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A04190 Nazareth and Bethlehem, or, Israels portion in the sonne of Iesse. And, mankinds comfort from the weaker sexe Tvvo sermons preached in St Maryes Church in Oxford. By Thomas Iackson, Bachelour of Divinitie, and fellow of Corpus Christi College in Oxford. Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640. 1617 (1617) STC 14314; ESTC S107487 41,136 80

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parcel_n or_o fraction_n of_o true_a faith_n in_o christ_n such_o 〈…〉_z &_o spirit_n as_o be_v in_o the_o bless_a virgin_n which_o conceive_v he_o among_o the_o rich_a and_o mighty_a we_o may_v perhaps_o find_v some_o shadow_n of_o it_o in_o their_o outward_a complement_n like_o a_o beggar_n at_o a_o potentate_n gate_n within_o which_o he_o may_v not_o enter_v to_o give_v harbour_n or_o lodging_n to_o such_o a_o base_a gest_n in_o their_o heart_n be_v a_o disparagement_n to_o their_o greatness_n even_o poverty_n herself_o may_v bewail_v the_o paucity_n of_o the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n among_o her_o child_n such_o as_o have_v be_v mighty_o humble_v by_o potent_a adversary_n have_v just_a occasion_n to_o lament_v the_o want_n of_o true_a humility_n in_o their_o breast_n than_o the_o abundance_n of_o grievance_n or_o heavy_a burden_n which_o other_o lay_v upon_o their_o back●_n for_o the_o most_o of_o we_o see_v we_o make_v our_o mouth_n issue_n either_o of_o bitterness_n scarrility_n 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purity_n of_o heart_n &_o with_o whatsoever_o other_o fruit_n of_o faith_n to_o which_o thy_o son_n our_o saviour_n have_v bequeath_v his_o blessing_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la irenem_fw-la irenem_fw-la chap._n 31._o vers_fw-la 15._o 15._o chap._n 31._o vers_fw-la 18._o 18._o hos_fw-la 6._o v._n 4._o 4._o judge_n 6._o ver_fw-la 12._o 12._o virg._n aen._n 2._o 2._o jer._n 30._o v._n 18._o 18._o verse_n 21._o 21._o 1._o king_n ch_z 12._o vers_fw-la 16._o 16._o jer._n 31._o v._n 4._o 4._o ver._n 9_o why_o ephraim_n be_v call_v god_n first_o bear_v bear_v jer._n 31._o v._n 20._o 20._o verse_n 21._o 21._o pomeranus_n pomeranus_n gen._n 1.27_o 1.27_o micah_n 5._o v._n 2._o 2._o jer._n 33._o vers_fw-la 14.15_o 14.15_o esa_n 11._o v._n 1._o 1._o esa_n 53._o v._n 2._o 2._o jer._n 33._o v._n 15._o 15._o gen._n 18._o v._n 10_o verse_n 14._o 14._o esa_n 51._o v._n 2._o 2._o judg._n 13.3_o 13.3_o luk._n 1.18_o 1.18_o gen._n 18._o v._n 12_o 12_o luk._n 1._o v._n 34_o verse_n 36._o 36._o luk._n 1._o v._n 26._o verse_n 32._o verse_n 34._o 34._o ezek._n 21.26_o 21.26_o luke_n 1._o v._n 52_o 52_o 2._o king_n 25._o v._n 27._o ezek._n 21._o v_o 27._o isaiah_n 1._o v._n 3._o 3._o zach._n 9_o v_o 9_o hosea_n ii_o vi_o vi_o josephus_n lib._n 17._o c._n 10._o mat._n 2._o v._n 22._o ibid._n ibid._n dicunt_fw-la christiani_n jesum_fw-la natum_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o bethlehem_n &_o educatum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la in_o civitate_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o lingua_fw-la eorum_fw-la nazareth_n in_fw-la nostra_fw-la vero_fw-la nezer_n voco_fw-la appian_n val._n max._n lib._n 1._o c._n 5._o judg._n 13._o v._n 5._o 5._o z.ts._n z.ts._n joh._n 10.36_o luk._n 4._o v._n 34._o if_o the_o wicked_a spirit_n do_v speak_v this_o in_o greek_a he_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n nazarenus_fw-la in_o the_o septuagint_n septuagint_n ps_n 147._o v._n 20._o chap._n 5._o v._n 1._o joh._n 8_o v._n 33._o jam._n 1._o v._n 18._o verse_n 17._o joh._n 3._o v._n 13._o chap._n 1._o v._n 18._o mat._n 7._o v._n 29._o ephes_n 4._o v._n 11._o verse_n 11._o jerem._n 31._o v_o 22._o gen._n 22.18_o gal._n 3.16_o 3.16_o ps_n 126._o v._n 4._o 4._o gal._n 5.6_o 5.6_o gen._n 3._o v._n 15._o 15._o job_n 14._o v_o 1._o 1._o isa_n 53._o v._n 2._o 2._o gen._n 49._o v._n 3._o 1._o cor._n 6._o v._n 17._o isaiah_n 54._o v_o 1._o 1._o deut._n 23._o v_o 1_o 1_o isa_n 56._o v._n 5._o 1._o king_n 12.16_o gal._n 3._o v._n 8_o 9_o verse_n 6.7_o gal._n 3.15_o gal._n 3._o v._n 19_o chap._n 3.23_o &c_n &c_n mat._n 5._o five_o 1_o etc._n etc._n 1_o joh._n 3._o five_o 3._o