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A46526 Compunction or pricking of heart with the time, meanes, nature, necessity, and order of it, and of conversion; with motives, directions, signes, and means of cure of the wounded in heart, with other consequent or concomitant duties, especially self-deniall, all of them gathered from the text, Acts 2.37. and fitted, preached, and applied to his hearers at Dantzick in Pruse-land, in ann. 1641. and partly 1642. Being the sum of 80. sermons. With a post-script concerning these times, and the sutableness of this text and argument to the same, and to the calling of the Jews. By R.J. doctor of divinity. R. J. 1648 (1648) Wing J27; ESTC R213600 381,196 433

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intercede_v for_o they_o urge_v god_n much_o with_o his_o glory_n exod._n 32.11_o 12._o so_o confess_v their_o sin_n he_o beg_v pardon_n at_o lea_n spare_v for_o they_o say_v v._o 32._o yet_o now_o if_o thou_o will_v forgive_v their_o sin_n and_o if_o not_o blot_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v that_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n or_o of_o god_n predestination_n so_o paul_n in_o his_o zeal_n of_o god_n glory_n and_o desire_v of_o his_o brethren_n the_o israelite_n salvation_n or_o wish_v the_o salvation_n of_o his_o brethren_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o moses_n also_o do_v serious_o and_o from_o the_o heart_n protest_v that_o as_o he_o have_v great_a heaviness_n in_o his_o heart_n in_o consideration_n of_o their_o rejection_n so_o say_v he_o i_o can_v wish_v be_v and_o paul_n be_v that_o myself_o be_v accurse_v or_o separate_v from_o christ_n for_o my_o brethren_n my_o kinsman_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n who_o be_v israelites_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 9.1_o 2_o 3._o that_o be_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o some_o other_o man_n interpretation_n as_o if_o he_o mean_v only_o of_o defer_v his_o glory_n or_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o for_o a_o time_n or_o that_o he_o mean_v by_o christ_n the_o anoint_a priest_n or_o that_o he_o speak_v only_o hyperbolical_o or_o otherwise_o in_o a_o violent_a passion_n of_o charity_n or_o according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o inferior_a part_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o even_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o glory_n and_o fruition_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o christ_n by_o his_o utter_a perish_v may_v be_v glorify_v in_o their_o salvation_n thus_o wish_v and_o as_o in_o another_o case_n it_o be_v say_v judge_v it_o better_o and_o more_o profitable_a that_o one_o member_n perish_v ibid._n mat._n 5.29_o and_o chrysost_o ibid._n and_o not_o that_o the_o whole_a body_n shall_v be_v cast_v into_o hell_n now_o whereas_o paul_n know_v he_o can_v not_o indeed_o be_v 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cast_n for_o it_o be_v not_o whether_o paul_n shall_v be_v cut_v of_o or_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o that_o nation_n neither_o be_v paul_n or_o moses_n so_o put_v to_o it_o but_o this_o i_o say_v see_v god_n have_v otherwise_o manifest_v his_o glory_n in_o their_o rejection_n for_o a_o while_n rom._n 11.31_o 32_o 33._o if_o god_n have_v require_v this_o of_o paul_n or_o of_o moses_n or_o that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o case_n whether_o they_o or_o their_o charge_n shall_v have_v perish_v so_o that_o the_o perish_v of_o the_o one_o shall_v have_v be_v the_o salvation_n of_o the_o other_o in_o this_o case_n unto_o yet_o if_o it_o be_v it_o shall_v be_v yield_v unto_o god_n glory_n in_o the_o salvation_n of_o many_o shall_v be_v prefer_v before_o the_o other_o and_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n in_o we_o also_o if_o it_o be_v require_v of_o we_o now_o in_o such_o thing_n as_o god_n may_v just_o require_v we_o be_v if_o not_o to_o desire_v the_o same_o yet_o to_o show_v a_o willingness_n and_o so_o 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