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A03696 Of the rich man and Lazarus Certaine sermons, by Robert Horne. Horne, Robert, 1565-1640. 1619 (1619) STC 13823; ESTC S104236 106,903 146

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moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n but_o that_o way_n be_v not_o sufficient_a or_o i_o have_v not_o be_v here_o and_o if_o he_o will_v give_v way_n for_o this_o that_o i_o speak_v of_o my_o five_o brethren_n shall_v not_o come_v hither_o thus_o in_o effect_n he_o reason_v against_o god_n in_o speak_v to_o abraham_n rather_o than_o he_o will_v confess_v the_o way_n he_o have_v follow_v and_o will_v prescribe_v to_o other_o to_o be_v as_o indeed_o it_o be_v deceitful_a and_o to_o destruction_n from_o hence_o learn_v 1._o doct._n 1._o that_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v rather_o to_o charge_n god_n than_o themselves_o for_o sin_n so_o do_v they_o who_o christ_n will_v set_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o damnation_n in_o his_o last_o judgement_n for_o they_o say_v when_o see_v we_o thou_o a_o hunger_a or_o athirst_a or_o a_o stranger_n or_o naked_a or_o sick_a or_o in_o prison_n and_o do_v not_o minister_v unto_o thou_o math._n 25.44_o as_o if_o they_o have_v say_v thou_o charge_v we_o that_o we_o see_v thou_o hungry_a and_o thirsty_a &_o without_o clothes_n and_o in_o sickness_n and_o prison_n and_o do_v not_o help_v thou_o but_o when_o do_v we_o ever_o see_v thou_o in_o such_o strait_n and_o want_n and_o withdraw_v our_o hand_n of_o help_n from_o thou_o and_o therefore_o we_o have_v wrong_v to_o be_v so_o charge_v and_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o true_a thus_o adam_n blame_v god_n for_o give_v he_o no_o better_o a_o wife_n not_o himself_o for_o follow_v in_o evil_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v lead_v in_o goodness_n the_o woman_n say_v he_o which_o thou_o give_v to_o be_v