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A95609 A Scripture-map of the wildernesse of sin, and vvay to Canaan. Or The sinners way to the saints rest. Wherein the close bewildring sleights of sin, wiles of the Devill, and windings of the heart, as also the various bewildrings of lost sinners, yea, even of saints, before, in, and after conversion; the necessity of leaning upon Christ alone for salvation, with directions therein: as also, the evident and eminent danger of false guides, false wayes, false leaning-stocks, are plainly, and practically discovered. Being the summe of LXIV lecture sermons preached at Sudbury in Suffolk, on Cantic. 8.5. / By Faithful Teate, M.A. minister of the Gospel. Teate, Faithful, b. 1621. 1655 (1655) Wing T615; Thomason E839_1; ESTC R203761 372,945 489

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clear_a type_n of_o the_o desolate_a state_n of_o sinner_n by_o reason_n of_o sin_n even_o as_o the_o house_n of_o egypt_n be_v of_o their_o bondage_n under_o satan_n else_o what_o enforcement_n lie_v upon_o we_o who_o never_o be_v we_o or_o our_o father_n in_o that_o egypt_n literal_o take_v or_o in_o that_o pharaoh_n house_n of_o bondage_n to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n from_o that_o preface_n to_o the_o decalogue_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n that_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n etc._n etc._n but_o i_o have_v rather_o judge_v those_o two_o scripture_n as_o i_o have_v lay_v they_o together_o to_o expound_v each_o other_o inasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o though_o hoseah_n prophesy_v before_o the_o captivity_n and_o ezekiel_n in_o it_o who_o be_v near_o the_o deliverance_n see_v more_o into_o the_o method_n of_o its_o accomplishment_n yet_o both_o prophet_n do_v de_fw-fr industriâ_fw-la declare_v the_o selfsame_a restauration_n say_v hoseah_n there_o will_v i_o comfort_v they_o etc._n etc._n say_v ezekiel_n there_o will_v i_o accept_v they_o there_o will_v i_o accept_v you_o with_o a_o sweet_a savour_n v._o 40_o 41._o but_o what_o be_v the_o order_n of_o the_o fulfil_n of_o these_o promise_n why_o their_o consolation_n come_v after_o conversion_n v._o 37_o 38._o i_o will_v bring_v you_o by_o cause_v you_o to_o pass_v under_o the_o rod_n into_o the_o bond_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o i_o will_v purge_v out_o the_o rebel_n and_o they_o that_o transgress_v and_o this_o their_o conversion_n how_o come_v it_o but_o by_o conviction_n ver_fw-la 35_o 36._o i_o will_v bring_v you_o into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o the_o people_n which_o according_a to_o expositor_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o their_o oppressor_n who_o be_v unto_o they_o as_o a_o thorny_a wilderness_n and_o there_o will_v i_o plead_v with_o you_o face_n to_o face_n like_a as_o i_o plead_v with_o your_o father_n in_o the_o wilderness_n &c._n &c._n i._n e._n until_o you_o remember_v your_o way_n and_o your_o do_n &c._n &c._n and_o loath_a yourselves_o etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 43._o and_o who_o know_v not_o that_o the_o time_n of_o wildernesse-dispensation_n i._n e._n sad_a providence_n spiritual_a or_o outward_a or_o both_o be_v usual_o the_o season_n wherein_o god_n fasten_v conviction_n or_o that_o conviction_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v in_o order_n to_o conversion_n and_o conversion_n to_o solid_a consolation_n and_o thus_o who_o he_o allure_v into_o this_o wilderness_n he_o do_v and_o will_v speak_v comfortable_o unto_o the_o last_o be_v the_o wilderness_n of_o protection_n and_o preservation_n rev._n 12.6_o and_o the_o woman_n flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n where_o she_o have_v a_o place_n prepare_v of_o god_n that_o be_v for_o her_o shelter_n and_o security_n for_o though_o the_o wilderness_n proper_o so_o call_v be_v the_o habitation_n of_o dragon_n isa_n 35.6_o 7._o and_o desert_n as_o be_v 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in_o every_o respect_n evil_a for_o it_o be_v sin_n only_o that_o make_v any_o people_n a_o wilderness_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n a_o wilderness_n unto_o any_o people_n now_o then_o since_o sin_n be_v the_o worst_a wilderness_n and_o jesus_n the_o best_a joshvah_n and_o since_o it_o be_v only_o by_o jesus_n that_o we_o be_v save_v from_o sin_n and_o primely_a from_o sin_n that_o we_o be_v save_v by_o jesus_n mat._n 1.21_o and_o only_o by_o lean_v jsa_n 51.5_o my_o salvation_n be_v go_v forth_o and_o on_o my_o arm_n shall_v they_o trust_v i_o say_v only_o by_o lean_v that_o we_o be_v save_v by_o he_o therefrom_a i_o have_v not_o doubt_v to_o adhere_v to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n render_v and_o prosecute_v in_o the_o subsequent_a treatise_n i_o have_v do_v only_o let_v the_o reader_n instead_o of_o wildernesse-sin_n the_o
compositor_n compound_v who_o be_v either_o too_o penurious_a of_o pain_n or_o too_o pregnant_a of_o fantasy_n read_v into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o into_o sin_n chap._n 1._o content_n so_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o in_o sin_n chap._n 2._o content_n and_o so_o toties_fw-la quoties_fw-la know_v also_o that_o in_o the_o first_o two_o sheet_n which_o indeed_o be_v worst_a do_v not_o only_o through_o the_o unaccustomednesse_n of_o the_o compositor_n but_o even_o through_o my_o own_o inadvertency_n who_o little_o intend_v those_o sheet_n for_o the_o press_n when_o i_o first_o write_v they_o and_o through_o providence_n want_v the_o opportunity_n of_o revisall_n before_o they_o pass_v the_o press_n my_o character_n for_o vers_fw-la be_v mistake_v and_o so_o chapter_n put_v for_o vers_n where_o more_o vers●s_n than_o one_o of_o a_o chapter_n be_v quote_v after_o each_o other_o as_o also_o these_o two_o scripture_n jer._n and_o isa_n compare_v be_v both_o translocate_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o chapter_n where_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v read_v other_o errata_n such_o as_o trouble_v the_o sense_n be_v refer_v to_o their_o table_n to_o be_v there_o insert_v such_o as_o trouble_v not_o the_o sense_n with_o some_o pseudography_n and_o mispointing_n of_o the_o compositor_n to_o thy_o ingenuity_n to_o be_v overlook_v now_o if_o thou_o reap_v any_o fruit_n of_o my_o poor_a endeavour_n let_v god_n have_v thy_o praise_n who_o only_o deserve_v they_o and_o let_v i_o have_v thy_o prayer_n than_o who_o none_o can_v more_o need_v they_o who_o be_o the_o most_o unprofitable_a of_o the_o servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n faithful_a teate_n errata_fw-la page_n 4_o line_n 11._o read_v self_n justiciaries_n most_o express_o p._n 10._o l._n 15._o r._n conviction_n p._n 13._o l._n 27._o r._n hell_n bind_v p._n 23._o l._n 4._o after_o thereby_o insert_v can._n 5.1_o p._n 70._o l._n 31._o r._n desirous_a of_o p._n 77._o l._n 10._o r._n by_o slack_v p._n 87._o l._n 26._o for_o heart_n r._n hour_n p._n 112._o l._n 28._o for_o word_n r._n world_n l._n 31._o r._n refuse_v my_o p._n 136._o l._n 34._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 137._o for_o a_o friend_n r._n afraid_a p._n 141_o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 10.11.12_o method_n manager_n ruler_n p._n 154._o l._n 28._o r._n cry_v the_o man_n do_v so_o and_o so_o p_o 148._o l._n 7_o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 201._o l_o 4._o r._n viz._n decline_a of_o p._n 229._o l._n 1._o for_o &_o r._n est_fw-la p._n 260._o l._n 7._o r._n sovereign_a p._n 264._o l._n 3._o r._n it_o be_v not_o p._n 275._o l._n 12._o r._n leave_v p._n 279._o l._n 24._o for_o shine_v r._n sin_v p._n 337._o l._n 25._o for_o way_n r._n nay_n p._n 339._o l._n 20._o deal_n if_o p._n 355._o l._n 26._o r._n third_z negative_a hindrance_n p._n 385._o l._n 24._o r._n beautiful_a p._n 412_o l._n 25._o for_o and_z r._n that_o p._n 430._o l_o 30._o r._n psa_n 49._o p._n 432_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 434._o l._n 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