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B20532 Five lessons for a Christian to learne, or, The summe of severall sermons setting out 1. the state of the elect by nature, 2. the way of their restauration and redemption by Jesus Christ, 3. the great duty of the saints, to leane upon Christ by faith in every condition, 4. the saints duty of self-denyall, or the way to desirable beauty, 5. the right way to true peace, discovering where the troubled Christian may find peace, and the nature of true peace / by John Collings ... Collinges, John, 1623-1690. 1650 (1650) Wing C5317; ESTC R23459 197,792 578

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25_o 26._o how_o that_o must_v be_v ibid._n 4._o the_o soul_n must_v forget_v the_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n of_o its_o father_n house_n 27._o that_o explain_v 28_o 29._o 5._o the_o soul_n must_v forget_v the_o righteousness_n of_o its_o father_n house_n 30_o 31._o what_o that_o be_v ib._n civility_n be_v but_o a_o smooth_a way_n to_o hell_n it_o be_v worth_a nothing_o no_o more_o be_v f●●●●lity_n in_o duty_n ●●_o 2._o br._n of_o explic._n how_o these_o thing_n must_v be_v forget_v 32_o 33_o 34_o 45._o etc._n etc._n 1._o sin_n and_o sinful_a company_n must_v be_v forget_v absolute_o 32_o 33._o 2._o the_o rest_n must_v be_v forget_v secundùm_fw-la quid_fw-la 33._o 3._o they_o must_v be_v forget_v conditional_o 33._o that_o explain_v 34._o 4._o comparative_o they_o must_v be_v forget_v 35._o 5._o in_o effect_n they_o must_v be_v forget_v 35_o 36._o 3_o br._n of_o the_o explication_n viz._n how_o that_o soul_n shall_v be_v beautiful_a that_o thus_o forget_v its_o father_n house_n 36_o 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must_v make_v a_o soul_n beautiful_a in_o christ_n eye_n 54._o br._n 4._o with_o what_o a_o infinite_a love_n have_v christ_n love_v his_o saint_n 54_o 55_o 56._o br._n 5._o what_o happy_a creature_n be_v poor_a self-denying_a saint_n 56_o 57_o 58._o 2._o use_v for_o examination_n whether_o we_o have_v forget_v our_o father_n house_n and_o our_o beauty_n be_v desirable_a in_o christ_n eye_n or_o no._n 59_o 60_o 61_o 62_o 63_o etc._n etc._n 1._o you_o have_v see_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o folly_n in_o your_o father_n house_n 60._o 2._o you_o have_v have_v another_o excellency_n discover_v to_o you_o 60_o 61._o 3._o your_o part_n have_v not_o be_v without_o some_o tear_n 61_o 62._o 4._o you_o have_v some_o combating_n of_o spirit_n with_o your_o fleshly_a inclination_n to_o go_v home_o again_o 62_o 63._o 5._o christ_n be_v your_o sole_a delight_n and_o all_o christ_n be_v your_o delight_n 63_o 64._o 6._o do_v you_o abide_v and_o dwell_v with_o christ_n 64._o 3_o use_v for_o consolation_n 1._o against_o all_o the_o uncomelinesse_n saint_n apprehend_v in_o themselves_o 65._o 2._o against_o all_o the_o dirt_n the_o world_n cast_v upon_o saint_n 65_o 66._o 3._o against_o the_o world_n low_a esteem_n of_o they_o 66._o several_a objection_n of_o misdoubting_n christian_n answer_v 67_o 68_o 69_o 70_o 71._o 1_o ob._n i_o be_o ready_a to_o yield_v to_o temptation_n and_o fall_v into_o sin_n i_o fear_v i_o have_v not_o forget_v the_o manner_n of_o my_o father_n house_n an._n notwithstanding_o thy_o fall_n into_o sin_n sometime_o yet_o thou_o may_v have_v forget_v it_o try_v therefore_o 1._o which_o way_n stand_v thy_o affection_n 68_o 2._o do_v you_o not_o chide_v yourselves_o back_o 69._o 3._o how_o long_o do_v you_o stay_v at_o home_n 69._o 2._o ob._n i_o have_v not_o forget_v my_o fatheas_n house_n i_o be_o often_o in_o vain_a company_n yea_o and_o i_o love_v they_o my_o heart_n be_v too_o much_o glue_v to_o my_o relation_n answ_n 1._o be_v they_o thy_o invite_a guest_n or_o 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be_o so_o much_o addict_v to_o vain_a pleasure_n etc._n etc._n 1._o answ_n do_v thou_o love_v thy_o pleasure_n more_o than_o god_n 76._o 2._o will_v thou_o balk_v a_o opportunity_n of_o communion_n with_o christ_n or_o his_o saint_n to_o enjoy_v a_o vain_a pleasure_n 76._o 3._o do_v thou_o affect_v pleasure_n that_o can_v consist_v with_o holiness_n as_o adultery_n etc._n etc._n 77._o if_o none_o of_o these_o thou_o may_v enjoy_v they_o and_o yet_o be_v beautiful_a in_o christ_n eye_n ib._n use_v 4._o for_o exhortation_n 1._o to_o those_o who_o have_v not_o forget_v their_o father_n house_n 77_o 78_o 79_o 80_o 81._o