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B15559 A practicall catechisme: or, A view of those principall truths according to godlinesse, which are contayned in the catechisme diuided into three parts: and seruing for the vse, (as of all, so) especially of those that first heard them. By D.R. B. of Divin, minister of the Gospell. D. R. (Daniel Rogers), 1573-1652. 1632 (1632) STC 21166; ESTC S116040 309,840 430

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necessity_n of_o misery_n if_o thou_o know_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n john_n 4.10_o oh_o that_o thou_o have_v know_v the_o thing_n of_o thy_o peace_n but_o alas_o hide_a think_v not_o by_o ignorance_n to_o sleep_v sweet_o under_o all_o terror_n 19.42_o luke_n 19.42_o such_o a_o sheep_n will_v have_v a_o sad_a walk_n psalm_n 58.4_o 5._o be_v not_o as_o the_o deaf_a adder_n psalm_n 32.9_o be_v not_o as_o the_o horse_n and_o mule_n beware_v lest_o god_n leave_v thou_o to_o thyself_o he_o that_o be_v ignorant_a let_v he_o be_v so_o still_o remember_v although_o knowledge_n be_v not_o conviction_n yet_o conviction_n can_v be_v without_o it_o admonition_n to_o all_o sinner_n to_o go_v to_o work_v aright_o to_o get_v sound_a knowledge_n of_o their_o estate_n consult_v not_o with_o dead_a teacher_n go_v not_o to_o blind_a guide_n to_o such_o as_o thyself_o to_o deceyvers_a consult_v not_o with_o thy_o wit_n and_o carnal_a wisdom_n thy_o corrupt_a hope_n blind_a devotion_n refuse_v 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to_o the_o light_n lest_o they_o shall_v see_v it_o and_o shun_v the_o net_n lest_o they_o be_v take_v oh_o beware_v both_o of_o pharisaical_a make_n more_o sin_n than_o god_n ever_o make_v or_o cut_v off_o those_o which_o he_o have_v make_v from_o his_o roll_n and_o law_n oh_o ●_o its_o now_o come_v to_o this_o pass_n that_o except_o the_o lord_n put_v some_o bitter_a real_a rod_n of_o affliction_n upon_o man_n the_o l●w_n be_v make_v as_o a_o scarecrow_n in_o a_o field_n to_o the_o bird_n out_o of_o the_o nose_n whereof_o they_o will_v pick_v straw_n but_o know_v it_o no_o affliction_n without_o the_o law_n can_v discover_v sin_n use_v 3_o exhortation_n to_o all_o that_o will_v be_v kind_o convict_v to_o come_v to_o the_o light_n sore_o sound_a information_n of_o sin_n the_o want_n of_o this_o will_v be_v a_o slaw_n for_o ever_o in_o thy_o religion_n they_o who_o never_o know_v themselves_o ●18_n psal_n 119._o ●18_n never_o be_v humble_a one_o nor_o believer_n i_o discourage_v none_o 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the_o difference_n second_o the_o nature_n the_o effect_n and_o end_n of_o it_o three_o the_o extremity_n or_o abuse_v of_o it_o q_o what_o be_v the_o difference_n of_o it_o from_o the_o former_a legal_a work_n a._n the_o work_n of_o enlighten_v cast_v out_o ignorance_n the_o work_n of_o convince_a resist_v deadness_n and_o insensibleness_n but_o this_o three_o of_o consternation_n or_o terror_n resist_v that_o pride_n and_o jollity_n of_o a_o sinner_n overbear_v himself_o and_o lift_v up_o himself_o in_o his_o sin_n without_o check_n or_o remorse_n and_o this_o latter_a be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o proper_a work_n of_o the_o law_n to_o tame_v and_o beat_v down_o the_o lofty_a heart_n of_o man_n set_v up_o a_o law_n to_o itself_o to_o walk_v as_o it_o list_v without_o law_n or_o fear_n q._n what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o a._n it_o be_v a_o present_v more_o or_o less_o of_o the_o wrath_n and_o penalty_n due_a ●o_o sin_n unto_o the_o whole_a man_n by_o the_o conscience_n 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