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A29687 The crovvn & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered in LVIII sermons from Heb. 12. 14, where you have the necessity, excellency, rarity, beauty and glory of holiness set forth, with the resolution of many weighty questions and cases, also motives and means to perfect holiness : with many other things of very high and great importance to all the sons and daughters of men, that had rather be blessed then cursed, saved then damned / by Thomas Brooks ... Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680. 1662 (1662) Wing B4939; ESTC R36378 584,294 672

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sheep_n to_o joy_n appear_v you_o curse_a there_o be_v malediction_n but_o lord_n if_o we_o must_v depart_v oh_o let_v we_o depart_v bless_v no_o depart_v you_o curse_v you_o have_v curse_v other_o 16.9.11.21_o curse_n now_o be_v their_o hymn_n but_o in_o hell_n they_o shall_v be_v their_o woe_n rev._n 16.9.11.21_o and_o now_o you_o shall_v be_v curse_v yourselves_o you_o have_v delight_v yourselves_o in_o curse_v and_o now_o you_o shall_v be_v curse_v for_o ever_o you_o shall_v be_v curse_v in_o your_o body_n and_o curse_v in_o your_o soul_n you_o shall_v be_v curse_v of_o god_n and_o curse_v of_o angel_n and_o curse_v of_o saint_n and_o curse_v of_o devil_n and_o curse_v of_o your_o companion_n yea_o you_o shall_v curse_v your_o very_a self_n your_o very_a soul_n you_o love_v not_o blessing_n and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v have_v curse_v enough_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o curse_a all_o your_o curse_n all_o your_o malidiction_n shall_v at_o last_o recoil_v upon_o your_o own_o soul_n 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have_v the_o child_n divide_v she_o will_v have_v all_o or_o none_o you_o must_v be_v for_o all_o holiness_n or_o for_o none_o neuter_n now_o divide_v and_o cut_v those_o thing_n asunder_o that_o god_n have_v close_o join_v together_o but_o at_o last_o god_n will_v suit_n their_o punishment_n to_o their_o sin_n and_o cut_v they_o asunder_o luke_n 12.46_o now_o the_o neuter_n choose_v here_o a_o piece_n and_o there_o a_o piece_n and_o at_o last_o god_n will_v cut_v he_o in_o piece_n 15.23_o 1_o sam._n 15.23_o as_o samuel_n do_v agag_n well_o neuter_n now_o you_o divide_v one_o command_n from_o another_o one_o duty_n from_o another_o one_o promise_n from_o another_o one_o threaten_v from_o another_o one_o ordinance_n from_o another_o and_o one_o way_n of_o god_n from_o another_o but_o the_o day_n be_v a_o come_v wherein_o god_n will_v divide_v your_o soul_n from_o your_o body_n and_o both_o from_o himself_o his_o son_n his_o saint_n and_o his_o glory_n for_o ever_o six_o if_o real_a 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