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A15673 A glasse for the godly Contayning many comfortable treatises to perswade men from the loue of this world, to the loue of the world to come, and exhorting them with cherefulnes to passe through the crosses and afflictions of this life. Full of spirituall comfort for all such as hope to be saued by Iesus Christ. The first [-second] part. By R:W: minister of Gods word. Wolcomb, Robert, b. 1567 or 8. 1612 (1612) STC 25941; ESTC S121029 292,196 642

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unto_o the_o death_n and_o bless_a paul_n the_o choose_a vessel_n of_o christ_n complain_v that_o by_o his_o affliction_n in_o asia_n he_o be_v press_v down_o out_o of_o measure_n pass_v strength_n so_o that_o he_o altogether_o doubt_v even_o of_o life_n 27.46_o matt._n 26.38_o and_o 27.46_o yea_o how_o do_v christ_n himself_o the_o head_n and_o general_a captain_n of_o all_o believer_n faint_a &_o fear_v in_o the_o garden_n when_o he_o say_v that_o his_o soul_n be_v heavy_a even_o to_o the_o death_n and_o how_o lamentable_a be_v his_o cry_n on_o the_o cross_n my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o if_o this_o be_v do_v in_o the_o green_a tree_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o the_o dry_a if_o the_o hard_a seem_v to_o shrink_v what_o shall_v the_o member_n do_v if_o the_o son_n himself_o be_v shake_v how_o shall_v the_o servant_n quake_v if_o those_o pattern_n of_o righteousness_n be_v somewhat_o impatient_a &_o discourage_v &_o even_o almost_o droup_v that_o they_o 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the_o second_o be_v that_o god_n do_v bear_v with_o we_o when_o we_o sin_n and_o do_v patient_o expect_v our_o conversion_n the_o three_o be_v that_o god_n do_v visit_v our_o heart_n with_o his_o holy_a spirit_n and_o cause_v we_o to_o loathe_v the_o sin_n which_o before_o we_o love_v the_o four_o be_v that_o god_n do_v merciful_o receive_v we_o when_o we_o repent_v so_o as_o we_o may_v be_v find_v among_o they_o of_o who_o the_o psalm_n speak_v 32.1_o psal_n 32.1_o blessed_n be_v they_o who_o iniquity_n be_v forgive_v the_o five_o be_v that_o god_n give_v we_o power_n to_o live_v more_o circumspect_o hereafter_o and_o not_o to_o commit_v a_o relapse_n lest_o the_o last_o error_n be_v worse_o than_o the_o first_o these_o five_o mercy_n be_v in_o deliver_v from_o evil_a the_o other_o two_o be_v in_o bestow_v of_o good_a for_o the_o six_o be_v in_o that_o god_n give_v we_o the_o grace_n to_o live_v in_o new_a and_o holy_a conversation_n and_o the_o seven_o be_v in_o that_o upon_o so_o 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that_o in_o prosperity_n be_v merciless_a w●th_o what_o measure_n thou_o mete_v amandis_fw-la matt._n 7.2_o nazianz._n in_o oratione_fw-la de_fw-la panperibus_fw-la amandis_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v measure_v to_o thou_o again_o it_o be_v grave_o speak_v by_o that_o great_a divine_a long_o since_o as_o he_o that_o sail_v be_v near_a to_o shipwreck_n and_o the_o near_a the_o more_o audacious_a he_o be_v so_o he_o that_o be_v clothe_v with_o this_o mortal_a body_n be_v obnoxious_a and_o subject_a to_o bodily_a calamity_n and_o the_o more_o the_o proud_a he_o be_v and_o the_o more_o disdainful_a he_o be_v towards_o those_o that_o lie_v under_o his_o foot_n while_o thou_o say_v lest_o say_v he_o with_o prosperous_a wind_n stretch_v out_o thy_o hand_n to_o he_o that_o have_v suffer_v shipwreck_n while_o thou_o be_v helthy_a and_o wealthy_a aid_v the_o miserable_a stay_v not_o so_o long_o till_o thou_o learn_v in_o thyself_o how_o great_a a_o evil_a in_o humanity_n and_o unmercifulnes_n be_v 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