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A54660 Needful counsel for lukewarm Christians being a consideration of some part of the message sent to the angel of the church in Laodicea / by Charles Phelpes ... Phelpes, Charles. 1672 (1672) Wing P1981; ESTC R35387 186,481 284

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he_o and_o take_v he_o from_o prison_n and_o judgement_n who_o have_v die_v our_o death_n and_o pay_v our_o debt_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a he_o shall_v be_v hold_v of_o death_n because_o he_o have_v full_o satisfy_v his_o justice_n and_o fulfil_v his_o truth_n and_o god_n have_v therefore_o in_o raise_v he_o evidence_v and_o manifest_v his_o righteousness_n and_o testify_v to_o all_o man_n that_o he_o be_v welplease_v in_o and_o satisfy_v with_o his_o personal_a abasement_n and_o suffering_n in_o that_o he_o have_v raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a he_o have_v declare_v he_o to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n with_o power_n according_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n by_o the_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a rom._n 1_o 4._o and_o christ_n not_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o bull_n and_o goat_n but_o by_o his_o own_o blood_n in_o the_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o be_v raise_v and_o have_v offer_v himself_o his_o raise_a body_n a_o spotless_a sacrifice_n through_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n 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the_o lord_n be_v call_v from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o go_v down_o there_o ●f_a even_o the_o simple_a one_o that_o love_v their_o simplicity_n and_o scorner_n that_o delight_v in_o scorn_v and_o fool_n that_o hate_v knowledge_n and_o all_o tha●_n labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v that_o tire_v themselves_o with_o their_o idol_n and_o seek_v rest_n where_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v to_o turn_v at_o his_o reproof_n and_o come_v unto_o he_o psal_n 50._o 1._o prov._n 1_o 20-23_a 24._o &_o 8._o 1-11_a mat._n 11._o 27_o 28._o and_o great_a mean_n and_o advantage_n for_o hear_v and_o know_v his_o voice_n he_o afford_v we_o that_o have_v the_o scripture_n in_o the_o record_n of_o they_o vouchsafe_v to_o and_o continue_v among_o we_o and_o more_o plain_o he_o call_v and_o invit_v we_o and_o more_o powerful_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o we_o and_o use_v most_o forcible_a motive_n and_o argument_n to_o we_o that_o he_o may_v persuade_v and_o prevail_v with_o we_o to_o come_v to_o himself_o this_o full_a and_o bless_a treasury_n rom._n 3._o 1_o 2._o psal_n 19_o 7._o &_o 147._o 19_o 20._o he_o that_o give_v instruction_n to_o man_n that_o when_o they_o make_v a_o feast_n they_o shall_v call_v and_o invite_v the_o poor_a the_o maim_a the_o lame_a the_o blind_a have_v himself_o go_v before_o they_o herein_o and_o set_v they_o a_o example_n that_o they_o shall_v follow_v his_o step_n as_o he_o have_v prepare_v a_o rich_a provision_n and_o satisfy_a feast_n for_o all_o people_n so_o in_o due_a time_n he_o call_v they_o also_o and_o invit_v they_o to_o it_o even_o such_o as_o be_v poor_a and_o maim_v and_o halt_v and_o blind_a luke_n 14._o 12-21_a yea_o and_o he_o call_v to_o his_o angel_n and_o church_n to_o remember_v from_o whence_o they_o be_v fall_v and_o to_o do_v their_o first_o work_n again_o to_o return_v to_o he_o from_o who_o they_o have_v wander_v and_o depart_v with_o intimation_n that_o in_o so_o do_v he_o will_v still_o continue_v they_o as_o his_o church_n and_o will_v blot_v out_o their_o transgression_n and_o forgive_v they_o and_o cover_v their_o shameful_a nakedness_n rev._n 2._o 5-16_a &_o 3._o 3._o he_o proclaim_v his_o goodness_n and_o readiness_n to_o pardon_v to_o such_o as_o have_v backslide_v from_o he_o as_o a_o backslide_a heifer_n and_o invit_v they_o therefore_o to_o return_v to_o he_o jer._n 3._o 12_o 13_o 14-22_a &_o 4._o 1._o as_o he_o prevent_v man_n at_o first_o with_o the_o discovery_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o manife_v himself_o to_o they_o that_o ask_v not_o after_o he_o isa_n 65._o 1._o so_o also_o when_o man_n after_o they_o have_v be_v bring_v nigh_o unto_o he_o and_o enrich_v by_o he_o have_v play_v the_o prodigal_a and_o run_v away_o from_o and_o forsake_v he_o yet_o he_o still_o remember_v for_o they_o his_o mercy_n and_o remember_v the_o kindness_n of_o their_o youth_n and_o love_n of_o their_o espousal_n and_o seek_v out_o his_o flock_n when_o they_o be_v scatter_v and_o have_v scatter_v their_o way_n to_o stranger_n he_o be_v such_o a_o gracious_a shepherd_n that_o he_o seek_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v etc._n etc._n jer._n 2._o 2-4_a ezek._n 34._o 12-16_a he_o be_v gracious_o call_v unto_o and_o invite_v and_o allure_a such_o to_o return_n unto_o he_o in_o return_v unto_o who_o he_o will_v give_v himself_o unto_o they_o and_o with_o himself_o all_o thing_n he_o who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o mercy_n do_v prevent_v they_o and_o remember_v they_o still_o when_o they_o have_v forget_v he_o and_o proclaim_v his_o goodness_n to_o they_o and_o therewith_o invit_v they_o to_o return_v he_o be_v the_o lord_n he_o change_v not_o therefore_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n be_v not_o consume_v but_o though_o they_o have_v go_v away_o from_o his_o ordinance_n and_o have_v not_o keep_v they_o yet_o he_o say_v return_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o will_v return_v unto_o you_o &c_n &c_n jer._n 31._o 18-20_a ezek._n 18._o 30-32_a mal._n 3._o 6._o 7._o and_o this_o show_v unto_o we_o the_o 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with_o and_o relinquish_v they_o and_o with_o this_o eyesalve_n in_o the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n we_o may_v see_v therein_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v reprove_v be_v make_v manifest_a by_o the_o light_n the_o light_n do_v faithful_o discover_v they_o in_o their_o right_n and_o proper_a colour_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v stand_v up_o from_o they_o and_o may_v flee_v from_o our_o iniquity_n and_o idol_n ephes_n 5._o 11-14_a and_o indeed_o the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o breathe_v in_o this_o testimony_n do_v in_o and_o with_o glorify_v christ_n and_o discover_v the_o transcendent_a excellency_n of_o he_o show_v unto_o we_o also_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o emptiness_n of_o all_o those_o object_n in_o which_o natural_o we_o be_v seek_v rest_n and_o on_o which_o we_o be_v place_v our_o affection_n that_o we_o may_v turn_v from_o our_o vanity_n unto_o he_o who_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v cleaved_a unto_o by_o we_o so_o when_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n say_v behold_v 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