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B04886 No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel. Purnell, Robert, d. 1666. 1651 (1651) Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132 119,586 280

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a_o curse_n for_o we_o as_o you_o may_v see_v 〈◊〉_d large_a gal._n 3._o 10._o &_o 13._o v._n compare_v togethe●…_n so_o also_o upon_o he_o be_v lay_v the_o iniquity_n of_o we_o a●…_n isa_n 53._o 6._o and_o not_o only_o our_o sin_n but_o a●…_n the_o punishment_n due_a to_o we_o for_o they_o of_o wh●…_n nature_n kind_n and_o quality_n soever_o as_o you_o 〈…〉_o y_fw-es read_v at_o large_a in_o that_o fifty_o three_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d isaiah_n from_o the_o first_o verse_n to_o the_o last_o 〈◊〉_d that_o whole_a chapter_n rom._n 6._o speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d suffering_n for_o we_o and_o our_o freedom_n by_o 〈◊〉_d it_o will_v make_v a_o large_a volume_n then_o contend_v to_o make_v of_o this_o whole_a book_n if_o i_o ●●uld_v but_o only_o name_v the_o chapter_n and_o 〈…〉_o ses_fw-fr in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n that_o 〈◊〉_d speak_v to_o this_o thing_n so_o i_o shall_v end_v this_o 〈◊〉_d point_n with_o the_o word_n of_o pa●●_n he_o be_v 〈…〉_o de_fw-fr sin_n for_o we_o that_o know_v no_o 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