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A43821 The spring of strengthning grace in the Rock of Ages, Jesus Christ demonstrated in a plain and short sermon / preached at Twickenham in Middlesex, near Hampton-Court, April 16, 1648, by Thomas Hill ... Hill, Thomas, d. 1653. 1648 (1648) Wing H2029; ESTC R25713 49,510 59

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strong_a encouragement_n for_o all_o christ_n member_n rom._n 16.28_o use_v 3_o contrary_n to_o pau●s_n doctrine_n phil._n 2.13_o note_n to_o believe_v be_v man_n act_n but_o faith_n be_v god_n gift_n use_v 4._o caution_n rom._n 9.15_o 2._o tim._n 2.20_o 2._o doctr._n christ_n intention_n and_o expectation_n in_o give_v gift_n 1._o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o growth_n eph._n 1._o last_o 2._o a_o grow_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3_o grow_v up_o to_o christ_n in_o all_o thing_n note_n the_o ground_n reason_n 1._o reason_n 2._o reason_n 3._o note_n the_o end_n the_o stability_n in_o christ._n stability_n in_o judgement_n stability_n of_o affection_n psal._n 73.25_o psal._n 11._o stability_n of_o conversation_n note_n improvement_n of_o christ._n in_o all_o condition_n and_o relation_n in_o all_o duty_n use_v 1._o that_o be_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n for_o the_o work_a faith_n in_o god_n elect_v note_n use_v 2._o for_o citizen_n chief_o who_o enjoy_v such_o rich_a 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2_o tim._n 2.25_o what_o truth_n and_o love_n be_v joint_o consider_v 1_o cor._n 8.1_o note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o passover_n not_o after_o easter_n if_o true_o translate_v act_v 12.4_o vid._n minshul●s_o dict._n note_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v 1.20_o act_n 2.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o sometime_o the_o former_a include_v in_o the_o latter_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d help_n deacon_n government_n elder_n no●e_n this_o grand_a imposture_n 1._o use_v of_o instruction_n 2._o use_v of_o caution_n two_o dangerous_a regiment_n captare_fw-la impacata_fw-la &_o inquieta_fw-la tempora_fw-la a_o little_a book_n in_o quarto_fw-la call_v look_v about_o you_o note_n 3_o use_v of_o exhortation_n note_n some_o error_n be_v 1._o contrafidem_fw-la 2._o infide_v 3._o praeterfidem_fw-la in_o elephante_fw-la melancholia_fw-la transit_fw-la in_o nutrimentum_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil._n eph_n 5_o 2_o 5._o rule_n about_o love_n 6._o rule_n about_o love_n phil._n 1.27_o &_o 3.15_o 16._o concordi●_n communa_fw-la periculum_fw-la ●oll●t●r_fw-la livy_n l._n 28._o note_n 3_o epist._n ver_fw-la 1._o verse_n 2._o verse_n 3._o non_fw-la vis_fw-la errare_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la via_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la falli_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la veritas_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la mori_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la vita_fw-la non_fw-la habes_fw-la quam_fw-la eas_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la non_fw-la habes_fw-la quò_fw-la eas_fw-la nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la ezek._n 28.3_o sermo_n dei_fw-la est_fw-la sicut_fw-la hamus_fw-la non_fw-la capit_fw-la nisi_fw-la capiatur_fw-la aug._n 1_o cor._n 9.19_o to_o 22._o four_o time_n together_o isa._n 8.18_o division_n 1._o part_n 1._o person_n exhort_v exhort_v 2._o part_n substance_n of_o exhortation_n be_v strong_a 3._o part_n the_o rock_n of_o thy_o strength_n 3._o the_o grace_n that_o be_v in_o 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