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A36940 Sips of sweetness, or, Consolation for weake beleevers a treatise discoursing of the sweetnesse of Christs carriage towards all his weake members : particularly to such as are weake either [brace] 1. habitually, or 2. accidentally, by reason of [brace] 1. working, 2. sinning, or 3. suffering : being the summe of certain sermons preached upon Isa. 40, 11 / by John Durant ... Durant, John, b. 1620. 1649 (1649) Wing D2678A; ESTC R35030 84,697 224

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embrace_v he_o he_o proclaim_v it_o 6.37_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joh._n 6.37_o that_o he_o will_v not_o cast_v off_o or_o out_o in_o any_o wise_a any_o that_o come_v to_o he_o though_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o he_o be_v in_o much_o weakness_n yet_o he_o accept_v of_o the_o approach_n and_o embrace_v the_o soul_n with_o much_o tenderness_n never_o do_v any_o that_o come_v to_o he_o find_v he_o harsh_a if_o their_o come_n be_v but_o sincere_a his_o entertainment_n be_v always_o sweet_a thou_o poor_a soul_n who_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o come_v to_o christ_n because_o thou_o see_v thou_o shall_v perish_v without_o he_o and_o yet_o do_v doubt_v whether_o thou_o shall_v be_v entertain_v by_o christ_n because_o thou_o find_v thyself_o as_o thou_o think_v unfitting_a for_o he_o why_o go_v and_o try_v taste_v and_o thou_o shall_v see_v that_o christ_n be_v sweet_a and_o tender_a he_o will_v not_o cast_v thou_o off_o if_o thou_o will_v come_v to_o he_o his_o invitation_n 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