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A81199 An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there. Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673. 1655 (1655) Wing C769A; ESTC R222627 762,181 881

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the_o sinner_n pure_o to_o his_o own_o election_n but_o it_o be_v a_o persuasion_n which_o have_v a_o overcoming_a power_n go_v along_o with_o it_o god_n do_v not_o draw_v we_o against_o our_o will_n to_o christ_n but_o he_o draw_v the_o will_n to_o christ_n or_o make_v we_o willing_a to_o come_v to_o christ_n and_o the_o lord_n draw_v believer_n thus_o also_o after_o conversion_n to_o near_a converse_n with_o christ_n the_o church_n beg_v the_o put_v forth_o of_o this_o powerful_a draw_n cant._n 1.3_o draw_v i_o and_o i_o will_v run_v after_o thou_o as_o the_o soul_n must_v have_v a_o draw_v before_o we_o can_v come_v to_o christ_n at_o all_o so_o after_o we_o be_v come_v to_o christ_n we_o need_v draw_v still_o that_o we_o may_v follow_v hard_a after_o he_o this_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n may_v have_v place_n in_o the_o present_a text_n wicked_a man_n have_v a_o power_n of_o draw_v other_o after_o they_o though_o they_o do_v not_o act_v any_o outward_a power_n he_o draw_v the_o 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