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A57546 The rich fool set forth in an exposition on that parable : Luke 12, 16-22 ... / by Nehemiah Rogers ... Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660. 1662 (1662) Wing R1824; ESTC R5063 109,384 135

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à_fw-la cogitation_n &_o facilius_fw-la est_fw-la coe●um_fw-la obs●ra●e_fw-la quàm_fw-la animam_fw-la that_o he_o who_o shut_v the_o heaven_n by_o his_o prayer_n meaning_n elijah_n can_v shut_v his_o heart_n from_o all_o vain_a and_o worldly_a thought_n for_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o like_a passion_n say_v st._n james_n as_o we_o be_v jam._n 5.17_o and_o hence_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n to_o shut_v the_o heaven_n than_o to_o keep_v the_o heart_n from_o wander_n our_o thought_n be_v general_o more_o evil_a than_o good_a and_o more_o upon_o worldly_a then_o heavenly_a thing_n in_o regard_n of_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n we_o be_v more_o flesh_n than_o spirit_n and_o the_o many_o earthly_a and_o worldly_a object_n present_v to_o o●r_a sense_n in_o our_o ordinary_a calling_n which_o do_v enforce_v we_o ordinary_o to_o think_v of_o earthly_a thing_n more_o than_o of_o heavenly_a but_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v from_o hence_o that_o our_o heart_n be_v unsanctified_a for_o 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