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A44666 The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 / by John Howe ... Howe, John, 1630-1705. 1668 (1668) Wing H3015; ESTC R19303 281,960 488

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assi●il_a ition_n secuadum_fw-la quam_fw-la si●ut_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la sablimis_fw-la &_o excelsus_fw-la seipso_fw-la ita_fw-la homo_fw-la est_fw-la sublimis_fw-la &_o excelsus_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o altitudo_fw-la ejus_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la inquit_fw-la d_o augustinu●_n consummatio_fw-la denique_fw-la libertatis_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la felicissimo_fw-la gloriae_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la statu_fw-la transformatur_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la omne_fw-la illi_fw-la esse_fw-la incipit_fw-la qui_fw-la quidem_fw-la postremus_fw-la status_fw-la co_fw-la dissert_v à_fw-la priore_fw-la quip_n homo_fw-la tum_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la inalligatus_fw-la est_fw-la creaturis_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la circaillas_fw-la negotiatur_fw-la etiam_fw-la referendo_fw-la in_o finem_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o creaturis_fw-la se_fw-la insundit_fw-la nec_fw-la per_fw-la illas_fw-la procedit_fw-la ut_fw-la faci●bat_fw-la cum_fw-la esset_fw-la viator_n say_v in_o solo_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o conquiescit_fw-la &_o effundit_fw-la se_fw-la placidissimè_fw-la &_o motits_fw-fr ejus_fw-la cum_fw-la sit_fw-la ad_fw-la presentissimum_fw-la &_o conjunctissimum_fw-la bonum_fw-la similior_fw-la est_fw-la quieti_fw-la quam_fw-la m●tui_fw-la gib_n l._n 2._o c._n 14._o omnes_fw-la turbulae_fw-la tempestates_fw-la quae_fw-la procul_fw-la à_fw-la deo●rum_fw-la coelestium_fw-la tranquilitate_fw-la exulant_fw-la etc._n etc._n apuleius_n the_o this_o s●c●atis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n max._n ty●_n disser_fw-fr 1._o quod_fw-la desideras_fw-la aut●m_fw-la mag●●m_fw-la summum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d deoque_fw-la vicinum_fw-la noa_fw-mi concuti_fw-la s●n._n the_o tranquil_a animi_fw-la psal._n 116._o sen._n the_o tranquil_a anim_fw-la phil._n 4._o 7._o act._n 20._o 24._o isa._n 26._o 3._o psal._n 112._o 7._o rom._n 15._o 13._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 5._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 6._o prov._n 4_o 18._o phil._n 2_o 7._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 4._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 18._o psal_n 126._o 6._o 6._o 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the_o apostate_n world_n with_o he_o and_o which_o be_v therefore_o more_o relative_a to_o practice_n his_o sovereign_a authority_n and_o his_o independency_n in_o these_o while_n man_n affect_v to_o imitate_v they_o wicked_o ●ffront_v he_o and_o here_o be_v the_o great_a controversy_n between_o the_o glorious_a god_n and_o the_o degenerous_a child_n of_o men._n every_o man_n will_v catch_v at_o a_o godhead_n and_o either_o assume_v it_o to_o himself_o or_o cast_v it_o many_o time_n upon_o other_o creature_n vile_a and_o more_o ignoble_a than_o himself_o snatch_v the_o reins_o of_o government_n out_o of_o god_n hand_n and_o exalt_v their_o own_o will_n into_o a_o absoluteness_n as_o liable_a to_o control_v from_o none_o place_n and_o settle_v their_o dependence_n on_o their_o own_o wit_n power_n fortitude_n industry_n or_o if_o that_o be_v a_o more_o hopeless_a course_n for_o they_o often_o find_v a_o entire_a godhead_n too_o much_o for_o one_o creature_n and_o be_v therefore_o constrain_v to_o parcel_n it_o out_o among_o many_o place_n their_o confidence_n and_o expectation_n in_o something_o else_o without_o they_o do_v often_o that_o ridiculous_a thing_n so_o worthy_a to_o be_v hoot_v at_o make_v the_o congest_a dirt_n of_o the_o earth_n their_o trust_n the_o righteous_a shall_v laugh_v at_o he_o and_o say_v 7._o lo_o this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o riches_n their_o wealth_n their_o strong_a tower_n which_o only_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o his_o righteous_a one_o yet_o all_o the_o while_n self_n be_v the_o centre_n and_o end_n in_o which_o all_o must_v meet_v and_o terminate_v this_o at_o last_o carry_v away_o the_o assume_v fictious_a deity_n and_o this_o thing_n that_o be_v thus_o now_o make_v like_o god_n be_v a_o idol_n which_o indeed_o signify_v so_o much_o and_o this_o imitation_n of_o he_o wicked_a idolatry_n than_o which_o nothing_o more_o debase_v a_o reasonable_a soul_n or_o deve_v man_n of_o himself_o 8._o that_o ●ill_v they_o redress_v this_o they_o give_v no_o proof_n of_o their_o be_v man_n this_o assimilation_n of_o ourselves_o to_o god_n be_v very_o remote_a then_o from_o be_v a_o perfection_n it_o be_v a_o most_o reproachful_a deformity_n as_o we_o know_v imitation_n if_o they_o be_v visible_o affect_v and_o strain_v too_o far_o be_v always_o think_v ridiculous_a by_o wise_a man_n 9_o though_o in_o respect_n of_o these_o incommunicable_a thing_n there_o can_v be_v a_o proper_a formal_a immediate_a similitude_n to_o god_n yet_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o correspondency_n which_o must_v be_v measure_v and_o estimate_v by_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o state_n and_o we_o whence_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o what_o so_o proper_o appertain_v to_o he_o and_o what_o ought_v to_o correspond_v thereto_o in_o we_o do_v agree_v to_o each_o upon_o one_o and_o the_o same_o intervening_a reason_n for_o instance_n be_v he_o absolute_o supreme_a in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v the_o first_o be_v the_o correspondent_a impression_n with_o we_o and_o upon_o the_o same_o reason_n must_v be_v a_o most_o profound_a humble_a self-subjection_n dispose_v our_o soul_n to_o constant_a obedience_n to_o he_o again_o be_v he_o simple_o independent_a as_o be_v self-sufficient_a and_o all_o in_o all_o the_o impression_n with_o we_o must_v be_v a_o nothingness_n and_o self-emptiness_n engage_v we_o to_o quit_v ourselves_o and_o live_v in_o he_o this_o be_v the_o only_a conformity_n to_o god_n which_o with_o respect_n to_o his_o incommunicable_a excellency_n our_o creature_n state_n can_v admit_v it_o may_v be_v also_o style_v a_o likeness_n to_o he_o be_v a_o real_a conformity_n to_o his_o will_n concern_v we_o and_o his_o very_a nature_n as_o it_o respect_v we_o we_o may_v conceive_v of_o it_o as_o of_o the_o likeness_n between_o a_o seal_n and_o the_o stamp_n make_v by_o it_o especial_o suppose_v the_o inequality_n of_o part_n in_o the_o seal_n to_o be_v by_o the_o protuberancy_n of_o what_o 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