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A14185 Lectures upon the vvhole Epistle of St. Paul to the Philippians, deliuered in St. Peters Church in Oxford: by the reuerend and faithfull seruant of Christ Henry Airay ... and now published for the vse of Gods Church by C.P. ... Airay, Henry, 1560?-1616. 1618 (1618) STC 245; ESTC S100494 890,650 1,118

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troup_v i_o go_v wrong_v but_o now_o i_o keep_v thy_o word_n and_o the_o lord_n by_o ●sea_n say_v in_o their_o affliction_n they_o will_v seek_v i_o diligent_o murthly_a in_o all_o our_o affliction_n christ_n suffer_v with_o we_o and_o herefore_o paul_n call_v his_o affliction_n which_o he_o suffer_v by_o sea_n land_n of_o friend_n or_o enemy_n in_o body_n or_o in_o spirit_n the_o affliction_n of_o christ_n in_o every_o cross_n he_o suffer_v with_o we_o and_o every_o cross_n seal_v his_o love_n unto_o us._n last_o our_o affliction_n be_v b●●_n for_o a_o little_a while_n and_o after_o they_o be_v glory_n for_o ever_o as_o it_o be_v wr●ten_v heaviness_n may_v endure_v for_o a_o night_n but_o joy_n come_v in_o the_o morning_n why_o be_v thou_o then_o so_o sad_a o_o thou_o distress_a soul_n and_o why_o do_v thought_n arise_v in_o thy_o heart_n comfort_v thyself_o in_o this_o that_o thy_o affliction_n conform_v thou_o unto_o christ_n his_o image_n and_o set_v thou_o in_o the_o plain_a and_o 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it_o be_v that_o all_o creature_n be_v not_o subject_a unto_o christ_n and_o worship_v he_o see_v god_n have_v give_v he_o such_o a_o ●ame_n even_o such_o honour_n and_o glory_n above_o all_o creature_n that_o all_o creature_n shall_v bow_v at_o his_o name_n and_o be_v subject_a unto_o he_o answer_v first_o that_o all_o creature_n ought_v to_o bow_v at_o his_o name_n and_z ●_o be_v subject_a unto_o he_o even_o all_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o ●l_o such_o their_o slave_n as_o have_v sell_v themselves_o to_o work_v wickedness_n in_o this_o life_n aught_o to_o bow_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o worship_v he_o ●or_a that_o law_n which_o afterward_o be_v give_v by_o moses_n unto_o man_n ●_o keep_v thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o 6.13_o deut._n 6.13_o be_v ●o_o doubt_v in_o the_o begin_n a_o law_n both_o to_o man_n and_o angel_n ●d_a still_o continue_v to_o be_v a_o law_n whereby_o not_o man_n alone_o but_o ●en_o and_o angel_n and_o infernal_a spirit_n be_v bind_v to_o fear_n and_o ●rue_v he_o to_o worship_n and_o obey_v he_o even_o with_o holy_a worship_n ●nd_v therefore_o be_v the_o judgement_n and_o condemnation_n of_o all_o ●em_v most_o just_a who_o do_v not_o obey_v he_o that_o they_o may_v be_v ●ued_v second_o unto_o the_o question_n i_o answer_v that_o all_o crea●res_n now_o be_v subject_a unto_o he_o so_o that_o unto_o who_o he_o say_v ●oe_v he_o go_v and_o unto_o who_o he_o say_v come_v he_o come_v ●d_a otherwise_o they_o stir_v not_o nor_o can_v the_o devil_n him●fe_n touch_v not_o nor_o can_v touch_v either_o job_n his_o substance_n 1.12.2.6_o job_n 1.12.2.6_o or_o ●s_a child_n or_o himself_o till_o he_o give_v leave_v and_o then_o no_o fur●er_a than_o he_o give_v leave_v nay_o he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o hear_v ●swine_n till_o he_o give_v leave_v 7.18.19_o mar._n 5.13_o esa_n 7.18.19_o he_o hiss_v for_o the_o fly_n that_o be_v at_o the_o ●ermost_a part_n of_o the_o flood_n of_o egypt_n and_o for_o the_o bee_n which_o 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