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A04393 Moses his sight of Canaan with Simeon his dying-song. Directing how to liue holily and dye happily. By Steuen Jerome, late preacher at St. Brides. Seene and allowed. Jerome, Stephen, fl. 1604-1650. 1614 (1614) STC 14512; ESTC S100256 249,259 535

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inheritance_n shall_v descend_v unto_o his_o daughter_n chap._n ii_o moses_n be_v forewarn_v to_o die_v and_o how_o god_n forewarns_a us._n sect._n 1_o the_o second_o part_n of_o this_o chapter_n now_o follow_v in_o the_o 12._o verse_n to_o wit_n the_o show_v of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n to_o moses_n and_o the_o tell_v he_o of_o his_o death_n in_o these_o word_n again_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n go_v up_o into_o this_o mount_n of_o abarim_n and_o behold_v the_o land_n which_o i_o have_v give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v see_v it_o thou_o shall_v be_v gather_v unto_o thy_o people_n as_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n be_v gather_v etc._n etc._n these_o point_n that_o be_v natural_a from_o this_o place_n will_v come_v again_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o deutronomie_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v you_o let_v we_o therefore_o i_o pray_v you_o even_o serious_o and_o zealous_o pitch_v our_o mind_n upon_o these_o point_n first_o 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be_v save_v no_o man_n take_v my_o sheep_n out_o of_o my_o hand_n there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n which_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n 35._o ver._n 35._o again_o who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v tribulation_n or_o anguish_n or_o persecution_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n or_o peril_n or_o sword_n no_o no_o 38._o ver._n 38._o for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n no_o not_o sudden_a death_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n now_o if_o none_o of_o these_o certain_o not_o sudden_a death_n as_o i_o say_v before_o and_o therefore_o well_o say_v the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n concern_v the_o godly_a that_o though_o he_o be_v prevent_v by_o death_n yet_o shall_v he_o be_v in_o rest_n he_o be_v take_v away_o lest_o wickedness_n shall_v alter_v his_o understanding_n or_o deceit_n beguile_v his_o mind_n though_o he_o be_v soon_o dead_a yet_o fulfil_v he_o much_o time_n 34.28_o esa_n 57.1.2_o 2_o chron._n 34.28_o for_o his_o soul_n please_v god_n therefore_o haste_v he_o to_o take_v he_o away_o from_o wickedness_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v say_v that_o s._n john_n die_v of_o a_o apoplexy_n and_o policarpus_fw-la wish_v he_o may_v do_v the_o like_a yet_o death_n yet_o why_o we_o be_v to_o pray_v against_o sudden_a death_n we_o usual_o pray_v against_o sudden_a death_n first_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o rash_a judgement_n of_o the_o world_n second_o many_o man_n negligence_n in_o prepare_v themselves_o for_o all_o hour_n the_o want_n of_o which_o have_v make_v the_o godly_a sometime_o timorous_a as_o we_o see_v in_o david_n psal_n 39.15_o three_o as_o their_o soul_n be_v not_o always_o set_v in_o 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servant_n he_o stand_v or_o fall_v to_o his_o own_o master_n and_o lord_n to_o the_o death_n the_o the_o fearful_a estate_n of_o the_o wicked_a by_o sudden_a death_n wicked_a indeed_o that_o have_v wallow_v in_o sin_n without_o feeling_n sudden_a death_n be_v fearful_a either_o in_o war_n when_o the_o bullet_n take_v he_o or_o at_o sea_n when_o he_o be_v drown_v or_o any_o other_o way_n whatsoever_o when_o ammon_n be_v nail_v to_o the_o wall_n by_o his_o brother_n absalon_n 2_o sam._n 13.28.29_o when_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o company_n be_v sudden_o drown_v in_o the_o sea_n ezod_n 14.27.28_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n sudden_o swallow_v up_o of_o the_o earth_n numb_a 16.32_o when_o zimry_n and_o cosbee_n the_o israelitish_n and_o moabitish_a wanton_n be_v sudden_o destroy_v by_o phineas_n spear_n or_o god_n plague_n in_o their_o filth_n or_o after_o numb_a 25.4.8_o the_o old_a 7.21_o old_a gen_n 7.21_o worldling_n and_o 19.24_o and_o gen._n 19.24_o sodomite_n sudden_o consume_v by_o 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be_v poor_a perhaps_o he_o have_v follow_v christ_n with_o as_o great_a facility_n and_o felicity_n as_o peter_n andrew_n james_n and_o john_n those_o poor_a fisherman_n 21.22.23.24_o fisherman_n mat._n 4.20_o 21.22.23.24_o if_o his_o cable_n have_v be_v untwist_v it_o have_v go_v through_o the_o needle_n eye_n oh_o how_o comfortable_a may_v this_o cross_v be_v to_o thou_o that_o it_o can_v of_o itself_o across_o thou_o of_o heaven_n nor_o curse_v thou_o in_o hell_n 10_o beside_o the_o poor_a thou_o be_v the_o few_o talent_n thou_o have_v receive_v etc._n receive_v mat._n 25.14_o etc._n etc._n 29.30_o luk._n 19.12_o 13._o etc._n etc._n the_o less_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o thy_o dispose_n the_o easy_a shall_v be_v thy_o reckon_n and_o thy_o account_n when_o thou_o shall_v be_v demand_v a_o account_n of_o thy_o stewardship_n and_o the_o use_n of_o thy_o talent_n at_o the_o lord_n great_a audit_n when_o he_o come_v to_o judgement_n luke_n 16.2_o 11_o even_o for_o the_o thing_n of_o 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16.19.20.21.22_o therefore_o cast_v thy_o care_n upon_o god_n he_o care_v for_o thou_o how_o careful_a be_v christ_n for_o the_o two_o poor_a marry_a couple_n in_o turn_v their_o water_n into_o wine_n john_n 2.6.7.8_o the_o like_a care_n the_o lord_n have_v over_o every_o poor_a marry_a couple_n that_o have_v small_a mean_n great_a charge_n for_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o his_o mercy_n to_o deliver_v their_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o to_o feed_v they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o dearth_n psal_n 33.17.18_o thus_o he_o feed_v jacob_n and_o his_o child_n when_o there_o be_v a_o dearth_n in_o canaan_n 47.11_o canaan_n gen._n 43.1_o chap._n 47.11_o he_o send_v joseph_n before_o into_o egypt_n 16.17.18_o egypt_n psal_n 105_o 16.17.18_o in_o his_o special_a providence_n to_o provide_v for_o they_o so_o god_n feed_v his_o israel_n like_o sheep_n in_o the_o wilderness_n with_o angel_n food_n 39.40_o food_n ver._n 39.40_o