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A26346 God's eye on the contrite, or, A discourse shewing that true poverty and contrition of spirit, and trembling at God's Word is the infallible and only way for the obtaining and retaining of divine acceptation as it was made in the audience of the General Assembly of the Massachusetts Colony at Boston in New England May 27, 1685, being the day of election there / by William Adams. Adams, William, 1650-1685. 1685 (1685) Wing A498; ESTC W12431 33,350 44

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dispose_v you_o to_o acknowledge_v and_o sanctify_v the_o name_n of_o god_n under_o all_o dispensation_n under_o all_o visitation_n to_o see_v and_o own_v how_o god_n be_v fulfil_v his_o word_n make_v good_a his_o threatthreatning_n and_o execute_v his_o judgement_n he_o have_v foretell_v and_o so_o to_o give_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o work_n zech._n 11._o 9_o 10_o 11._o then_o say_v i_o i_o will_v not_o feed_v you_o that_o that_o die_v let_v it_o die_v and_o that_o that_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o let_v it_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o let_v the_o rest_n eat_v every_o one_o the_o flesh_n of_o another_o and_o i_o take_v my_o staff_n even_o beauty_n and_o cut_v it_o asunder_o that_o
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word_n to_o attend_v all_o those_o duty_n the_o lord_n require_v of_o you_o if_o the_o question_n be_v ask_v what_o do_v god_n now_o look_v for_o from_o we_o the_o answer_n be_v in_o deut._n 10._o 12._o and_o now_o israel_n what_o do_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n require_v of_o thou_o but_o to_o fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o to_o love_v he_o and_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul._n you_o need_v not_o look_v for_o any_o thing_n in_o particular_a from_o i_o now_o much_o have_v be_v plain_o speak_v from_o god_n to_o this_o people_n again_o and_o again_o god_n have_v tell_v we_o his_o mind_n full_o what_o he_o will_v have_v we_o do_v and_o where_o our_o life_n lie_v deut._n 32._o 46_o 47._o set_a your_o heart_n unto_o all_o the_o word_n which_o i_o testify_v among_o you_o this_o day_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o vain_a thing_n for_o you_o because_o it_o be_v your_o life_n and_o if_o we_o 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have_v god_n refuse_v to_o hear_v our_o prayer_n but_o here_o be_v a_o way_n to_o have_v certain_a audience_n at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n psal._n 102._o 16_o 17._o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v build_v up_o zion_n he_o shall_v appear_v in_o his_o glory_n he_o will_v regard_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o destitute_a and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d their_o prayer_n new_a england_n have_v never_o more_o need_v of_o importunate_a earnest_n pray_v woe_n to_o we_o if_o we_o be_v want_v now_o in_o importune_v mercy_n from_o heaven_n a_o people_n or_o person_n become_v speechless_a in_o this_o respect_n be_v near_o to_o death_n pray_v therefore_o we_o must_v and_o aught_o and_o if_o we_o will_v be_v hear_v and_o accept_v we_o must_v get_v our_o heart_n and_o spirit_n thus_o meek_o and_o humble_o dispose_v god_n can_v not_o overlook_a they_o when_o thus_o humble_o pray_v jer._n 31._o 18_o 19_o 20._o i_o have_v sure_o hear_v ephraim_n bemoan_v himself_o thus_o thou_o have_v chastise_v i_o and_o i_o be_v 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