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A64808 Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning. Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674. 1653 (1653) Wing V198; ESTC R7804 72,507 246

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faith_n whereby_o he_o behold_v and_o hold_v the_o christ_n 177._o worldly_n sorrow_n break_v heart_n but_o godly_a sorrow_n heal_v break_v heart_n 178._o though_o christ_n free_v we_o from_o sin_n yet_o not_o from_o sorrow_n he_o free_v we_o from_o the_o sin_n we_o sorrow_n for_o but_o not_o from_o the_o sorrow_n for_o the_o sin_n he_o free_v we_o from_o 179._o christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o belove_v matth._n 3.17_o we_o be_v belove_v and_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 1_o john_n 3.1_o 180._o if_o thou_o repent_v with_o a_o contradiction_n god_n will_v pardon_v thou_o with_o a_o contradiction_n if_o thou_o repent_v and_o not_o reform_v that_o be_v repentance_n with_o a_o contradiction_n god_n will_v pardon_v thou_o but_o send_v thou_o to_o hell_n that_o be_v a_o pardon_n with_o a_o contradiction_n oh_o be_v not_o deceive_v god_n be_v not_o mock_v 181._o it_o be_v more_o comfortable_a doctrine_n to_o hear_v that_o some_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o the_o 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dispose_n what_o a_o man_n poor_a miserable_a man_n will_v he_o be_v 193._o tertullian_n say_v that_o the_o christian_n do_v so_o sup_v as_o if_o they_o be_v to_o pray_v they_o do_v it_o with_o such_o watchfulness_n and_o heavenly_a mindedness_n a_o good_a example_n for_o christian_n in_o our_o day_n who_o pray_v as_o if_o they_o sup_v with_o very_a supine_n and_o careless_a spirit_n 194._o if_o love_n find_v fault_n it_o be_v that_o there_o may_v be_v no_o fault_n to_o be_v find_v god_n on_o this_o ground_n find_v fault_n with_o his_o people_n that_o his_o people_n may_v be_v without_o fault_n 195._o they_o be_v two_o choice_a mercy_n 1._o to_o have_v a_o break_a heart_n for_o sin_n 2._o to_o have_v the_o heart_n break_v off_o from_o sin_n 196._o how_o little_o do_v we_o make_v of_o much_o mercy_n and_o how_o much_o do_v we_o make_v of_o a_o little_a misery_n how_o little_o do_v we_o do_v for_o much_o mercy_n and_o how_o great_a and_o much_o ado_n do_v we_o make_v about_o a_o little_a 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