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A61222 Practical discourses on sundry texts of Scripture wherein is shewed and made known the absolute necessity for all people to turn immediately unto the Lord their God / by Richard Stafford ... Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703. 1695 (1695) Wing S5129; ESTC R34590 179,430 348

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that_o god_n have_v another_o day_n short_o come_v in_o the_o which_o he_o will_v fulfil_v and_o make_v good_a this_o his_o word_n when_o god_n will_v return_v how_o long_o this_o question_n show_v how_o impatient_a and_o desirous_a our_o nature_n be_v of_o it_o how_o long_a o_o lord_n holy_a and_o true_a do_v thou_o not_o judge_v and_o avenge_v our_o blood_n on_o they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n rev._n 6._o 10._o and_o shall_v not_o god_n avenge_v his_o own_o elect_a which_o cry_n day_n and_o night_n unto_o he_o though_o he_o bear_v long_o with_o they_o i_o tell_v you_o that_o he_o will_v avenge_v they_o speedy_o luke_n 18._o 7_o 8._o so_o that_o it_o will_v repent_v he_o concern_v his_o servant_n o_o satisfy_v we_o early_o with_o thy_o mercy_n that_o we_o may_v rejoice_v and_o be_v glad_a all_o our_o day_n and_o make_v we_o glad_a according_a to_o the_o day_n he_o have_v afflict_v we_o and_o the_o year_n wherein_o we_o have_v see_v evil_a psal_n 90._o 13_o 14_o 15._o for_o the_o lord_n shall_v judge_v his_o people_n and_o repent_v himself_o for_o his_o servant_n when_o he_o see_v that_o their_o power_n be_v go_v and_o there_o be_v none_o shut_v up_o or_o leave_v deut._n 32._o 36._o like_a sheep_n they_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o grave_a death_n shall_v feed_v on_o they_o and_o the_o upright_o shall_v have_v dominion_n over_o they_o in_o the_o morning_n psal_n 49._o 14._o now_o to_o make_v the_o like_a application_n of_o all_o these_o scripture_n here_o lay_v together_o as_o peter_n do_v in_o act_n 1._o 16._o man_n and_o brethren_n who_o shall_v read_v or_o hear_v this_o these_o scripture_n must_v needs_o be_v fulfil_v which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o moses_n david_n isaiah_n and_o jesus_n christ_n have_v speak_v before_o concern_v that_o poor_a afflict_a and_o persecute_a condition_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n how_o they_o shall_v take_v they_o captive_n who_o captive_n they_o be_v and_o they_o shall_v rule_v over_o their_o 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