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A15695 A childes patrimony laid out upon the good culture or tilling over his whole man. The first part, respecting a childe in his first and second age. Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675. 1640 (1640) STC 25971; ESTC S120251 379,238 456

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l._n vit_fw-mi l●th_n p._n 139._o etc._n etc._n blood_n it_o be_v luther_n comparison_n consume_v our_o care_n our_o fear_n our_o sorrow_n o●r_a sin_n this_o by_o the_o way_n my_o chief_a scope_n be_v here_o to_o put_v to_o our_o consideration_n what_o a_o straight_a and_o bind_a cord_n religion_n be_v and_o better_o we_o can_v see_v it_o then_o in_o baptism_n wherein_o we_o be_v whole_o consecrate_v 30._o consecrate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alex._n pro●rept_v pag._n 30._o to_o the_o lord_n that_o buy_v we_o 1._o there_o we_o profess_v ourselves_o make_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n how_o can_v the_o thought_n thereof_o but_o stir_v we_o up_o to_o give_v our_o member_n weapon_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o holiness_n shall_v we_o take_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o give_v it_o to_o our_o lust_n there_o be_v great_a weight_n in_o those_o word_n and_o if_o member_n of_o christ_n than_o member_n one_o of_o another_o 25._o another_o eph._n 4._o 25._o and_o then_o we_o 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must_v return_v according_a to_o our_o measure_n mercy_n for_o mercy_n blessing_n for_o blessing_n nay_o blessing_n for_o curse_v know_v that_o we_o be_v thereunto_o call_v that_o we_o shall_v inherit_v a_o b●●ssing_n 9_o b●●ssing_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 9_o i_o know_v say_v luther_n ●_o luther_n ign●r●nt●am_fw-la meam_fw-la facilè_fw-la feret_fw-la &_o ignoscet_fw-la mihi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la d●i_fw-la regina_fw-la illa_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la &_o cujus_fw-la viscera_fw-la sunt_fw-la merae_fw-la remissiones_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la luth._o praefatio_fw-la in_o postillas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys●●_n act._n apost_a ca._n 21._o hom._n 44._o ●_o my_o ignorance_n the_o church_n will_v bear_v with_o and_o my_o fault_n
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himself_o call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o can_v be_v terrify_v though_o he_o be_v in_o chain_n therefore_o restrain_v else_o he_o will_v deal_v with_o the_o world_n as_o with_o job_n house_n and_o with_o we_o and_o we_o as_o with_o job_n good_n child_n and_o body_n from_o do_v ill_a and_o all_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n and_o goodness_n no_o not_o by_o the_o fearful_a word_n of_o the_o almighty_a how_o great_a then_o be_v our_o folly_n and_o madness_n who_o hold_v communion_n and_o fair_a quarter_n with_o such_o a_o enemy_n who_o delight_v in_o proud_a wrath_n yet_o such_o be_v our_o darkness_n so_o we_o do_v it_o be_v a_o paradox_n indeed_o clean_o cross_v conceit_n and_o reason_n that_o we_o shall_v fear_v a_o bear_n and_o 21._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n clem._n alex._n ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la 21._o a_o lion_n yet_o not_o fear_v the_o devil_n for_o then_o we_o shall_v fear_v to_o sin_n ●_o sin_n hist_o of_o the_o world_n first_o b._n c._n 11._o 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i_o for_o ever_o thus_o saint_n basil_n complain_v and_o this_o he_o add_v more_o which_o be_v more_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o the_o consideration_n of_o this_o reproach_n and_o taunt_v which_o the_o devil_n will_v cast_v upon_o christ_n and_o the_o man_n of_o his_o right_a hand_n be_v more_o astonish_a to_o he_o then_o thought_n of_o hell_n itself_o for_o the_o thought_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o a_o good_a lord_n we_o neglect_v and_o how_o cruel_a a_o lord_n we_o serve_v and_o what_o wage_n we_o have_v for_o our_o work_n will_v be_v more_o torment_v to_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n then_o will_v be_v the_o pain_n therein_o but_o to_o