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A07778 Three meditations vpon these three places of scripture, 1 Cor. 2.2 ..., Psal. 6.1 ..., Prov. 3.11,12 ... by Iohn Bulteel. Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Bulteel, John, fl. 1683. 1627 (1627) STC 18156A; ESTC S916 33,704 172

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ash_n this_o dust_n from_o the_o dust_n behold_v 6._o i_o be_o weary_a with_o my_o groan_n all_o the_o night_n make_v i_o my_o bed_n to_o swim_v i_o water_v my_o couch_n with_o my_o tear_n 7._o my_o eye_n be_v consume_v because_o of_o grief_n it_o wax_v old_a because_o of_o all_o my_o enemy_n o_o lord_n be_v it_o not_o then_o yet_o enough_o and_o what_o other_o conversion_n do_v thou_o require_v of_o i_o what_o have_v thou_o not_o turn_v thou_o to_o i_o in_o earnest_n have_v thou_o not_o behold_v i_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o mercy_n see_v that_o my_o heart_n be_v melt_v into_o tear_n otherwise_o o_o lord_n who_o can_v have_v draw_v out_o these_o water_n and_o river_n out_o of_o this_o rock_n so_o many_o tear_n out_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o my_o heart_n so_o lord_n when_o thy_o servant_n peter_n have_v sin_v against_o thou_o thou_o behelde_v he_o and_o he_o weep_v he_o weep_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o his_o soul_n he_o weep_v and_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o 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sinner_n for_o who_o come_v the_o physician_n but_o for_o the_o sick_a for_o who_o the_o ransom_n but_o for_o captive_n and_o for_o who_o have_v righteousness_n be_v make_v sin_n but_o for_o sinner_n therefore_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o tempter_n for_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o weep_n depart_v from_o i_o for_o 9_o the_o lord_n have_v hear_v my_o supplication_n the_o lord_n will_v receive_v my_o prayer_n happy_a therefore_o be_o i_o that_o have_v god_n for_o my_o advocate_n and_o god_n for_o my_o judge_n god_n for_o my_o creditor_n and_o god_n for_o my_o surety_n if_o god_n be_v for_o i_o who_o can_v be_v against_o i_o when_o he_o justifi_v who_o can_v condemn_v behold_v o_o lord_n they_o say_v thou_o may_v wait_v long_o enough_o time_n seem_v nothing_o to_o he_o that_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o it_o and_o do_v thou_o think_v that_o he_o will_v come_v down_o express_o from_o heaven_n to_o help_v thou_o sure_o my_o flesh_n have_v speak_v as_o one_o of_o the_o foolish_a 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