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A59035 The bowels of tender mercy sealed in the everlasting covenant wherein is set forth the nature, conditions and excellencies of it, and how a sinner should do to enter into it, and the danger of refusing this covenant-relation : also the treasures of grace, blessings, comforts, promises and priviledges that are comprized in the covenant of Gods free and rich mercy made in Jesus Christ with believers / by that faithful and reverend divine, Mr Obadiah Sedgwick ... ; perfected and intended for the press, therefore corrected and lately revised by himself, and published by his own manuscript ... Sedgwick, Obadiah, 1600?-1658. 1661 (1661) Wing S2366; ESTC R17565 1,095,711 784

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reverential_n fear_n thou_o shall_v fear_v this_o glorious_a and_o fearful_a name_n the_o lord_n fear_n a_o reverential_a fear_n thy_o god_n deut._n 28._o 58._o god_n be_v great_o to_o be_v fear_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o to_o be_v have_v in_o reverence_n of_o all_o they_o that_o be_v about_o he_o psal_n 89._o 7._o pray_v and_o hear_v with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a 2._o humble_a fear_n of_o our_o own_o sufficiency_n and_o of_o our_o own_o performance_n leave_v fear_n humble_a fear_n any_o thing_n shall_v fall_v in_o with_o our_o duty_n by_o which_o god_n may_v be_v offend_v and_o our_o service_n of_o he_o may_v miscarry_v etc._n etc._n four_o with_o zeal_n or_o fervour_n of_o spirit_n the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v be_v zealous_a zeal_n with_o zeal_n of_o good_a work_n and_o zealous_a in_o good_a work_n fervent_a in_o spirit_n serve_v the_o lord_n rom._n 12._o 11._o it_o be_v say_v of_o jehoshaphat_n that_o his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o in_o the_o way_n of_o 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