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A77762 The great doctrines of the gospel of Christ owned, believed and asserted in several declarations or sermons preached in London, by sundry servants of Christ of the society of Christian Quakers. Budd, Thomas, 1648-1699. 1694 (1694) Wing B5358A; ESTC R227790 110,751 214

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in_o all_o age_n and_o generation_n bless_v be_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v more_o abundant_o reveal_v now_o than_o in_o former_a age_n and_o generation_n yet_o moses_n say_v this_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v you_o it_o be_v not_o hide_v from_o you_o but_o this_o mystery_n of_o christ_n be_v hide_v from_o age_n and_o generation_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v hide_v because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o plentiful_o reveal_v as_o in_o latter_a age_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o so_o hide_v always_o but_o something_o of_o it_o be_v know_v in_o dark_a time_n moses_n may_v well_o say_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o neither_o be_v it_o far_o off_o it_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v up_o for_o we_o to_o heaven_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o bring_v down_o christ_n from_o above_o to_o bring_v he_o down_o to_o appear_v in_o a_o body_n of_o flesh_n he_o be_v not_o then_o come_v in_o the_o flesh_n yet_o be_v expect_v in_o many_o 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the_o word_n sir_n which_o in_o the_o greek_a signify_v lord_n which_o be_v the_o title_n that_o the_o jailer_n here_o give_v to_o paul_n and_o silas_n he_o be_v strike_v with_o fear_n and_o terror_n in_o his_o conscience_n and_o be_v under_o much_o horror_n and_o consternation_n when_o by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o god_n he_o be_v convince_v of_o his_o sin_n and_o danger_n of_o fall_v short_a of_o salvation_n we_o read_v that_o at_o midnight_n after_o paul_n and_o silas_n have_v many_o stripe_n lay_v upon_o they_o and_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o inner_a prison_n and_o their_o foot_n make_v fast_o in_o the_o stock_n they_o pray_v and_o sing_v praise_n to_o god_n and_o the_o prisoner_n hear_v they_o and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o sudden_o there_o be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n so_o that_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o prison_n be_v shake_v and_o immediate_o all_o the_o door_n be_v open_v and_o every_o one_o band_n be_v loose_v be_v in_o such_o fear_n and_o consternation_n no_o wonder_n that_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n give_v to_o paul_n and_o silas_n those_o high_a title_n of_o sir_n or_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v not_o that_o they_o desire_v those_o title_n or_o accept_v those_o title_n which_o the_o jailer_n give_v to_o they_o for_o paul_n say_v there_o be_v but_o one_o lord_n not_o lord_n paul_n and_o lord_n silas_n not_o lord_n timothy_n and_o lord_n titus_n to_o show_v his_o honour_n and_o esteem_v of_o their_o person_n and_o of_o their_o advice_n and_o counsel_n in_o his_o distress_a condition_n he_o cry_v out_o sir_n or_o lord_n what_o must_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v which_o will_v not_o justify_v such_o title_n but_o notwithstanding_o the_o query_n be_v seasonable_a and_o proper_a and_o be_v so_o to_o every_o awaken_v conscience_n that_o be_v strike_v with_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o the_o need_n of_o a_o saviour_n and_o want_v of_o salvation_n what_o must_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v now_o the_o answer_n be_v very_o short_a but_o 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