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A04602 Our sauiours iourney to the Gadarens: or the loue of Christ vnto man. Written by I. Iones Bachelour in Diuinity, and parson of S. Nicholas Acons, London Jones, John, 1574 or 5-1636. 1615 (1615) STC 14720; ESTC S102837 54,929 145

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confession_n for_o the_o sin_n we_o have_v commit_v in_o our_o nonage_n before_o we_o know_v either_o good_a or_o evil_n that_o we_o may_v have_v the_o few_o inditement_n prefer_v against_o we_o in_o that_o great_a and_o general_a day_n of_o judgement_n therefore_o we_o desire_v respite_n for_o repentance_n here_o in_o this_o world_n which_o god_n grant_v we_o all_o amen_n they_o come_v unto_o he_o but_o how_o non_fw-la passibus_fw-la sed_fw-la precibus_fw-la say_v s._n augustine_n not_o so_o much_o by_o their_o earthly_a pace_n though_o we_o must_v conceive_v that_o even_o in_o those_o they_o haste_v unto_o he_o as_o by_o their_o wing_a prayer_n they_o post_v towards_o he_o they_o pray_v unto_o he_o for_o have_v they_o not_o humble_o supplicate_v as_o well_o as_o run_v unto_o he_o they_o may_v all_o very_a well_o have_v perish_v in_o the_o furious_a tempest_n to_o pray_v it_o be_v natural_a for_o man_n and_o so_o much_o aristotle_n by_o the_o purblind_a eye_n of_o nature_n can_v see_v 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to_o call_v upon_o he_o voice_fw-la te_fw-la say_v he_o ut_fw-la invoces_fw-la i_o behold_v o_o man_n say_v he_o i_o put_v thou_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o if_o thou_o have_v forget_v that_o then_o above_o all_o other_o time_n thou_o have_v recourse_n unto_o i_o nay_o many_o time_n almighty_a god_n do_v lay_v affliction_n and_o trouble_n here_o upon_o man_n that_o they_o may_v bethink_v themselves_o of_o their_o prayer_n and_o fly_v unto_o he_o in_o their_o sore_a distress_n we_o may_v easy_o see_v the_o course_n of_o it_o by_o adversity_n god_n bring_v man_n first_o into_o a_o doubt_n and_o fear_n and_o then_o by_o fear_n into_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o own_o necessity_n and_o weakness_n and_o so_o consequent_o into_o a_o despair_n of_o succour_n in_o themselves_o and_o by_o despair_v in_o their_o own_o mean_n to_o think_v of_o mean_n that_o may_v be_v profitable_a unto_o they_o and_o so_o at_o the_o last_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n unspeakable_a love_n and_o 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as_o god_n himself_o speak_v in_o the_o 13_o of_o ose_n perditio_fw-la tua_fw-la ex_fw-la te_fw-la o_o israel_n 13.14_o ose_n 13.14_o his_o destruction_n it_o be_v from_o himself_o because_o he_o have_v neglect_v his_o duty_n unto_o the_o lord_n in_o call_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v merciful_a unto_o he_o they_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o good_a reason_n too_o for_o if_o we_o will_v any_o thing_n with_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v all_o the_o reason_n that_o may_v be_v that_o we_o come_v unto_o he_o we_o have_v need_n of_o he_o not_o he_o of_o we_o then_o we_o must_v call_v nay_o we_o must_v cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n 3.4_o psalm_n 3.4_o clamavi_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la say_v the_o prophet_n david_n i_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n with_o my_o whole_a voice_n and_o he_o hear_v i_o
out_o of_o his_o holy_a hill_n we_o must_v come_v and_o pray_v unto_o he_o then_o they_o come_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n what_o the_o apostle_n here_o do_v in_o their_o person_n that_o we_o must_v do_v if_o we_o want_v any_o thing_n in_o our_o own_o nay_o whether_o we_o want_v any_o thing_n or_o no_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n for_o to_o do_v it_o and_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o righteous_a they_o be_v of_o no_o small_a force_n or_o efficacy_n with_o god_n to_o obtain_v a_o blessing_n from_o he_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v as_o a_o forcible_a engine_n to_o open_a heaven_n gate_n and_o to_o draw_v down_o a_o blessing_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o he_o that_o send_v it_o up_o so_o s._n bernard_n tell_v we_o out_o of_o that_o place_n of_o the_o gospel_n luk._n 18._o concern_v the_o poor_a publican_n dum_fw-la non_fw-la auderet_fw-la oculos_fw-la ad_fw-la coelos_n elevare_fw-la 18.10_o luk._n 18.10_o ipsum_fw-la coelum_fw-la potuit_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la inclinare_fw-la say_v he_o whilst_o 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