with_o the_o holy_a prophet_n how_o bad_a soever_o it_o fare_v with_o we_o he_o have_v not_o deal_v with_o we_o after_o our_o sin_n nor_o reward_v we_o according_a to_o our_o iniquity_n psal_n 103.10_o nay_o the_o good_a man_n ezra_n acknowledgement_n will_v be_v we_o also_o our_o god_n have_v punish_v we_o less_o than_o our_o iniquity_n deserve_v chap._n 9.13_o he_o that_o complain_v for_o want_v of_o the_o staff_n of_o bread_n may_v give_v god_n thanks_o that_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n be_v not_o take_v from_o he_o for_o long_o ago_o and_o too_o too_o often_o he_o make_v a_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o right_n unto_o that_o great_a mercy_n he_o that_o bemoan_v his_o lameness_n pain_n and_o bodily_a sickness_n be_v debtor_n to_o mere_a grace_n that_o he_o be_v not_o under_o the_o torment_a terror_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o rack_n of_o a_o wound_a spirit_n his_o sin_n have_v ample_o merit_v that_o and_o a_o great_a while_n since_o he_o that_o lament_v a_o dear_a friend_n be_v go_v to_o heaven_n and_o leave_v he_o behind_o on_o earth_n most_o just_o may_v admire_v the_o divine_a goodness_n that_o his_o own_o transgression_n have_v not_o a_o great_a while_n since_o tumble_v his_o own_o 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his_o complaint_n and_o triumph_n over_o it_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n that_o pay_v we_o not_o in_o our_o own_o coin_n we_o rob_v he_o often_o of_o that_o faith_n and_o hope_v and_o love_n that_o praise_n obedience_n and_o submission_n due_a to_o he_o upon_o infinite_a obligation_n and_o shall_v we_o murmur_v when_o he_o take_v but_o a_o little_a from_o we_o and_o nothing_o but_o his_o own_o and_o lend_v we_o mere_o and_o only_o till_o he_o call_v for_o it_o again_o as_o all_o our_o comfort_n be_v sure_o for_o very_a shame_n in_o every_o trouble_n that_o happen_v to_o we_o we_o humble_o shall_v confess_v to_o god_n that_o as_o our_o duty_n be_v we_o will_v be_v dumb_a because_o thou_o lord_n do_v it_o 8._o thou_o etc._n etc._n thou_o
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