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A51840 A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture in two parts : part the first containing LXXIV sermons : part the second containing LXXVI sermons : with an alphabetical table to the whole / by ... Thomas Manton ... Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677. 1693 (1693) Wing M524; ESTC R13953 1,954,391 1,278

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to_o utter_v and_o insupportable_a difficulty_n why_o 1._o the_o tenderness_n of_o his_o love_n will_v not_o permit_v it_o isa._n 49.15_o can_v a_o woman_n forget_v her_o suck_a child_n that_o she_o shall_v not_o have_v compassion_n on_o the_o son_n of_o her_o womb_n yea_o they_o may_v forget_v yet_o will_v i_o not_o forget_v thou_o there_o be_v no_o such_o affection_n as_o god_n have_v to_o his_o child_n the_o mother_n if_o she_o leave_v her_o suck_a child_n she_o do_v not_o utter_o forsake_v he_o but_o run_v to_o the_o cry_n so_o will_v god_n he_o be_v unchangeable_a mal._n 3.6_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n i_o change_v not_o he_o be_v immutable_a in_o his_o grace_n and_o constant_a in_o his_o promise_n as_o well_o as_o his_o be_v he_o need_v no_o after-thought_n his_o purpose_n of_o love_n stand_v firm_a he_o will_v a_o change_n but_o change_v not_o his_o will._n though_o he_o use_v various_a contrary_a mean_n yet_o his_o love_n alter_v not_o as_o our_o condition_n alter_v we_o be_v 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