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A42893 Miscellanea, or, Serious, useful considerations, moral, historical, theological together with The characters of a true believer, in paradoxes and seeming contradictions, an essay : also, a little box of safe, purgative, and restorative pils, to be constantly taken by Tho. Goddard, Gent. Goddard, Thomas. 1661 (1661) Wing G916; ESTC R7852 164,553 225

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ordinary_a to_o censure_v other_o for_o their_o ●aults_n but_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a and_o rare_a to_o avoid_v and_o hate_v in_o ourselves_o the_o fault_n we_o censure_v in_o other_o 55._o he_o that_o dare_v commit_v sin_n without_o all_o fear_n of_o damnation_n but_o dare_v not_o profess_v christ_n for_o fear_n of_o disgrace_n or_o danger_n be_v the_o very_a the_o mad_a the_o cruel_a coward_n in_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o he_o dare_v do_v more_o than_o a_o saint_n who_o be_v both_o bold_a as_o a_o lion_n and_o the_o only_a true_a valiant_a man_n for_o he_o dare_v not_o know_o and_o willing_o commit_v one_o sin_n for_o all_o the_o world_n 56._o he_o that_o will_v be_v of_o any_o religion_n to_o please_v the_o time_n he_o live_v in_o will_v live_v in_o time_n to_o be_v of_o no_o religion_n at_o all_o 57_o he_o that_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o be_v a_o dwarf_n will_v quick_o grow_v up_o to_o be_v a_o giant_n in_o wickedness_n for_o if_o his_o face_n be_v not_o red_a with_o blush_v 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to_o be_v eternal_o condemn_v a_o open_a bosom_n a_o unbared_a breast_n be_v a_o sure_a shield_n and_o armour_n of_o proof_n against_o the_o deadly_a arrow_n of_o the_o lord_n most_o dreadful_a wrath_n 83._o he_o that_o will_v lose_v his_o soul_n to_o preserve_v his_o life_n shall_v save_v neither_o but_o he_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o perish_v to_o save_v his_o soul_n shall_v save_v his_o soul_n from_o perish_v 84._o he_o that_o be_v undo_v for_o christ_n be_v true_o rich_a and_o happy_a but_o he_o that_o be_v rich_a and_o prosperous_a without_o christ_n be_v real_o undo_v poor_a and_o miserable_a 85._o he_o that_o do_v not_o in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o life_n make_v god_n glory_n and_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o heaven_n his_o chief_a end_n shall_v neither_o enjoy_v the_o god_n of_o glory_n nor_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n at_o his_o end_n 86._o he_o that_o will_v never_o want_v must_v be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n and_o he_o that_o will_v always_o rejoice_v must_v mourn_v daily_o for_o he_o that_o do_v never_o grieve_v shall_v ever_o lament_v 87._o he_o that_o be_v rot_v at_o core_n that_o have_v a_o unsound_a a●_n unsincere_a heart_n will_v like_o a_o apple_n be_v speck_v without_o for_o a_o leprous_a soul_n will_v have_v some_o spot_n or_o other_o upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o life_n and_o a_o hypocritical_a spirit_n will_v have_v foul_a hand_n which_o at_o one_o time_n or_o other_o will_v work_v wickedness_n ●lain_v its_o seem_a purity_n and_o discover_v its_o artificial_a its_o borrow_a paint_n and_o its_o real_a deformity_n 88_o he_o that_o desire_v never_o to_o leave_v god_n nor_o to_o be_v leave_v and_o final_o forsake_v of_o god_n must_v not_o only_o resolve_v but_o serious_o endeavour_n both_o to_o depart_v from_o evil_n and_o to_o do_v good_a for_o sincerity_n be_v the_o root_n of_o courageous_a constancy_n but_o hypocrisy_n be_v the_o true_a mother_n of_o timorous_a apostasy_n and_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o he_o who_o will_v not_o leave_v his_o 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