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A36312 The righteous man's hope at death consider'd and improv'd for the comfort of dying Christians, and the support of surviving relations : to which is added Death-bed reflections, &c. proper for a righteous man in his last sickness / by Samuel Doolittle ; this was the first sermon the author preacht after the death of his mother Mrs. Mary Doolittle, who deceased Decemb. 16. 1692. and is since enlarged. Doolittle, Samuel. 1693 (1693) Wing D1879; ESTC R10334 104,634 254

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shall_v cast_v i_o into_o it_o i_o have_v forfeit_v heaven_n and_o if_o god_n shall_v eternal_o banish_v i_o from_o that_o bless_a place_n i_o must_v say_v righteous_a art_n thou_o o_o lord_n and_o upright_o 137._o ps_n 110._o 137._o be_v thy_o judgement_n but_o save_v i_o from_o the_o one_o and_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o other_o for_o thy_o mercy_n sake_n i_o find_v it_o be_v write_v he_o that_o 13._o pro._n 28._o 13._o confess_v and_o forsake_v his_o sin_n shall_v find_v mercy_n and_o again_o if_o we_o confess_v our_o sin_n he_o be_v 9_o 1_o john_n 1._o 9_o faithful_a and_o just_a to_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n this_o i_o have_v do_v this_o i_o will_v do_v and_o shall_v i_o not_o obtain_v mercy_n i_o be_o ashamed_a and_o confound_v i_o loathe_v and_o abhor_v my_o self_n i_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n i_o wish_v i_o have_v never_o do_v as_o i_o have_v be_v i_o to_o live_v over_o my_o life_n again_o divine_a grace_n assist_v these_o errata_n shall_v be_v correct_v i_o do_v repent_v and_o will_v not_o god_n pardon_v i_o do_v hearty_o mourn_v and_o will_v not_o god_n forgive_v oh_o for_o a_o pardon_n for_o jesus_n sake_n mercy_n mercy_n lord_n mercy_n for_o a_o die_a sinner_n who_o come_v unto_o thou_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o thing_n i_o ask_v be_v great_a and_o i_o sinful_a i_o wretched_a i_o be_o altogether_o unworthy_a but_o christ_n be_v worthy_a lord_n lo_o here_o be_v the_o blood_n which_o buy_v my_o pardon_n and_o it_o have_v be_v and_o be_v now_o cry_v in_o thy_o ear_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n lord_n
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