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A08304 A progresse of pietie. Or the harbour of heauenly harts ease to recreate the afflicted soules of all such as are shut vp in anye inward or outward affliction. By Iohn Norden. Norden, John, 1548-1625? 1596 (1596) STC 18633; ESTC S103531 73,609 218

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50._o rom._n 3_o 24_o 25_o rom._n 2._o 4._o god_n readiness_n to_o receive_v we_o psal_n 326_o psal_n 34_o 22_o we_o must_v seek_v to_o keep_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o forsake_v sin_n but_o we_o must_v cleave_v unto_o righteousness_n psal._n 1._o 1._o etc._n etc._n psal_n 1._o 8_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 13._o 14._o 15._o thing_n may_v offend_v god_n which_o carry_v colour_n to_o be_v lawful_a the_o first_o 〈…〉_o become_v a_o godly_a man_n mat._n 16._o 24_o mar._n 8._o 34._o luk._n 9_o 23._o we_o must_v forsake_v ourselves_o we_o must_v deny_v the_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n how_o dangerous_a it_o be_v to_o 〈…〉_o many_o gross_a fault_n be_v think_v no_o fault_n prayer_n necessary_a to_o mortification_n no_o excuse_n will_v serve_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n excuse_v not_o 1._o thess._n 7._o 5._o 22._o rom._n 6._o 18._o 19_o rom._n 7._o 5._o 6._o no_o good_a dwell_v in_o our_o flesh_n we_o must_v be_v watchful_a against_o sin_n rom._n 1._o 11●_n how_o we_o may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n rom._n 11_o 16._o the_o inward_a affection_n and_o outward_a action_n must_v concur_v luke_n 6._o 20._o math._n 5._o 4._o esa._n 61._o 2._o 3._o psal_n 37_o 11._o psal._n 24._o 4._o math._n 5._o 10._o 2._o cor._n 9_o 5●_n how_o the_o whole_a strength_n be_v knit_v together_o though_o the_o member_n be_v scatter_v ephe._n 5._o 22._o 2._o cor._n 11._o 2_o reu_fw-fr 21._o 2._o 9_o ephe_n ●_o ●3_n col_fw-fr 5._o 24._o 1._o cor._n 1_o 2._o every_o member_n of_o the_o church_n be_v join_v unto_o christ._n mat._n 28._o 18._o col._n 2._o 10._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n dwelle●●_n in_o his_o church_n the_o true_a church_n be_v the_o image_n of_o christ._n the_o church_n must_v suffer_v persecution_n the_o lot_n of_o god●_n child_n heb._n 11_o 36_o 37._o 38._o 2._o cor._n 1st_a 24._o 33._o act._n 4._o 3._o act._n 6._o 12._o act._n 7._o 58._o act._n 8._o 13._o psal._n 11._o 3._o psal._n 2._o 2._o the_o practice_n of_o 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