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A61711 Sermons and discourses upon several occasions by G. Stradling ... ; together with an account of the author. Stradling, George, 1621-1688.; Harrington, James, 1664-1693. 1692 (1692) Wing S5783; ESTC R39104 236,831 593

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of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n grant_v etc._n etc._n amen_o soli_fw-la dei_fw-la gloria_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la finis_fw-la the_o content_n sermon_n i._o saint_n luk._n xi_o 27_o 28._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v as_o he_o speak_v these_o thing_n a_o certain_a woman_n of_o the_o company_n lift_v up_o her_o voice_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o bless_a be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v thou_o and_o the_o pap_n which_o thou_o have_v suck_v but_o he_o say_v tea_n rather_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o keep_v it_o pag._n 1_o sermon_n ii_o tit._n ii_o 14._o who_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n and_o purify_v to_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n p._n 34_o sermon_n iii_o tit._n ii_o 14._o who_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n and_o purify_v to_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a people_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n p._n 61._o sermon_n iu._n st._n luk._n ii_o 22._o and_o when_o the_o day_n of_o her_o purification_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v accomplish_v they_o bring_v he_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o present_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n p._n 87_o sermon_n v._o joh._n xix_o 37._o and_o again_o another_o scripture_n say_v they_o shall_v look_v on_o he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v p._n 124_o sermon_n vi_o act_n ii_o 24._o who_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o have_v loose_v the_o pain_n of_o death_n because_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v hold_v of_o it_o p._n 159_o sermon_n vii_o joh._n xvi_o 7._o nevertheless_o i_o tell_v you_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v expedient_a for_o you_o that_o i_o go_v away_o for_o if_o i_o go_v not_o away_o the_o comforter_n will_v not_o come_v unto_o you_o but_o if_o i_o depart_v i_o will_v send_v he_o unto_o you_o p._n 197_o sermon_n viii_o heb._n i._n 14._o be_v they_o not_o all_o minister_a spirit_n send_v forth_o to_o minister_v for_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n p._n 242_o sermon_n ix_o colos._n i._n 12._o give_v thanks_o unto_o the_o father_n which_o have_v make_v we_o meet_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n p._n 287_o sermon_n x._o st._n matth._n vii_o 16._o you_o shall_v know_v they_o by_o their_o fruit_n p._n 321_o sermon_n xi_o joh._n xvi_o 2_o 3._o they_o shall_v put_v you_o out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n yea_o the_o time_n come_v that_o whosoever_o kill_v you_o will_v think_v that_o he_o do_v god_n service_n and_o these_o thing_n will_v they_o do_v unto_o you_o because_o they_o have_v not_o know_v the_o father_n nor_o me._n p._n 399_o sermon_n xii_o 1_o cor._n xv._n 19_o if_o in_o this_o life_n only_o we_o have_v hope_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a p._n 458_o sermon_n xii_o rom._n xii_o 1_o i_o beseech_v you_o therefore_o brethren_n by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o you_o present_v your_o body_n a_o live_a sacrifice_n sermon_n xiii_o 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