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The Christians daily sacrifice containing a daily direction for a setled course of sanctification : diuided into three bookes / by Th. Cooper.
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Cooper, John, fl. 1626.
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STC 5695; ESTC S1680
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be_v merciful_a 1_o in_o that_o he_o will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v that_o be_v save_v and_o reject_v none_o but_o those_o that_o exclude_v themselves_o 2_o and_o therefore_o defer_v punishment_n and_o invite_v all_o to_o repentance_n eze._n 33._o exod._n 35._o 3_o and_o to_o this_o end_n apply_v himself_o to_o our_o infirmity_n both_o by_o inward_a and_o outward_a supply_n as_o his_o spirit_n word_n oath_n sacrament_n and_o miracle_n 4_o he_o embrace_v and_o deliver_v his_o elect_n from_o sin_n and_o trouble_n revel_v 7.17_o and_o 21.4_o isa._n 49.15.54_o 5_o and_o to_o this_o end_n when_o no_o other_o mean_n can_v be_v find_v give_v his_o son_n for_o us._n john_n 3.16_o 6_o and_o perform_v all_o his_o promise_n free_o notwithstanding_o our_o daily_a fail_n exod._n 33.19_o 7_o yea_o he_o be_v exceed_o compassionate_a and_o bountiful_a even_o to_o his_o very_a enemy_n rom._n 5.10_o 8_o and_o sanctify_v the_o affliction_n of_o his_o child_n to_o their_o exceed_a good_a rom._n 8.29_o 9_o yea_o bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n 2._o cor._n 4._o turn_v our_o very_a sin_n to_o profit_n and_o therefore_o though_o this_o do_v not_o imply_v any_o carnal_a affection_n in_o god_n but_o rather_o a_o unspeakable_a like_n or_o dislike_n of_o the_o object_n use_v yet_o do_v it_o not_o challenge_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v unmerciful_a because_o he_o sometime_o be_v say_v to_o rejoice_v in_o avengement_n see_v he_o only_o rejoice_v not_o in_o the_o punish_n of_o the_o creature_n but_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o divine_a justice._n pro._n 1.26_o isa._n 1.24_o and_o though_o his_o free_a and_o great_a mercy_n be_v deny_v to_o the_o wicked_a psal._n 51.1_o though_o his_o everlasting_a mercy_n do_v not_o belong_v unto_o they_o yet_o be_v he_o more_o merciful_a than_o they_o do_v deserve_v yea_o he_o be_v more_o patient_a and_o bountiful_a than_o they_o do_v desire_v psal._n 73.7_o and_o howsoever_o he_o do_v not_o save_v all_o see_v he_o may_v do_v it_o yet_o be_v it_o his_o mercy_n that_o he_o save_v any_o and_o his_o mercy_n must_v not_o hinder_v his_o justice_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v not_o save_v all_o nay_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n to_o offer_v mean_n of_o salvation_n though_o the_o wicked_a may_v refuse_v they_o because_o howsoever_o hereby_o they_o shall_v not_o attain_v salvation_n yet_o shall_v they_o be_v partaker_n of_o such_o outward_a blessing_n whereby_o they_o measure_v chief_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o wherein_o they_o do_v repose_v their_o principal_a happiness_n again_o though_o the_o lord_n accept_v none_o into_o favour_n without_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o son_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v seem_v he_o do_v it_o not_o free_o yet_o do_v he_o both_o free_o give_v we_o his_o son_n and_o also_o give_v we_o faith_n to_o believe_v in_o he_o yea_o free_o continue_v we_o to_o bring_v forth_o more_o fruit_n that_o we_o may_v be_v perfect_a and_o entire_a want_v nothing_o and_o therefore_o see_v our_o god_n be_v thus_o 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