Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
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A65750
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Redemption of time, the duty and wisdom of Christians in evil days, or, A practical discourse shewing what special opportunities ought to be redeem'd ... by J.W.
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Wade, John, b. 1643.
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Wing W178; ESTC R34695
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disgust_n and_o disrelish_v whatsoever_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o and_o therefore_o many_o a_o error_n lie_v but_o uneven_o and_o untoward_o in_o a_o good_a man_n mind_n when_o present_v to_o his_o thought_n and_o when_o a_o honest-hearted_a christian_a hear_v some_o sermon_n or_o discourse_n that_o be_v erroneous_a though_o he_o be_v not_o able_a handsome_o to_o detect_v and_o logical_o to_o lay_v open_a the_o nature_n and_o danger_n of_o the_o error_n yet_o it_o go_v against_o he_o he_o can_v down_v with_o it_o he_o find_v a_o strong_a antipathy_n against_o it_o he_o have_v not_o by_o inspiration_n but_o by_o real_a 161._o real_a see_v mr._n baxter_n unreason_n of_o infid_v his_o second_o discourse_n there_o on_o 1_o joh._n 5.10_o p._n 116_o 117_o 127_o 128_o 158_o 161._o impression_n on_o his_o soul_n a_o witness_n within_o himself_o against_o it_o a_o inward_a sense_n that_o disapprove_v it_o a_o new_a nature_n that_o nauseat_v reject_v and_o rise_v against_o it_o just_o as_o 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it_o desperate_o fall_v into_o the_o gross_a and_o grievous_a error_n of_o the_o time_n you_o live_v in_o and_o take_v all_o opportunity_n according_a to_o your_o ability_n to_o inform_v and_o instruct_v to_o gain_v and_o win_v and_o bring_v over_o the_o erroneous_a and_o incredulous_a to_o the_o 1.1_o the_o tit._n 1.1_o acknowledge_v of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v after_o godliness_n that_o be_v the_o first_o redeem_v the_o time_n because_o the_o day_n and_o evil_a day_n in_o which_o dangerous_a error_n and_o false_a doctrine_n be_v vent_v and_o propagate_v the_o second_o particular_a evil_n of_o the_o apostle_n day_n and_o we_o 2._o the_o evil_a of_o the_o apostle_n time_n stand_v in_o the_o vicious_a and_o wicked_a life_n of_o scandalous_a professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o day_n be_v evil_a that_o be_v say_v loc_n say_v dies_fw-la malos_fw-la esse_fw-la dicit_fw-la h._n e._n omne_fw-la scandalis_fw-la &_o corruptelis_fw-la esse_fw-la plena_fw-la ut_fw-la difficilè_fw-la 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