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A14923 The soules progresse to the celestiall Canaan, or heavenly Jerusalem By way of godly meditation, and holy contemplation: accompanied with divers learned exhortations, and pithy perswasions, tending to Christianity and humanity. Divided into two parts. The first part treateth of the divine essence, quality and nature of God, and his holy attributs: and of the creation, fall, state, death, and misery of an unregenerated man, both in this life and in the world to come: put for the whole scope of the Old Testament. The second part is put for the summe and compendium of the Gospell, and treateth of the Incarnation, Nativity, words, works, and sufferings of Christ, and of the happinesse and blessednesse of a godly man in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. Collected out of the Scriptures, and out of the writings of the ancient fathers of the primitive Church, and other orthodoxall divines: by John Welles, of Beccles in the County of Suffolk. Welles, John, of Beccles. 1639 (1639) STC 25231; ESTC S119607 276,075 406

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we_o inquire_v for_o he_o at_o the_o mercy_n of_o his_o father_n let_v we_o inquire_v at_o his_o own_o righteousness_n let_v we_o seek_v he_o in_o his_o holy_a suffering_n let_v we_o seek_v he_o at_o the_o cross_n of_o his_o death_n and_o when_o we_o have_v there_o find_v he_o let_v we_o expose_v our_o grief_n and_o implore_v his_o favour_n let_v we_o show_v he_o what_o the_o law_n have_v do_v unto_o we_o what_o wound_n and_o how_o dangerous_a it_o have_v give_v our_o soul_n favour_n how_o to_o implore_v his_o favour_n let_v we_o therefore_o confess_v our_o sin_n and_o profess_v our_o faith_n let_v we_o also_o promise_v to_o correct_v the_o error_n of_o our_o life_n let_v we_o careful_o endeavour_v every_o circumstance_n he_o have_v command_v we_o and_o be_v thus_o rectify_v in_o our_o resolution_n let_v we_o reach_v our_o particular_a hand_n of_o faith_n to_o our_o salvation_n christ_n how_o to_o apprehend_v christ_n apprehend_v he_o and_o apply_v he_o to_o our_o wound_a conscience_n 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