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A80630 The powring out of the seven vials: or An exposition, of the 16. chapter of the Revelation, with an application of it to our times. Wherein is revealed Gods powring out the full vials of his fierce wrath. 1. Upon the lowest and basest sort of Catholicks. 2. Their worship and religion. 3. Their priests and ministers. 4. The house of Austria, and the Popes supremacy. 5. Episcopall government. 6. Their Euphrates, or the streame of their supportments. 7. Their grosse ignorance, and blind superstitions. Very fit and necessary for this present age. Preached iu [sic] sundry sermons at Boston in New-England: by the learned and reverend Iohn Cotton BB. of Divinity, and teacher to the church there Cotton, John, 1584-1652. 1642 (1642) Wing C6449; Thomason E145_1; ESTC R22938 145,386 230

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whithersoever_o he_o go_v and_o will_v bring_v he_o back_o again_o into_o this_o land_n then_o jacob_n chap._n 29_o 1_o lift_v up_o his_o heel_n and_o go_v on_o his_o way_n like_o a_o giant_n refresh_v with_o wine_n to_o run_v his_o course_n and_o the_o like_a be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o same_o jacob_n when_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o joseph_n be_v yet_o alive_a gen._n 45.27.28_o his_o spirit_n revive_v and_o he_o say_v he_o will_v go_v down_o to_o see_v he_o but_o first_o he_o go_v to_o beersheba_n and_o there_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o consult_v with_o the_o lord_n gen._n 46.1.2.3_o 4._o and_o the_o lord_n encourage_v he_o to_o go●_n down_o bide_v he_o not_o fear_v he_o will_v be_v with_o he_o and_o there_o make_v a_o great_a nation_n of_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o back_o again_o and_o so_o he_o do_v to_o be_v bury_v thus_o be_v his_o hand_n full_o strengthen_v in_o his_o way_n the_o like_a also_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o man_n of_o samaria_n joh._n 4._o when_o the_o woman_n have_v tell_v they_o that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n because_o he_o have_v tell_v she_o all_o that_o ever_o she_o do_v they_o believe_v because_o of_o her_o say_n verse_n 39_o but_o when_o they_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o talk_v with_o he_o than_o they_o say_v unto_o her_o verse_n 42._o now_o we_o believe_v not_o because_o of_o thy_o say_n for_o we_o have_v he●rd_v he_o ourselves_o and_o know_v that_o this_o be_v in●e●d_v the_o christ_n the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n thus_o the_o voice_n of_o christ_n carry_v his_o people_n a_o end_n in_o the_o way_n of_o their_o calling_n with_o effectual_a power_n unto_o sudden_a and_o speedy_a execution_n the_o reason_n be_v take_v first_o from_o the_o great_a power_n of_o the_o voice_n reason_n 1_o of_o christ_n speak_v by_o his_o spirit_n then_o when_o he_o speak_v by_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o therefore_o paul_n put_v a_o great_a difference_n in_o this_o case_n act_v 19.21_o the_o text_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o purpose_v in_o 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sin_n and_o heal_v the_o soul_n this_o be_v repentance_n and_o without_o this_o there_o be_v no_o repentance_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o see_v when_o people_n provoke_v god_n and_o the_o church_n how_o little_a able_a they_o be_v to_o give_v god_n glory_n but_o take_v glory_n to_o themselves_o still_o it_o be_v thus_o and_o thus_o and_o may_v have_v be_v interpret_v thus_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o see_v how_o little_o they_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n our_o own_o glory_n lie_v so_o near_o we_o and_o therefore_o it_o behoove_v we_o as_o we_o desire_v sincerity_n to_o repent_v so_o to_o make_v conscience_n of_o