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A30987 A treatise of fornication shewing what the sin is, how to flee it, motives and directions to shun it : upon 1 Cor. VI, XVIII : also, A penitentiary sermon upon John viii. II / by W.B., M.A. W. B. (William Barlow), b. 1617 or 18. 1690 (1690) Wing B848; ESTC R10545 68,090 89

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jealousy_n when_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n the_o daughter_n of_o god_n and_o the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n become_v guilty_a of_o this_o harlotry_n and_o give_v herself_o to_o his_o uncleanness_n as_o that_o of_o corporal_a fornication_n be_v in_o the_o most_o literal_a sense_n of_o that_o word_n no_o marvel_n if_o god_n will_v judge_v whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n no_o marvel_n if_o he_o have_v provide_v a_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n to_o wash_v or_o rather_o burn_v away_o the_o filthiness_n of_o fornicator_n 2._o as_o it_o render_v he_o odious_a to_o god_n so_o it_o out_v he_o of_o the_o protection_n of_o angel_n god_n send_v forth_o his_o angel_n to_o be_v minister_a spirit_n to_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n heb._n 1.14_o and_o give_v they_o charge_n over_o they_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o all_o their_o way_n ps_n 91.11_o but_o now_o the_o fornicator_n by_o act_v that_o which_o disinherit_v he_o of_o salvation_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o 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