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A00408 The triall of true teares. Or the summons to repentance whereby the secure sinner is taught how to escape the terrible sentence of the supreame iudge. Meditated vpon Christes weeping ouer Ierusalem, very necessarie for these present times. By William Est, Maister of Arts, and preacher of Gods Word. Est, William, 1546 or 7-1625. 1613 (1613) STC 10538; ESTC S118581 39,437 98

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verse_n 42._o the_o second_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o christ_n weep_v the_o analysis_n verse_n 43._o &_o 44._o josephus_n lib._n 6._o &_o 7._o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judeorum_fw-la egesippus_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 10._o when_o we_o be_v most_o secure_a in_o our_o sin_n then_o have_v we_o great_a cause_n to_o weep_v joh._n 11._o heb._n 5.7_o luc._n 23._o vespatianus_n titus_n his_o son_n 2._o chron._n 36.15.16_o and_o 17._o mal._n 3.6_o eccle._n 5.6_o 2._o pet._n 2.2.4.5.6_o job._n 4.18_o jude_n 6._o gen._n 7._o gen._n 19.24.25_o exod._n 14.27.28_o exod._n 32.28_o num._n 25.9_o 2._o sam_n 12._o vers_fw-la 9.10.11_o &_o 12._o 2_o sam._n 12.13_o psal_n 51._o psal_n 38.6.8.9_o psal_n 6_o 6._o 2._o sam._n 12._o 2._o sam._n 13._o 2_o sam._n 15._o 2._o sam._n 16._o hebr._n 10._o 1._o cor._n 10._o rom._n 15_o 4·_v 2._o pet._n 2.4_o variety_n of_o torment_n luc._n 16._o luc._n 19.44_o rom._n 6.13_o reu._n 18.7_o mat._n ●0_n ●8_o luc._n 1.37_o joh_n 9.4_o 2._o cor._n 6.2_o luc._n 1.17_o ●h_a 8.21_o luc._n 17.22_o mat._n 23.37_o luc._n 23.28_o two_o necessary_a observation_n to_o be_v consider_v ingratitude_n a_o most_o grievous_a punishment_n josephus_n heb_n 10.31_o ephes_n 4.18.19_o rom._n 11.8_o rom._n 2.4.5_o hos_fw-la 4.12_o luc._n 1.78_o tit._n 2.14_o the_o use_n rom._n 13.11.12.13_o vers_fw-la two_o day_n the_o time_n o●_n grace_n the_o time_n of_o wrath_n 2._o pet._n 1.10_o job._n 14._o phil._n 2.15_o mar._n 13.33_o phil._n 3.13.14_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n zepan_n 1.15_o joel._n 2.11_o no_o man_n so_o wicked_a but_o have_v his_o day_n 2._o cor._n 26._o psal_n 106.4_o psal_n 89.30_o jer._n 3.8_o horatius_n job._n 41.16_o 2._o chron._n 36.16_o luc._n 13.34_o m._n g._n w._n in_o a_o ser_fw-mi at_o paul_n cross_n an._n 1609._o fol._n 26._o 1._o cor._n 4.13_o nehem._n 4.1_o ●_o sam._n 10_o num._n 16._o dan._n 2.31_o act._n 5._o 2._o king_n 4.16_o eccle._n 21.2_o sin_n be_v full_a of_o loss_n shame_n sorrow_n and_o bitterness_n esa_n 59_o simile_n joh._n 3._o gen._n 3._o simile_n aug._n con_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o jer._n 12.19_o simile_n pro._n 5.3_o sin_n like_o a_o itch_a ulcer_n simile_n leu._n 16.17.36_o vers_fw-la timon_n publius_n mimus_fw-la the_o use_n heb._n 2.12_o rom._n 11.17.20.21_o noli_fw-la altum_fw-la sapere_fw-la jer._n 25.29_o vide_fw-la dione_n cassi_n in_o vita_fw-la hadriani_n luc._n 12.19_o joh._n 9.4_o