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A27606 Evangelical repentance unto salvation not to be repented of upon 2 Cor. 7, 10 ; and as most seasonable, Short considerations on that great context Hebr. 12, 26, \"Yet once more I shake not only Earth, &c.\" : upon the solemn occasion of the late dreadful earthquake in Jamaica and the later monitory motion of the earth in London, and other parts of the nation and beyond the sea ; whereunto is adjoined a discourse on death-bed repentance, on Luc. 22, 39 / by T. Beverly. Beverley, Thomas. 1693 (1693) Wing B2148_PARTIAL_CANCELLED; Wing B2140_CANCELLED; ESTC R17858 162,555 326

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every_o false_a way_n the_o righteousness_n of_o thy_o testimony_n be_v everlasting_a give_v i_o understanding_n and_o i_o shall_v live_v psalm_n 119._o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v right_a convert_v the_o soul_n the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v sure_a make_v wise_a the_o simple_a the_o statute_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v right_a rejoice_v the_o heart_n how_o sweet_a be_v thy_o word_n to_o my_o taste_n sweet_a than_o honey_n to_o my_o mouth_n moreover_o by_o they_o be_v thy_o servant_n warn_v and_o in_o the_o keep_n of_o they_o there_o be_v great_a reward_n psalm_n 19_o all_o these_o be_v expression_n of_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o holiness_n move_v to_o repentance_n from_o the_o beauty_n and_o amiableness_n of_o itself_o and_o the_o odiousness_n of_o contrary_a sin_n and_o evil._n 5._o the_o word_n of_o god_n throughout_o all_o these_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o with_o the_o variety_n of_o its_o divine_a representation_n collect_v and_o 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2_o pet._n 3.9_o and_o do_v not_o despise_v it_o but_o account_v it_o salvation_n objection_n 6._o this_o doctrine_n do_v not_o savour_n enough_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o will_v have_v all_o man_n come_v to_o repentance_n answ_n to_o discourse_v the_o severity_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v most_o evangelical_n discourse_n for_o as_o the_o gospel_n do_v with_o all_o clearness_n declare_v its_o own_o rigour_n that_o man_n may_v not_o mistake_v it_o for_o a_o loose_a and_o careless_a doctrine_n and_o so_o miss_v the_o salvation_n of_o it_o so_o have_v i_o discover_v the_o great_a hazard_n of_o a_o die_a repentance_n that_o live_v man_n may_v be_v persuade_v not_o to_o cast_v themselves_o upon_o it_o and_o die_v man_n excite_v to_o a_o action_n suitable_a to_o the_o extremity_n of_o their_o case_n and_o this_o be_v indeed_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o to_o be_v move_v upon_o it_o with_o fear_n to_o prepare_v a_o ark_n to_o the_o 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of_o a_o man_n at_o all_o time_n great_a peace_n have_v they_o which_o love_v thy_o law_n and_o nothing_o shall_v offend_v they_o 119.165_o psal_n 119.165_o he_o live_v in_o the_o least_o pain_n that_o live_v holy_a i_o make_v haste_n therefore_o and_o delay_v not_o to_o keep_v thy_o commandment_n 119.60_o psal_n 119.60_o i_o seize_v upon_o so_o great_a a_o enjoyment_n as_o soon_o as_o i_o can_v afraid_a to_o be_v keep_v off_o from_o it_o too_o long_o to_o fear_v god_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n be_v the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n eccles_n 12.13_o when_o a_o man_n consider_v life_n and_o that_o he_o have_v but_o a_o moment_n of_o it_o and_o that_o therefore_o he_o will_v live_v that_o moment_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v he_o shall_v find_v the_o high_a of_o life_n the_o top_n of_o life_n to_o be_v godliness_n which_o have_v all_o the_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n and_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v 1_o tim._n 4.8_o to_o pursue_v this_o world_n and_o the_o vanity_n of_o 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