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A93740 The great, useful and blessed duty of a contentment, willingness and desire to die set forth upon true and assured grounds, in several discourses on these following scriptures. By Richard Stafford, A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Recommended as more proper and beneficial to be given at funerals than gloves or rings. Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703. 1700 (1700) Wing S5119A; ESTC R223444 53,707 69

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most_o people_n apprehend_v and_o practice_n concern●…g_v it_o yet_o that_o man_n who_o will_v be_v save_v by_o his_o reli●…on_n must_v make_v a_o work_n of_o it_o yea_o and_o hard_o work_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d climb_v up_o the_o holy_a hill_n and_o to_o get_v to_o heaven_n in●…ed_v too_o many_o do_v not_o take_v more_o labour_n and_o pain_n in_o ●…eir_n religion_n than_o in_o put_v on_o their_o clothes_n and_o 〈◊〉_d dress_v and_o undress_v themselves_o which_o be_v a_o custom_n 〈…〉_o usual_a thing_n but_o there_o be_v no_o toil_n or_o sweat_v therein_o 〈◊〉_d more_o do_v they_o make_v of_o their_o outward_a worship_n but_o ●…s_o alone_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o obtain_v the_o benefit_n and_o ●…sired_a end_n of_o religion_n that_o be_v the_o salvation_n of_o their_o ●…uls_n for_o the_o scripture_n which_o make_v wise_a to_o salvation_n and_o ●…aches_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n do_v assure_v we_o that_o we_o must_v ●…ive_v if_o we_o will_v enter_v in_o at_o the_o strait_a gate_n luke_n 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