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B04886 No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel. Purnell, Robert, d. 1666. 1651 (1651) Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132 119,586 280

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who_o do_v think_v of_o ou●…selves_n far_o beyond_o they_o in_o matter_n natur●●_n and_o spiritual_a shall_v we_o i_o say_v be_v outstrip_v by_o they_o and_o come_v short_a of_o they_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d thus_o requite_v the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o love_n shal●…_n shall_v we_o dishonour_v he_o that_o have_v so_o high●●_n honour_v we_o as_o to_o call_v we_o his_o fervant_n h●●_n brethren_n his_o member_n his_o bride_n his_o body_n his_o temple_n oh_o let_v not_o heathen_n outstrip_v we_o in_o obedience_n let_v we_o outstrip_v they_o y●●_n let_v we_o endeavour_v to_o outstrip_v the_o most_o for_o ward_n saint_n in_o the_o world_n labour_v to_o exc●●_n all_o the_o saint_n in_o love_n in_o patience_n in_o meekness_n sobriety_n and_o temperance_n impro●●_n all_o thy_o spiritual_a strength_n for_o he_o who_o ga●●_n it_o to_o thou_o thou_o have_v enjoyment_n of_o hi●…_n improve_v it_o for_o he_o yea_o let_v all_o thy_o know_fw-mi ledge_n of_o he_o bring_v thou_o near_o to_o he_o an●…_n make_v 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original_o habitual_o or_o virtual_o etc._n etc._n 2._o and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o power_n in_o ever●…_n creature_n distributive_o and_o by_o participation_n now_o then_o to_o live_v in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n it_o be_v t●…_n be_v do_v his_o will_n and_o suffer_v his_o will_n but_o o●…_n this_o i_o shall_v speak_v or_o write_v afterward_o and_o s●…_n enter_v upon_o the_o second_o quaere_fw-la 1._o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n original_o and_o essential_o he_o have_v his_o be_v in_o himself_o and_o he_o alone_o give_v be_v to_o al●…_n creature_n of_o he_o from_o he_o and_o to_o he_o be_v al●…_n thing_n there_o be_v no_o motion_n vigour_n or_o action_n life_n or_o growth_n until_o he_o create_v and_o enliven_v the_o creature_n so_o that_o all_o thing_n centre_n in_o he_o as_o have_v their_o be_v from_o he_o who_o have_v his_o be_v in_o himself_o and_o give_v be_v to_o they_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n for_o his_o own_o glory_n who_o alone_o be_v worthy_a of_o al●…_n 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