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A72913 Three godly and fruitfull sermons declaring first how we may be saved in the day of iudgement, and so come to life everlasting: secondly, how we ought to liue according to Gods will during our life: which are the two things that every one ought to be most carefull of as long as they liue. Preached and written by the reverend & godly learned M. Iohn More, late preacher in the citie of Norwitch. And now first published by M. Nicholas Bovvnd: whereunto he hath adioyned of his owne, A sermon of comfort for the afflicted: and, A short treatise of a contented mind. More, John, d. 1592.; Bownd, Nicholas, d. 1613. aut 1594 (1594) STC 18074.5; ESTC S125128 118,386 153

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he_o to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o tormentor_n 35._o even_o so_o say_v our_o saviour_n christ_n will_v my_o heavenly_a father_n do_v to_o you_o unless_o you_o forgive_v one_o another_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o your_o heart_n your_o sin_n and_o offence_n do_v one_o to_o another_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n it_o be_v not_o i_o they_o be_v his_o own_o word_n and_o therefore_o they_o must_v be_v mark_v it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o see_v how_o much_o we_o can_v make_v of_o a_o small_a offence_n do_v unto_o we_o &_o how_o small_a account_n we_o make_v of_o our_o great_a offence_n do_v to_o god_n if_o one_o do_v but_o a_o little_a contrary_n to_o our_o mind_n in_o any_o small_a matter_n oh_o we_o make_v it_o so_o great_a a_o matter_n we_o have_v never_o do_v with_o it_o and_o hardly_o shall_v a_o man_n bring_v we_o to_o any_o good_a agreement_n we_o be_v so_o hard_o heart_v it_o will_v not_o out_o of_o our_o stomach_n but_o we_o must_v be_v revenge_v strait_a 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that_o thou_o may_v revenge_v thy_o spite_n and_o malice_n for_o the_o injury_n &_o harm_n he_o have_v do_v unto_o thou_o there_o be_v none_o so_o cruel_a that_o will_v deal_v so_o with_o a_o very_a beast_n if_o we_o have_v receive_v any_o harm_n at_o any_o beast_n hand_n either_o a_o stroke_n with_o a_o horse_n his_o foot_n or_o such_o like_a if_o we_o shall_v happen_v to_o see_v the_o poor_a beast_n after_o that_o in_o peril_n of_o drown_v be_v there_o any_o so_o cruel_a that_o he_o may_v be_v revenge_v of_o the_o harm_n do_v unto_o he_o will_v let_v the_o poor_a beast_n starve_v or_o else_o violent_o push_v he_o headlong_o and_o hold_v down_o his_o head_n to_o drown_v he_o surely_n none_o will_v do_v it_o unless_o he_o be_v worse_o a_o thousand_o fold_n then_o a_o beast_n what_o do_v we_o mean_v then_o see_v the_o soul_n of_o our_o enemy_n in_o so_o great_a peril_n by_o continuance_n in_o their_o sin_n that_o we_o do_v not_o pity_v their_o case_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o to_o help_v 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