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A13630 The triall of truth Containing a plaine and short discovery of the chiefest pointes of the doctrine of the great Antichrist, and of his adherentes the false teachers and heretikes of these last times. Terry, John, 1555?-1625. 1600 (1600) STC 23913; ESTC S101270 292,240 350

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and_o deliverer_n the_o only_a fountain_n and_o wellspring_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o trouble_n and_o i_o will_v deliver_v 15._o psa_fw-la 50._o 15._o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v i_o come_v unto_o i_o say_v our_o saviour_n all_o 28._o mat_n 11._o 28._o you_o that_o be_v lade_v and_o grievous_o oppress_v and_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v solomon_n be_v a_o impregnable_a tower_n the_o righteous_a shall_v ●…e_v 10._o pro._n 18._o 10._o unto_o it_o and_o shall_v be_v deliver_v he_o than_o that_o speak_v unto_o god_n for_o succour_n get_v himself_o as_o it_o be_v into_o a_o invincible_a fort_n where_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v free_a from_o all_o danger_n and_o he_o that_o make_v his_o suit_n unto_o the_o lord_n come_v not_o to_o a_o beggarly_a benefactor_n but_o unto_o a_o rich_a and_o a_o bountiful_a founder_n who_o be_v rich_a not_o to_o some_o but_o to_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o neither_o 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covenant_n ●_o the_o 〈…〉_o ●…ssistance_n accord●…_n to_o his_o own_o covenant_n and_o yet_o if_o all_o man_n fail_v in_o their_o duty_n the_o lord_n himself_o will_v not_o fail_v in_o that_o covenant_n which_o he_o h●th_v make_v with_o all_o his_o choose_a wherein_o he_o have_v promise_v that_o he_o himself_o will_v write_v his_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n and_o plant_v they_o in_o their_o mind_n and_o that_o he_o will_v do_v the_o same_o so_o sufficient_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o absolute_a necessity_n for_o every_o one_o to_o exhort_v and_o to_o admonish_v his_o neighbour_n say_v know_v the_o lord_n for_o they_o shall_v all_o know_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n even_o 34._o jer._n 31_o 34._o from_o the_o great_a unto_o the_o least_o so_o and_o so_o beneficial_a it_o be_v unto_o all_o the_o lord_n people_n to_o know_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o gracious_a blessing_n &_o to_o keep_v a_o continual_a remembrance_n of_o the_o same_o and_o therefore_o so_o and_o so_o many_o 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