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A77498 The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there. Brinsley, John, 1600-1665. 1660 (1660) Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133 201,893 311

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vers_n 7._o he_o be_v oppress_v and_o he_o be_v afflict_v or_o as_o the_o original_a have_v it_o word_n for_o word_n it_o be_v exact_v and_o he_o answer_v god_n the_o father_n as_o a_o just_a judge_n require_v full_a satisfaction_n from_o he_o and_o he_o therein_o answer_v by_o pay_v a_o full_a price_n and_o so_o discharge_v of_o the_o debt_n wherein_o his_o elect_n be_v engage_v and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n will_v he_o deal_v with_o all_o those_o who_o have_v not_o a_o share_n in_o that_o satisfaction_n even_o all_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n measure_v the_o suffering_n of_o wicked_a man_n thus_o measure_v to_o they_o will_v god_n measure_v out_o punishment_n by_o the_o same_o measure_n a_o measure_n of_o justice_n proportion_v they_o to_o their_o sin_n sometime_o temporal_a punishment_n sometime_o thus_o do_v he_o oft_o time_n measure_v out_o unto_o they_o temporal_a plague_n and_o punishment_n in_o this_o life_n therein_o deal_v with_o they_o according_a to_o their_o 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