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A63888 Eniautos a course of sermons for all the Sundaies of the year : fitted to the great necessities, and for the supplying the wants of preaching in many parts of this nation : together with a discourse of the divine institution, necessity, sacredness and separation of the office ministeriall / by Jer. Taylor ... Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. 1653 (1653) Wing T329; ESTC R1252 784,674 804

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v fit_a in_o the_o lord_n religion_n 18._o must_v be_v the_o measure_n of_o your_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n intra_fw-la limit_n disciplinae_fw-la so_o tertullian_n express_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7._o so_o clemens_n alex._n in_o all_o thing_n let_v the_o wise_a be_v subject_a to_o the_o husband_n so_o as_o to_o do_v nothing_o against_o his_o will_n those_o only_a thing_n except_v in_o which_o he_o be_v impious_a or_o refractory_a in_o thing_n pertain_v to_o wisdom_n and_o piety_n but_o in_o this_o also_o there_o be_v some_o peculiar_a caution_n for_o although_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o the_o necessary_a part_n of_o faith_n and_o holy_a life_n the_o woman_n be_v only_a subject_n to_o christ_n who_o only_o be_v and_o can_v be_v lord_n of_o conscience_n and_o command_v alone_o where_o the_o conscience_n be_v instruct_v and_o convince_v yet_o as_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o man_n office_n to_o be_v a_o teacher_n 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and_o sully_v what_o can_v we_o suppose_v to_o be_v under_o the_o wrinkle_a skin_n what_o in_o the_o corrupt_a liver_n and_o in_o the_o sink_v of_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n that_o we_o be_v next_o to_o consider_v but_o if_o we_o open_v the_o body_n and_o see_v what_o a_o confusion_n of_o all_o its_o part_n what_o a_o rebellion_n and_o tumult_n of_o the_o humour_n what_o a_o disorder_n of_o the_o member_n what_o a_o monstrosity_n or_o deformity_n be_v all_o over_o we_o shall_v be_v infinite_o convince_v that_o no_o man_n can_v choose_v a_o sin_n but_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n on_o which_o he_o may_v choose_v a_o fever_n or_o long_o for_o madness_n or_o the_o gout_n sin_n in_o its_o natural_a efficiency_n have_v in_o it_o so_o many_o evil_n as_o must_v needs_o affright_v a_o man_n and_o scare_v the_o confidence_n of_o every_o one_o that_o can_v consider_v *_o when_o our_o bless_a saviour_n shall_v conduct_v his_o church_n to_o the_o mountain_n of_o glory_n he_o shall_v present_v it_o 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a_o evil_a temptation_n overtake_v he_o betray_v his_o friend_n and_o it_o be_v notorious_a in_o the_o covetous_a and_o ambitious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v a_o unthankful_a generation_n and_o to_o please_v the_o people_n or_o to_o serve_v their_o interest_n will_v hurt_v their_o friend_n that_o man_n have_v so_o lose_v himself_o to_o all_o sweetness_n and_o excellency_n of_o spirit_n that_o be_v go_v thus_o far_o in_o sin_n that_o he_o look_v like_o a_o condemn_a man_n or_o be_v like_o the_o accurse_a spirit_n preserve_v in_o chain_n of_o darkness_n and_o impiety_n unto_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a day_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o man_n can_v be_v nothing_o but_o evil_a for_o these_o inclination_n and_o evil_a forwardness_n this_o dyscrasie_n and_o gangrene_v disposition_n do_v always_o suppose_v a_o long_a or_o a_o base_a sin_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n good_a counsel_n be_v lose_v upon_o he_o and_o he_o have_v serve_v all_o his_o end_n when_o he_o pour_v out_o whatsoever_o he_o take_v in_o for_o he_o therefore_o load_v his_o vessel_n that_o he_o may_v pour_v it_o forth_o into_o the_o sea_n these_o and_o many_o more_o evil_n and_o the_o perpetual_a unavoidable_a necessity_n of_o sin_v by_o much_o talk_n have_v give_v great_a advantage_n to_o silence_n and_o make_v it_o to_o be_v esteem_v a_o act_n of_o discipline_n and_o great_a religion_n st._n romualdus_n upon_o the_o syrian_a mountain_n severe_o keep_v a_o seven_o year_n silence_n and_o thomas_n cantipratensis_fw-la tell_v of_o a_o religious_a person_n in_o a_o monastery_n in_o brabant_n that_o speak_v not_o one_o word_n in_o 16_o year_n but_o they_o be_v great_a example_n which_o palladius_n tell_v of_o ammona_n who_o live_v with_o 3000_o brethren_n in_o so_o great_a silence_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o anachoret_n but_o 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