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A03339 The doctrine of fasting and praier, and humiliation for sinne Delivered in sundry sermons at the fast appointed by publique authority, in the yeere 1625. By that late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ. Arth. Hildersam. Hildersam, Arthur, 1563-1632.; Hildersam, Samuel, 1593 or 4-1674. 1633 (1633) STC 13459; ESTC S104100 106,897 227

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that_o he_o have_v pleasure_n in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o his_o servant_n psal._n 35_o 27._o that_o he_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o lam._n 3._o 33._o that_o in_o all_o the_o affliction_n of_o his_o people_n he_o be_v afflict_v esa._n 63._o 9_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v true_a that_o our_o sorrow_n in_o themselves_o please_v not_o god_n but_o only_o in_o respect_n first_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o fountain_n from_o whence_o they_o proceed_v that_o be_v 1._o they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n only_o that_o give_v to_o any_o man_n such_o a_o fleshy_a and_o soft_a heart_n as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o that_o promise_n ezek._n 11._o 19_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o will_v put_v a_o new_a spirit_n within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o their_o flesh_n and_o will_v give_v they_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n and_o i_o will_v pour_v upon_o they_o my_o spirit_n and_o they_o shall_v mourn_v 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will_v have_v be_v glad_a with_o all_o his_o heart_n to_o have_v fare_v as_o his_o father_n servant_n do_v luke_n 15._o 19_o o_o what_o sweetness_n find_v paul_n in_o christ_n i_o determine_v say_v he_o not_o to_o know_v any_o thing_n among_o you_o save_v jesus_n christ_n and_o he_o crucify_v 1_o cor._n 2._o 2._o and_o what_o make_v his_o taste_n so_o good_a he_o have_v be_v deep_o humble_v in_o sense_n of_o his_o sin_n as_o appear_v plain_o by_o this_o that_o he_o count_v himself_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o saint_n eph._n 3._o 8._o and_o the_o chief_a of_o all_o the_o sinner_n that_o christ_n come_v to_o save_v 1_o tim._n 1._o 15._o and_o what_o sweetness_n do_v david_n find_v in_o god_n word_n and_o promise_n psal._n 119._o 103._o how_o sweet_a be_v thy_o word_n unto_o my_o taste_n yea_o sweet_a than_o honey_n to_o my_o mouth_n and_o how_o come_v he_o to_o this_o o_o he_o have_v be_v great_o humble_v with_o sense_n of_o sin_n as_o appear_v psal._n 40._o 12._o 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