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A44497 Essays about general and special grace y way of distinction between; or distinct consideration of 1. The object of divine faith, or the truth to be preached to, and believed by men. And, 2. Gods purposes for dispensing. And, 3. His dispensations of the said truth, and the knowledge of it to men. And, 4. The operations of God with it in men in the dispensation of it. By Jo. Horne, late of Lin-Allhallows.; Essayes about general and special grace. Horn, John, 1614-1676. 1685 (1685) Wing H2802; ESTC R216477 249,720 501

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he_o such_o be_v the_o heal_a the_o israelites●ng_n ●ng_z with_o fiery_a serpent_n by_o the_o brazen_a ●pent_n and_o the_o deliverance_n of_o jonah_n 〈◊〉_d the_o whale_n belly_n a_o signification_n of_o the_o ●th_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n such_o also_o i_o conceive_v 2.22_o numb_a 21.9_o 10._o with_o joh._n 3.14_o 15._o joh._n 1.17_o with_o matth._n 16.4_o joh._n 9.7_o joh._n 20.31_o act._n 2.22_o be_v the_o cure_n of_o naaman_n leprosy_n by_o his_o wash_n in_o jordan_n 2_o king_n 5._o christ_n turn_v water_n into_o wine_n at_o the_o wedding_n joh._n 2._o and_o the_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o man_n bear_v blind_a by_o the_o pool_n of_o siloam_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n sent._n yea_o the_o most_o of_o
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the_o law_n be_v a_o law_n to_o themselves_o which_o show_n the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n their_o conscience_n also_o bear_v witness_n and_o their_o thought_n the_o mean_a while_n accuse_v or_o excuse_v one_o another_o rom._n 2.14_o 15._o 2._o in_o and_o by_o the_o same_o light_n truth_n and_o spirit_n judge_v and_o reprove_v or_o convince_a man_n god_n be_v also_o afford_v his_o ●erting_v operation_n yea_o those_o con●cements_n tend_v to_o conversion_n and_o be_v ●ered_v to_o that_o end_n that_o man_n may_v be_v ●verted_v from_o the_o evil_n they_o be_v con●ced_v of_o and_o reprove_v for_o to_o god_n 〈◊〉_d those_o good_a thing_n they_o be_v convince_v 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o be_v evidence_v and_o commend●_n to_o they_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o what_o our_o liour_n and_o the_o apostle_n paul_n say_v of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d smother_v those_o convincement_n they_o 〈◊〉_d close_v or_o wink_v with_o their_o eye_n 28.27_o matth._n 13.15_o act._n 28.27_o 〈◊〉_d they_o 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