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A10659 Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life of Christ. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne: by Edward Reynoldes, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford. Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. 1631 (1631) STC 20934; ESTC S115807 428,651 573

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occasion_n to_o get_v as_o much_o of_o it_o as_o he_o may_v together_o notable_o do_v saint_n paul_n set_v forth_o this_o purify_n property_n of_o hope_n in_o the_o promise_n 20._o i_o follow_v after_o if_o that_o i_o may_v apprehend_v that_o for_o which_o also_o i_o be_o apprehend_v of_o christ_n jesus_n i_o be_o already_o apprehend_v of_o christ_n he_o have_v in_o his_o body_n carry_v i_o in_o hope_n unto_o heaven_n with_o he_o and_o make_v i_o sit_v together_o in_o heavenly_a place_n and_o this_o hope_n to_o come_v to_o he_o at_o last_o to_o attain_v to_o that_o price_n of_o the_o high_a call_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n make_v i_o press_v and_o pull_v and_o strive_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o attain_v to_o perfection_n to_o express_v a_o heavenly_a conversation_n in_o earth_n because_o from_o thence_o i_o look_v for_o a_o saviour_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n hope_v as_o we_o say_v be_v a_o anchor_n our_o anchor_n be_v fix_v in_o heaven_n our_o vessel_n be_v upon_o earth_n 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