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A45274 Holy raptures, or, Patheticall meditations of the love of Christ together with A treatise of Christ mysticall, or, The blessed union of Christ and his members : also, The Christian laid forth in his whole disposition & carriage / by Jos. Hall ... Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656. 1652 (1652) Wing H385A; ESTC R40927 65,290 228

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and_o prevalent_a let_v your_o light_n so_o shine_v before_o man_n that_o they_o may_v see_v your_o good_a work_n and_o glorify_v your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n say_v our_o saviour_n in_o his_o sermon_n upon_o the_o mount_n mat._n 5._o 16._o and_o his_o great_a apostle_n second_v his_o charge_n to_o his_o philippian_n phil._n 2._o 15_o 16._o that_o you_o may_v be_v blameless_a and_o harmless_a the_o son_n of_o god_n without_o rebuke_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o crooked_a and_o perverse_a nation_n among_o who_o you_o shine_v as_o light_n in_o the_o world_n hold_v forth_o the_o word_n of_o life_n lo_o the_o world_n sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o either_o stir_v not_o or_o move_v with_o danger_n good_a example_n be_v a_o light_n to_o their_o foot_n which_o direct_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n without_o err_v without_o stumble_v so_o as_o the_o good_a man_n action_n be_v so_o many_o copy_n for_o novice_n to_o take_v out_o no_o less_o instructive_a than_o the_o 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