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A31083 A sermon upon the passion of Our Blessed Saviour preached at Guild-Hall Chappel on Good Friday, the 13th day of April, 1677 / by Isaac Barrow ... Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677. 1677 (1677) Wing B954; ESTC R12876 31,756 46

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do_v bring_v down_o the_o almighty_a physician_n from_o heaven_n ibid._n do_v humble_v he_o to_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n do_v subject_v he_o to_o contumely_n do_v suspend_v he_o on_o a_o cross_n that_o this_o tumour_n by_o virtue_n of_o so_o great_a a_o medicine_n may_v be_v cure_v may_v not_o he_o well_o be_v presume_v incurable_a who_o be_v not_o cure_v of_o his_o pride_n by_o this_o medicine_n 11._o in_o who_o neither_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o case_n not_o the_o force_n of_o such_o a_o example_n can_v work_v humility_n 5._o but_o far_o while_o this_o contemplation_n do_v breed_v sober_a humility_n it_o also_o shall_v preserve_v we_o from_o base_a abjectness_n of_o mind_n for_o it_o do_v evident_o demonstrate_v that_o according_a to_o god_n infallible_a judgement_n we_o be_v very_o considerable_a that_o our_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o high_a regard_n that_o it_o be_v a_o great_a pity_n we_o shall_v be_v lose_v and_o abandon_v to_o ruin_n 148._o for_o sure_o have_v not_o 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