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B06039 A sermon preached at Great Yarmouth, June 6th. By R.S., M.A. and rector of [illegible] in the county of Norfolk. Scamler, Robert, b. 1653 or 4. 1677 (1677) Wing S807B; ESTC R183256 44,829 80

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and_o thy_o servant_n shall_v be_v whole_a suffer_v we_o not_o to_o neglect_v that_o great_a salvation_n which_o thou_o have_v purchase_v for_o we_o dispose_v we_o by_o love_n thankfulness_n humility_n and_o obedience_n to_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o thy_o incarnation_n and_o passion_n inflame_v our_o affection_n more_o and_o more_o towards_o thou_o and_o god_n the_o father_n who_o goodness_n be_v not_o content_v in_o bare_o love_v we_o but_o to_o love_v we_o so_o as_o to_o give_v we_o thou_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n and_o so_o i_o come_v to_o the_o organ_n and_o mean_n by_o which_o our_o redemption_n be_v effect_v the_o gift_n of_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n wherein_o we_o consider_v both_o the_o action_n he_o give_v and_o the_o gift_n itself_o his_o only_a etc._n etc._n we_o begin_v with_o the_o action_n and_o first_o he_o give_v it_o gratis_o free_o and_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n for_o he_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o can_v not_o be_v constrain_v by_o any_o force_n 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because_o he_o send_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n into_o the_o world_n 4thly_a and_o to_o augment_v his_o love_n if_o perfection_n will_v admit_v of_o addition_n this_o mission_n be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v accept_v by_o we_o because_o it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o commutation_n and_o exchange_n for_o we_o commutavit_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la unicum_fw-la he_o exchange_v his_o only_o beget_v son_n it_o be_v the_o world_n price_n be_v set_v to_o sale_n and_o how_o dear_o do_v he_o purchase_v it_o what_o reason_n then_o have_v we_o to_o spend_v every_o moment_n of_o our_o life_n in_o love_v praise_v and_o glorify_v he_o and_o when_o we_o contemplate_v these_o admirable_a contrivance_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o mercy_n can_v we_o do_v less_o than_o say_v o_o god_n what_o shall_v we_o return_v thou_o in_o requital_n or_o wherewith_o shall_v we_o appear_v before_o thou_o when_o we_o will_v praise_v thou_o a_o abyss_n of_o majesty_n exhaust_v in_o a_o moment_n all_o encomium_n and_o our_o adoration_n what_o be_v they_o before_o thy_o divine_a essence_n can_v we_o render_v ourselves_o uncreated_a in_o deference_n to_o thou_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o being_n it_o be_v a_o poor_a homage_n to_o thy_o ineffable_a greatness_n nay_o can_v we_o annihilate_v the_o world_n and_o bring_v all_o creature_n into_o their_o old_a posture_n of_o nothing_o for_o thy_o glory_n yet_o what_o be_v this_o compare_v with_o what_o thy_o immensity_n may_v just_o expect_v but_o while_o we_o labour_v with_o our_o poverty_n find_v nothing_o create_v worthy_a thy_o acceptance_n oh_o astonish_a mercy_n behold_v the_o perfect_a oblation_n of_o thy_o son_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v we_o the_o prodigious_a effect_n of_o thy_o love_n him_n we_o offer_v unto_o thou_o and_o through_o he_o we_o hope_v to_o be_v accept_v none_o can_v speak_v our_o gratitude_n but_o that_o word_n who_o can_v only_o satisfy_v thy_o justice_n since_o by_o this_o gift_n the_o very_a treasury_n of_o heaven_n be_v empty_v for_o a_o time_n and_o the_o earth_n enrich_v with_o that_o pure_a sacrifice_n wherewith_o thou_o be_v well_o please_v and_o the_o odour_n thereof_o draw_v upon_o mankind_n a_o continual_a flood_n of_o mercy_n this_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n o_o god_n thou_o will_v not_o despise_v he_o we_o offer_v unto_o thou_o and_o with_o he_o ourselves_o and_o all_o that_o we_o have_v beseech_v thou_o to_o accept_v of_o we_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o thy_o son_n who_o be_v offer_v up_o for_o we_o all_o and_o so_o i_o come_v to_o consider_v the_o gift_n itself_o his_o only_a beget_v son_n son_n be_v a_o name_n by_o which_o man_n oft_o endeavour_v to_o express_v their_o endearment_n and_o affection_n to_o we_o thus_o when_o cushi_n tell_v david_n of_o his_o son_n unfortunate_a though_o just_a 18.33_o 2_o sam._n 18.33_o death_n the_o text_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o latin_a commotus_fw-la the_o king_n be_v trouble_v and_o much_o move_v and_o go_v up_o to_o the_o chamber_n over_o 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