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A16831 Gods treasurie displayed: or, the promises, and threatnings of Scripture, &c. Methodically composed, for the helpe of weake memories: and contrived into question, and answere, for the comfort of Sions mourners, and for the awakening of the Laodicean-like secure. Bridges, Francis, fl. 1630.; Bunny, Francis, 1543-1617. 1630 (1630) STC 3733; ESTC S106572 191,335 607

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pollute_v in_o thy_o own_o blood_n he_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n live_v yea_o he_o say_v unto_o thou_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o blood_n live_v ezek._n 16.6_o isa_n 51.1.2_o hos_fw-la 14.4_o ob._n though_o he_o do_v find_v we_o wicked_a yet_o do_v he_o not_o leave_v we_o so_o and_o therefore_o for_o some_o foresee_a good_a that_o will_v be_v in_o we_o he_o may_v be_v move_v hereunto_o a._n can_v a_o man_n be_v profitable_a unto_o god_n as_o he_o that_o be_v wise_a may_v be_v profitable_a unto_o himself_o be_v it_o any_o pleasure_n to_o the_o almighty_a that_o thou_o be_v
so_o it_o be_v and_o when_o you_o see_v the_o south_n wind_n blow_n you_o say_v that_o it_o will_v be_v hot_a and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v luke_o 12.54_o so_o likewise_o you_o when_o you_o shall_v see_v all_o these_o thing_n know_v that_o it_o be_v near_o even_o at_o the_o door_n math._n 24.33_o but_o of_o the_o day_n and_o hour_n know_v no_o man_n no_o not_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n but_o my_o father_n only_o math._n 24.36_o eccles_n 8.5.7_o act._n 1.7_o q._n what_o shall_v be_v the_o manner_n of_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n a._n he_o shall_v send_v his_o angel_n with_o a_o great_a sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n and_o they_o shall_v gather_v together_o his_o elect_a from_o the_o four_o wind_n from_o one_o end_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o other_o math._n 24.31_o then_o the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o with_o a_o great_a noise_n and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v away_o with_o fervent_a heat_n the_o earth_n also_o with_o the_o work_n that_o be_v therein_o shall_v be_v burn_v up_o 2._o pet._n 3.10_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n the_o son_n shall_v become_v black_a as_o sackcloth_n with_o hair_n and_o the_o moon_n become_v as_o blood_n and_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n shall_v full_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n shall_v depart_v as_o a_o scroll_n revel_v 6.12_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v sign_n in_o the_o sun_n and_o in_o the_o moon_n and_o in_o the_o star_n and_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o wave_n roar_v the_o power_n of_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v shake_v and_o then_o shall_v they_o see_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v in_o the_o cloud_n with_o power_n and_o great_a glory_n luk._n 21.25_o who_o shall_v be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n in_o flame_a fire_n 2._o thes_n 1.7_o with_o ten_o thousand_o of_o his_o saint_n in_o glory_n and_o all_o his_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o mat._n 25.31_o thousand_o thousand_o shall_v minister_v unto_o he_o and_o ten_o thousand_o time_n ten_o thousand_o shall_v stand_v before_o 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rock_n fall_v on_o we_o and_o hide_v we_o from_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lamb_n for_o the_o great_a day_n of_o his_o wrath_n be_v come_v and_o who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v revel_v 6.15_o isa_n 2.19.13.7.33.14_o hos_fw-la 10.8_o q._n but_o shall_v the_o godly_a be_v thus_o perplex_v at_o the_o behold_n of_o these_o thing_n a._n belove_a if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o not_o then_o shall_v we_o have_v confidence_n towards_o god_n 1._o joh._n 3.21_o for_o god_n have_v not_o give_v we_o the_o spirit_n of_o fear_n but_o of_o power_n of_o love_n and_o of_o a_o sound_a mind_n 2_o tim._n 1.7_o and_o therefore_o when_o these_o thing_n begin_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v then_o shall_v we_o look_v up_o and_o lift_v up_o our_o head_n because_o our_o redemption_n draw_v nigh_o luk._n 21.28_o for_o christ_n be_v once_o offer_v to_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o and_o unto_o they_o that_o look_v for_o he_o shall_v he_o 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use_n of_o these_o mean_n grace_n itself_o may_v decay_v a._n in_o all_o place_n where_o god_n do_v record_v his_o name_n he_o will_v bless_v thou_o exod._n 20_o 24._o the_o lord_n shall_v bless_v thou_o out_o of_o zion_n psal_n 128.5_o so_o that_o thou_o shall_v flourish_v like_o a_o palm_n tree_n and_o like_o a_o cedar_n in_o libanon_n those_o that_o be_v plant_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v flourish_v in_o the_o court_n of_o our_o god_n they_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n in_o old_a age_n they_o shall_v be_v fat_a and_o flourish_v to_o show_v that_o the_o lord_n be_v upright_o he_o be_v my_o rock_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o he_o psal_n 92_o 12_o 84_o 7_o 65_o 4._o 1_o cor._n 15_o 10._o math._n 13_o ●1_n 32._o isa_n 61_o 11._o q._n what_o be_v require_v of_o we_o to_o the_o ●nd_n that_o these_o mean_n of_o grace_n may_v be_v thus_o continue_v with_o success_n a._n 1_o get_v david_n appetite_n after_o they_o ●aying_v as_o the_o heart_n 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