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A70325 Mercy in her beauty, or, The height of a deliverance from the depth of danger set forth in the first sermon preached upon that occasion / by Nath. Hardy. Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670. 1653 (1653) Wing H736; ESTC R9862 38,712 41

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or_o it_o prove_v but_o a_o sickly_a repentance_n oh_o then_o my_o brethren_n be_v wise_a in_o time_n do_v not_o lay_v the_o great_a load_n on_o the_o feeble_a horse_n put_v not_o the_o weak_a servant_n to_o the_o hard_a labour_n put_v not_o off_o the_o main_a business_n of_o thy_o soul_n health_n to_o the_o doleful_a time_n of_o thy_o body_n sickness_n you_o have_v hear_v what_o sickness_n do_v or_o rather_o undo_v it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o inquire_v whence_o it_o come_v and_o how_o it_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n indeed_o as_o christ_n say_v in_o another_o case_n it_o be_v not_o so_o from_o the_o beginning_n man_n in_o innocency_n be_v create_v with_o a_o body_n of_o so_o equal_a and_o last_a a_o temperature_n that_o have_v he_o not_o sin_v it_o have_v neither_o be_v take_v down_o by_o death_n nor_o put_v out_o of_o frame_n by_o sickness_n sin_n it_o be_v which_o be_v fons_fw-la mali_fw-la morbi_fw-la mortis_fw-la have_v bring_v in_o evil_a instead_o of_o good_a 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