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A32724 A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects by Stephen Charnock. Charnock, Stephen, 1628-1680.; Charnock, Stephen, 1628-1680. Works of the late learned divine, Stephen Charnock. 1683 (1683) Wing C3711C; ESTC R24823 277,473 158

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doctrine_n to_o preserve_v her_o verdure_n and_o increase_v her_o growth_n he_o will_v be_v her_o guardian_n night_n and_o day_n in_o the_o darkness_n of_o adversity_n in_o the_o sunshine_n of_o prosperity_n so_o that_o satan_n shall_v not_o outwit_n nor_o the_o craft_n and_o subtlety_n of_o heretic_n waste_v she_o for_o it_o refer_v to_o v._o 1._o wherein_o god_n promise_v she_o to_o punish_v the_o pierce_a serpent_n the_o crooked_a serpent_n that_o by_o various_a wind_n and_o turn_n insinuate_v himself_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o man_n and_o he_o add_v v._o 4._o fury_n be_v not_o in_o i_o he_o lay_v by_o his_o anger_n against_o she_o as_o consider_v in_o apostate_n nature_n the_o fury_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v where_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n be_v pacify_v but_o her_o enemy_n shall_v be_v as_o briar_n and_o thorn_n before_o he_o he_o have_v a_o consume_a fury_n for_o her_o enemy_n though_o he_o have_v none_o for_o his_o vineyard_n protection_n be_v in_o no_o less_o measure_n promise_v and_o that_o not_o a_o temporary_a one_o nor_o a_o bare_a defence_n but_o with_o the_o ruin_n of_o her_o enemy_n and_o tread_v they_o down_o as_o straw_n be_v tread_v down_o for_o the_o dunghill_n isa_n 25.10_o in_o this_o mountain_n shall_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n rest_n by_o hand_n be_v mean_v his_o power_n and_o by_o rest_n be_v mean_v the_o perpetual_a motion_n of_o it_o for_o she_o and_o that_o against_o the_o most_o furious_a malicious_a &_o powerful_a of_o her_o enemy_n mat._n 16.18_o against_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n against_o the_o wisdom_n of_o hell_n gate_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o council_n against_o the_o censure_n and_o sentence_n of_o hell_n gate_n be_v the_o place_n of_o judicature_n against_o the_o arm_n of_o hell_n gate_n be_v the_o place_n of_o strength_n &_o guard_n when_o christ_n secure_v against_o hell_n he_o secure_v against_o all_o that_o receive_v their_o commission_n from_o hell_n neither_o hell_n itself_o nor_o the_o instrument_n 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body_n of_o his_o loyal_a subject_n and_o all_o those_o thing_n be_v of_o little_a comfort_n without_o duration_n and_o stability_n which_o be_v also_o secure_v to_o she_o hos_fw-la 6.3_o his_o go_v forth_o i._n e._n the_o go_v forth_o of_o god_n in_o the_o church_n be_v prepare_v as_o the_o morning_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stable_a his_o appearance_n for_o she_o and_o in_o she_o be_v as_o certain_a as_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o morning_n light_n at_o the_o appoint_a hour_n all_o the_o cloud_n which_o threaten_v a_o perpetual_a night_n can_v hinder_v it_o all_o the_o worker_n of_o darkness_n can_v prevent_v it_o the_o morning_n will_v dawn_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no._n her_o duration_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o most_o durable_a thing_n to_o that_o of_o the_o cedar_n the_o
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