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A40891 XXX sermons lately preached at the parish church of Saint Mary Magdalen Milkstreet, London to which is annexed, A sermon preached at the funerall of George Whitmore, Knight, sometime Lord Mayor of the City / by Anthony Farindon.; Sermons. Selections Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658. 1647 (1647) Wing F434; ESTC R2168 760,336 744

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pharisee_n pale_a countenance_n as_o in_o saint_n paul_n severe_a discipline_n homine_fw-la hippocrat_n de_fw-fr locis_fw-la in_o homine_fw-la and_o mortification_n and_o as_o hypocrates_n speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o least_o performance_n all_o the_o part_n of_o our_o obedience_n in_o a_o mere_a approbation_n a_o desire_n in_o a_o desire_n a_o will_n in_o a_o leave_v one_o evil_a way_n a_o turn_a rome_n all_o and_o cut_v off_o but_o one_o limb_n or_o part_n the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o as_o if_o god_n do_v look_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o from_o thence_o behold_v the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o then_o see_v how_o we_o turn_v oen_n from_o luxury_n to_o covertousnesse_n another_o from_o superstition_n to_o prophanesse_n a_o three_o from_o idol_n to_o sacrilege_n as_o if_o he_o behold_v we_o turn_v from_o one_o sin_n to_o another_o or_o from_o some_o great_a sin_n not_o another_o from_o our_o scandalous_a and_o not_o from_o our_o more_o domestic_a retire_a and_o speculative_a sin_n he_o send_v forth_o his_o voice_n and_o that_o a_o mighty_a voice_n turn_v you_o turn_v you_o not_o from_o one_o by-path_n to_o another_o not_o from_o one_o sin_n and_o not_o another_o but_o turn_v you_o turn_v you_o that_o you_o need_v turn_v no_o more_o turn_v you_o from_o all_o your_o evil_a way_n 3._o curt._n l._n 6._o c._n 3._o in_o corporibus_fw-la aequis_fw-la nihil_fw-la nociturum_fw-la medici_fw-la relinquunt_fw-la physician_n purge_v out_o all_o noxious_a humour_n from_o sick_a and_o crazy_a body_n and_o so_o do_v our_o great_a physician_n of_o soul_n sanctify_v and_o cleanse_v they_o that_o he_o may_v present_v they_o to_o himself_o not_o have_v spot_n or_o wrinkle_n 5.26,27_o eph._n 5.26,27_o or_o any_o such_o thing_n that_o they_o may_v be_v hely_n and_o without_o blemish_n for_o to_o turn_v from_o one_o sin_n to_o another_o from_o prodigality_n to_o sorditude_n and_o love_n of_o the_o world_n from_o extreme_a to_o extreme_a be_v to_o flee_v from_o a_o lion_n to_o meet_v a_o bear_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d extremity_n be_v equality_n 5.19_o amos_n 5.19_o though_o they_o be_v extreme_n and_o distant_a yet_o in_o this_o they_o agree_v that_o they_o be_v extreme_n and_o though_o our_o evil_a way_n be_v never_o so_o far_o asunder_o yet_o in_o this_o they_o meet_v that_o they_o be_v evil_a superstition_n dote_v prophanesse_n be_v mad_a covetousness_n gather_v all_o prodigality_n scatter_v all_o rash_a anger_n destroy_v the_o innocent_a soolish_a compassion_n spare_v the_o guilty_a we_o need_v not_o ask_v which_o be_v worst_a when_o both_o be_v evil_a for_o sin_n and_o destruction_n lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o other_o to_o despise_v prophesy_v and_o to_o hear_v a_o sermon_n as_o i_o will_v a_o song_n not_o to_o hear_v and_o to_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o hear_v to_o worship_v the_o wall_n and_o to_o beat_v down_o a_o church_n to_o be_v 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