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A72547 Three godly treatises [brace] 1. To comfort the sicke, 2. Against the feare of death, 3. Of the resurrection [brace] / written in French by Mr. I.D. L'Espine, preacher of the word of God in Angers ; and translated into English by S. Veghelman. L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597. 1611 (1611) STC 15514.5; ESTC S5293 148,307 355

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we_o shall_v present_o find_v it_o in_o he_o 56._o psal_n 56._o what_o mishap_n or_o misery_n can_v we_o fear_v be_v in_o his_o favour_n if_o he_o be_v with_o we_o who_o shall_v be_v against_o we_o then_o be_v we_o assure_v that_o the_o good_a will_n that_o he_o bear_v we_o shall_v be_v continue_v for_o ever_o and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n that_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o turn_v it_o from_o we_o as_o write_v s._n paul_n to_o the_o roman_n i_o be_o assure_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o he_o bear_v we_o in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n and_o a_o little_a before_o this_o passage_n what_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v it_o be_v tribulation_n or_o anguish_n or_o persecution_n or_o 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