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A74704 To pneuma ksopyrén, or Sparkes of the spirit, being, motives to sacred theorems, and divine meditations. / By a reverend father of the Church of England. Davies, Athanasius, b. 1620 or 21. 1658 (1658) Thomason E1903_1; ESTC R209994 79,302 390

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mat._n 25._o o_o god_n thou_o see_v how_o my_o sin_n have_v take_v such_o hold_n 40.15_o hold_n psal_n 40.15_o upon_o i_o that_o i_o can_v look_v up_o to_o thy_o holy_a place_n lord_n break_v the_o chain_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o let_v the_o pitifulnesse_n of_o thy_o great_a mercy_n loose_v i_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o sin_n the_o fear_n of_o death_n 8.1_o rom._n 8.1_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o wretched_a life_n &_o from_o the_o terror_n and_o rigour_n of_o thy_o law_n that_o i_o may_v believe_v and_o feel_v that_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n lord_n grant_v that_o we_o maybe_o fellow_n citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o never_o look_v for_o a_o rest_a place_n here_o but_o let_v i_o say_v and_o sing_v with_o thy_o holy_a prophet_n if_o i_o forget_v thou_o o_o jerusalem_n let_v my_o right_a hand_n forget_v she_o cunning_n yea_o if_o i_o remember_v thou_o not_o let_v my_o tongue_n cleave_v to_o the_o roof_n of_o my_o mouth_n if_o i_o prefer_v not_o jerusalem_n in_o my_o 1st_a my_o psal_n 1st_a mirth_n sect._n vii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n palace_n the_o king_n palace_n the_o place_n of_o joy_n and_o the_o eternal_a rest_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v describe_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n by_o four_o special_a name_n above_o the_o rest_n whereby_o we_o may_v guess_v at_o the_o happiness_n therein_o contain_v namely_o by_o the_o name_n of_o 12._o of_o 2_o cor._n 12._o paradise_n of_o a_o 14._o a_o john_n 14._o house_n a_o 12._o a_o heb._n 12._o city_n and_o a_o 5._o a_o mat._n 5._o kingdom_n it_o be_v call_v a_o paradise_n to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v as_o a_o garden_n or_o orchard_n of_o all_o sweet_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n but_o lest_o we_o may_v imagine_v by_o the_o name_n of_o paradise_n that_o the_o place_n of_o joy_n be_v but_o as_o a_o garden_n adjoin_v to_o a_o backside_n or_o a_o place_n by_o some_o corner_n of_o a_o house_n it_o be_v call_v a_o princely_a house_n or_o 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14_o ●_o let_v i_o not_o delight_v too_o much_o in_o build_v house_n here_o upon_o earth_n as_o if_o i_o mean_v to_o stay_v here_o for_o ever_o 11._o ever_o psal_n 49_o 11._o but_o with_o the_o patriarch_n 10._o patriarch_n heb._n 11_o 10._o prophet_n and_o apostle_n be_v content_a with_o such_o tent_n and_o mansion_n as_o may_v best_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o thy_o dwell_n and_o see_v that_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n be_v so_o great_a and_o glorious_a 84.1_o glorious_a psal_n 84.1_o let_v not_o i_o look_v here_o 11.9_o here_o heb._n 11.9_o for_o any_o abide_a city_n nor_o greedy_o gape_v for_o the_o kingdom_n and_o preferment_n of_o the_o world_n see_v such_o a_o kingdom_n be_v prepare_v for_o i_o that_o be_v like_o a_o well_o govern_v city_n a_o strong_a palace_n or_o a_o paradise_n of_o pleasure_n but_o when_o i_o walk_v in_o my_o garden_n let_v i_o desire_v thy_o paradise_n when_o i_o sit_v in_o my_o house_n let_v i_o think_v of_o thy_o palace_n when_o i_o tread_v in_o 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my_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o my_o strength_n and_o because_o sweet_a father_n i_o can_v love_v thou_o 4.20_o thou_o 1_o john_n 4.20_o who_o i_o have_v not_o see_v except_o i_o love_v my_o brother_n who_o i_o see_v daily_o i_o beseech_v thou_o that_o i_o 19_o i_o levit._fw-la 19_o may_v love_v my_o neighbour_n as_o myself_o and_o that_o i_o may_v love_v thou_o above_o myself_o that_o neither_o tribulation_n 8._o tribulation_n rom._n 8._o nor_o anguish_n nor_o famine_n nor_o nakedness_n nor_o life_n nor_o death_n may_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n that_o i_o have_v unto_o thou_o in_o christ_n jesus_n that_o i_o may_v forsake_v 10.81_o forsake_v mat._n 10.81_o father_n and_o mother_n wife_n and_o child_n and_o leave_v all_o and_o follow_v thou_o sect._n x._o of_o christ_n passion_n o_o sweet_a saviour_n pattern_n the_o patient_n pattern_n we_o find_v that_o most_o true_a which_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n speak_v in_o thy_o person_n when_o he_o say_v my_o grief_n 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