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A54843 The law and equity of the gospel, or, The goodness of our Lord as a legislator delivered first from the pulpit in two plain sermons, and now repeated from the press with others tending to the same end ... by Thomas Pierce ... Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691. 1686 (1686) Wing P2185; ESTC R38205 304,742 736

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receive_v we_o in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o discrimination_n when_o he_o shall_v solemn_o put_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o wheat_n and_o the_o chaff_n take_v the_o one_o into_o his_o garner_n and_o burn_v up_o the_o other_o with_o fire_n unquentchable_a for_o not_o to_o he_o who_o hide_v his_o talon_n in_o the_o earth_n much_o less_o to_o he_o who_o vain_o throw_v it_o into_o the_o air_n but_o to_o he_o who_o do_v employ_v and_o improve_v his_o talon_n the_o righteous_a judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n will_v use_v that_o sentence_n of_o approbation_n matth._n 25._o 21._o well_o do_v thou_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n enter_z thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n from_o whence_o
fever_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o find_v his_o soul_n the_o worse_a for_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o body_n if_o nothing_o but_o danger_n can_v keep_v we_o safe_a as_o indeed_o all_o danger_n contribute_v to_o it_o unless_o the_o danger_n of_o security_n be_v of_o the_o number_n we_o have_v most_o reason_n to_o fear_n what_o we_o common_o most_o affect_v such_o a_o full_a flow_a tide_n of_o good_a thing_n here_o as_o make_v our_o saviour_n description_n of_o dives_n his_o heaven_n upon_o 25._o earth_n if_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o that_o 8._o scriptural_a character_n of_o a_o bastard_n a_o be_v suffer_v to_o live_v in_o sin_n without_o the_o chastisement_n of_o 7._o son_n we_o well_o may_v wish_v for_o those_o terror_n which_o take_v so_o much_o from_o our_o felicity_n as_o to_o give_v we_o good_a hope_n that_o we_o may_v be_v son_n we_o can_v never_o better_o discern_v the_o great_a advantage_n come_v to_o we_o by_o fright_v and_o terror_n such_o as_o these_o in_o my_o text_n than_o 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