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A39658 The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon. Flavel, John, 1630?-1691. 1688 (1688) Wing F1157; ESTC R222662 58,144 192

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28.15_o i_o be_o sore_o distress_v for_o the_o philistine_n make_v war_n ●gainst_a i_o and_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o ●e_n and_o answer_v i_o no_o more_o heaven_n and_o earth_n forsake_v he_o at_o once_o reader_n if_o this_o be_v thy_o case_n i_o advise_v thou_o to_o rest_v no_o long_o in_o so_o miserable_a a_o condition_n thy_o very_a distress_n seem_v by_o a_o happy_a necessity_n to_o put_v thou_o upon_o god_n and_o drive_v thou_o to_o he_o for_o refuge_n and_o ●●_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o very_a aim_n and_o design_n of_o god_n in_o blast_v all_o thy_o earthly_a comfort_n to_o necessitate_v thou_o to_o come_v to_o he_o which_o thou_o will_v never_o be_v persuade_v to_o do_v whilst_o thou_o have_v any_o creature-prop_n to_o stay_v and_o rest_n upon_o and_o think_v not_o that_o thou_o shall_v be_v reject_v because_o thou_o be_v bring_v by_o a_o plain_a necessity_n to_o he_o come_v sincere_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v upbraid_v because_o a_o necessity_n throw_v thou_o upon_o he_o 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and_o fret_v at_o divine_a appointment_n we_o invade_v his_o throne_n and_o control_v his_o sovereign_a pleasure_n how_o monstrous_a be_v it_o to_o hear_v a_o child_n quarrel_v with_o his_o father_n that_o he_o be_v not_o so_o and_o so_o figure_v or_o the_o clay_n to_o chide_v the_o potter_n for_o mould_v it_o as_o it_o be_v 3._o it_o be_v destructive_a to_o our_o own_o inward_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o punishment_n of_o this_o sin_n and_o a_o smart_a stripe_n a_o sore_a rebuke_n it_o be_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n upon_o we_o contention_n be_v uncomfortable_a though_o but_o with_o a_o neighbour_n worse_o with_o a_o near_a relation_n but_o a_o quarrel_n with_o god_n be_v destructive_a to_o all_o comfort_n in_o the_o world._n affliction_n may_v disturb_v a_o good_a man_n peace_n but_o a_o mutinous_a spirit_n against_o god_n destroy_v and_o stab_v it_o at_o the_o very_a heart_n what_o be_v the_o sin_n and_o torment_v of_o the_o devil_n 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