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A96022 Vox charitatis: containing a louder cry for bowels of compassion, to the Lord's poor afflicted people. : With a word of counsel and comfort to them, and a concluding word to their oppressors. / By A true lover of His truly Sacred Majesty, and all his faithful subjects. True lover of His truly Sacred Majesty. 1663 (1663) Wing V712A; ESTC R186078 14,360 16

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that_o devour_v thou_o offend_v jer._n 2.3_o do_v thou_o no●_n yet_o say_v it_o be_v then_o better_a with_o i_o then_o now_o hos_fw-la 2.7_o do_v not_o yet_o hear_v the_o lord_n lament_v over_o thou_o as_o psal_n 81.11_o to_o 15._o oh_o that_o my_o people_n have_v hearken_v to_o i_o etc._n etc._n do_v not_o yet_o know_v it_o be_v befall_v thou_o as_o ephraim_n hos_fw-la 13.1_o 9_o can_v thou_o not_o remember_v where_o thou_o do_v lose_v thy_o crown_n that_o the_o way_n in_o which_o ephraim_n get_v gray_a hair_n hos_fw-la 7.8_o to_o the_o end_n steal_v insensible_o upon_o thou_o &_o when_o man_n gather_v thou_o john_n 15.6_o when_o the_o present_a world_n be_v embrace_v 2_o tim._n 4.10_o be_v there_o not_o a_o time_n wherein_o thou_o follow_v god_n as_o in_o a_o land_n which_o be_v not_o sow_o jer._n 2.2_o and_o think_v thou_o have_v gain_n enough_o in_o god_n and_o godliness_n 1_o tim._n 6.6_o and_o think_v thou_o have_v enough_o of_o the_o world_n and_o can_v never_o get_v enough_o 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the_o visitation_n of_o the_o lord_n preserve_v job_n spirit_n job_n 10.12_o and_o if_o that_o be_v not_o the_o fruit_n to_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n isa_n 27.9_o there_o be_v too_o much_o cause_n to_o fear_v whether_o such_o a_o professor_n case_v be_v comprise_v in_o the_o new_a covenant_n psalm_n 89.32_o and_o then_o his_o poverty_n and_o his_o riches_n his_o prison_n and_o his_o liberty_n will_v be_v much_o a_o like_a under_o a_o curse_n and_o he_o will_v fall_v into_o the_o two_o extreme_a evil_n which_o agar_n pray_v and_o solomon_n by_o the_o spirit_n give_v counsel_n against_o prov._n 30.8_o &_o 3.11_o but_o if_o the_o lord_n please_v i_o will_v elihu-like_a speak_v in_o the_o uprightness_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o utter_a knowledge_n clear_o herein_o job_n 33.3_o i_o be_o very_o much_o persuade_v that_o the_o good_a fig_n for_o their_o good_a be_v come_v first_o into_o captivity_n jer._n 2.4_o 5._o by_o captivity_n i_o mean_v the_o variety_n of_o close_a affliction_n which_o the_o lord_n immediate_o or_o by_o cruel_a man_n or_o any_o other_o way_n have_v bring_v they_o into_o or_o bind_v they_o with_o and_o by_o which_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o down_o wonderful_o for_o so_o job_n various_a distress_n be_v call_v a_o captivity_n job_n 42.10_o and_o now_o whether_o poor_a in_o prison_n or_o both_o rob_a spoil_a or_o on_o the_o bed_n of_o sickness_n banish_v or_o chase_v from_o thy_o dwell_n with_o the_o addition_n too_o it_o may_v be_v of_o inward_a withdraw_n etc._n etc._n first_o i_o desire_v that_o first_o of_o all_o i_o may_v be_v accept_v in_o implore_v thy_o very_a serious_a and_o diligent_a search_n and_o self-examination_n with_o assurance_n that_o that_o word_n ezek._n 14.23_o be_v as_o true_a in_o thy_o case_n as_o ever_o that_o god_n have_v not_o do_v without_o cause_n all_o that_o he_o have_v do_v unto_o thou_o and_o that_o still_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n there_o will_v be_v no_o disposition_n to_o return_v but_o to_o self-justifying_a still_o as_o mal._n 3.8_o 13._o second_o till_o then_o the_o commission_n for_o outward_a judgement_n may_v continue_v leu._n 26.40_o 1_o john_n 1.9_o prov._n 28.13_o three_o insensibleness_n of_o the_o cause_n expose_v to_o filthy-fretting_a numb_a 14.23_o 24._o prov._n 19.3_o but_o aaron_n when_o the_o cause_n be_v show_v he_o hold_v his_o peace_n leu._n 10.3_o and_o so_o mich._n 7.9_o four_o till_o then_o we_o can_v so_o fit_o enjoy_v deliverance_n ezek._n 16.63_o &_o 36.31_o 32._o five_o this_o be_v a_o mean_a to_o deliver_v when_o nothing_o else_o will_v do_v ezek._n 7.16_o isa_n 57.9_o 10_o 15._o hos_fw-la 5.15_o &_o 6.1_o ezek._n 18.30_o six_o hereby_o god_n will_v be_v honour_v again_o and_o his_o name_n glorious_o vindicate_v when_o thou_o shall_v serious_o thus_o acknowledge_v thy_o offence_n jer._n 3.13_o josh_n 7.19_o and_o for_o help_v herein_o i_o beseech_v you_o first_o harken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o present_a rod_n expound_v by_o the_o word_n psal_n 18.25_o 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