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A08447 Certaine godly and very profitable sermons of faith, hope and charitie. First set foorth by Master Barnardine Occhine, of Siena in Italy, and now lately collected, and translated out of the Italian tongue, into the English by William Phiston of London student. Published for the profit of such as desire to vnderstand the truth of the gospell. Ochino, Bernardino, 1487-1564.; Phiston, William. 1580 (1580) STC 18769; ESTC S103131 141,223 250

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shall_v see_v i_o with_o a_o lively_a faith_n for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n crucify_v and_o dead_a with_o great_a charitye_n for_o the_o love_n of_o they_o i_o shall_v draw_v every_o thing_n unto_o i_o inasmuch_o as_o i_o shall_v draw_v unto_o i_o not_o only_o the_o spirit_n of_o such_o as_o they_o be_v the_o mind_n the_o understand_v with_o all_o the_o thought_n the_o will_n with_o all_o the_o affection_n the_o soul_n with_o all_o the_o power_n virtue_n and_o operation_n but_o also_o all_o other_o creature_n inasmuch_o as_o seruinge_v unto_o man_n and_o he_o be_v by_o christ_n draw_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n they_o also_o shall_v be_v through_o christ_n draw_v in_o man_n to_o serve_v unto_o the_o glory_n of_o god._n man_n in_o adam_n be_v fall_v a_o stranger_n from_o god_n and_o in_o such_o sort_n drown_v in_o the_o world_n and_o bind_v with_o iron_n cheine_v of_o human_a affection_n unto_o creature_n that_o by_o himself_o not_o only_o he_o can_v not_o come_v unto_o god_n yea_o his_o force_n be_v all_o unto_o worldly_a thing_n it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o god_n send_v the_o patriarch_n the_o prophet_n and_o the_o other_o saint_n with_o bid_v we_o to_o his_o divine_a wedding_n wherefore_o be_v willing_a to_o draw_v we_o unto_o he_o he_o at_o the_o last_o send_v his_o own_o son_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o appoint_v that_o he_o die_v upon_o the_o cross_n shall_v give_v we_o such_o and_o so_o great_a light_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o shall_v so_o make_v manifest_a unto_o we_o his_o love_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v constrain_v and_o force_v to_o come_v unto_o he_o neither_o be_v it_o profitable_a that_o man_n shall_v be_v such_o a_o stranger_n from_o god_n so_o drown_v in_o the_o world_n ungracious_a and_o obstinate_a that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v immediate_o draw_v by_o christ_n if_o he_o see_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o dead_a for_o he_o yea_o as_o calamity_n draw_v unto_o it_o especial_o hardness_n likewise_o christ_n draw_v unto_o he_o the_o great_a sinner_n so_o that_o they_o acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v such_o all_o they_o therefore_o which_o be_v go_v unto_o christ_n and_o climb_v up_o into_o heaven_n be_v go_v and_o climb_v thither_o by_o the_o force_n of_o love_n and_o likewise_o by_o force_n they_o do_v abide_v and_o shall_v abide_v there_o for_o ever_o christ_n then_o will_v chief_o suffer_v for_o to_o declare_v unto_o we_o his_o most_o high_a love_n and_o therewith_o as_o with_o a_o most_o mighty_a thing_n and_o most_o dear_a unto_o the_o heart_n to_o enforce_v and_o draw_v we_o unto_o he_o forasmuch_o as_o love_n be_v a_o spiritual_a fire_n