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truth_n believe_v gospel_n spirit_n 2,125 5 5.0865 4 false
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A62911 The preaching of Christ and the prison of God, as the certain portion of them that reject Christ's word opened in several sermons on 1 Peter III. 19 / by Samuel Tomlyns ... Tomlyns, Samuel, 1632 or 3-1700. 1694 (1694) Wing T1862; ESTC R9741 60,054 138

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22._o he_o hide_v his_o please_a countenance_n from_o he_o and_o turn_v his_o angry_a face_n against_o he_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o cause_v christ_n to_o sweat_v drop_n of_o blood_n in_o the_o garden_n you_o see_v jesus_n christ_n stand_v alone_o to_o bear_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n all_o forsake_v and_o reject_v he_o as_o jesus_n christ_n be_v deal_v withal_o so_o thou_o must_v expect_v to_o be_v use_v all_o creature_n will_v withdraw_v and_o god_n also_o will_v hide_v his_o face_n sinner_n shall_v behold_v nothing_o but_o the_o huge_a host_n of_o their_o iniquity_n compass_v they_o about_o and_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n fight_v against_o they_o conscience_n shall_v reproach_v they_o god_n will_v loathe_v they_o all_o flesh_n will_v abhor_v they_o isa_n 66._o last_o 2._o god_n prison_n be_v a_o reproachful_a ignominious_a and_o infamous_a place_n here_o god_n debtor_n be_v detain_v here_o his_o enemy_n be_v confine_v this_o will_v be_v a_o eternal_a disgrace_n to_o the_o prisoner_n that_o a_o patient_a creditor_n be_v put_v to_o arrest_v they_o that_o a_o long-suffering_a god_n be_v necessitate_v to_o apprehend_v and_o shut_v they_o up_o he_o have_v swear_v that_o to_o he_o every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v isa_n 45.23_o and_o those_o obstinate_a stiff-necked_a sinner_n will_v not_o willing_o stoop_v to_o god_n will_v not_o yield_v he_o any_o sincere_a obedience_n therefore_o god_n be_v oblige_v to_o bow_v to_o break_v to_o stoop_v they_o whether_o they_o will_v for_o no._n to_o be_v a_o tree_n for_o fruit_n be_v honourable_a but_o for_o barrenness_n to_o be_v make_v a_o tree_n for_o fuel_n be_v disgrace_n full_a to_o serve_v god_n only_o by_o their_o suffering_n and_o torment_n to_o illustrate_v the_o story_n of_o god_n justice_n by_o his_o hate_v of_o they_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o power_n by_o punish_v they_o this_o be_v infamous_a to_o creature_n dan._n 12.2_o it_o be_v say_v some_o shall_v rise_v to_o shame_n and_o everlasting_a contempt_n 3._o the_o prison_n be_v our_o own_o place_n act_v 25._o judas_n be_v say_v to_o go_v to_o his_o own_o place_n we_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v cast_v thither_o to_o be_v confine_v there_o for_o ever_o confusion_n of_o face_n belong_v to_o we_o dan._n 9.8_o 9_o death_n be_v the_o wage_n due_a to_o our_o iniquity_n rom._n 6._o last_o we_o have_v show_v the_o power_n of_o our_o enmity_n against_o god_n and_o he_o may_v show_v the_o power_n of_o his_o wrath_n against_o we_o psal_n 90.11_o we_o be_v child_n of_o wrath_n by_o nature_n eph._n 2.3_o so_o hell_n be_v our_o inheritance_n and_o patrimony_n we_o be_v child_n of_o disobedience_n eph._n 2.2_o and_o so_o hell_n be_v our_o purchase_n god_n have_v be_v exile_v out_o of_o our_o mind_n psal_n 10.4_o and_o we_o deserve_v to_o be_v banish_v out_o of_o his_o glorious_a presence_n it_o be_v say_v that_o cain_n go_v out_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n gen._n 4.16_o and_o the_o prodigal_n go_v into_o a_o far_a country_n luk._n 15.13_o 14._o 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