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A65750 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. Wade, John, b. 1643. 1683 (1683) Wing W178; ESTC R34695 377,547 592

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exceed_o 57_o exceed_o poenitentia_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la infirmo_fw-la petitur_fw-la insirma_fw-la est_fw-la paenitentia_fw-la quae_fw-la à_fw-la moriente_fw-la tantùm_fw-la petitur_fw-la timeo_fw-la ne_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la moriatur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr temp._n serm_n 57_o dubious_a and_o very_o dangerous_a and_o thy_o spiritual_a comfort_n extreme_o uncertain_a if_o not_o ordinary_o impossible_a and_o suppose_v thou_o be_v to_o begin_v thy_o repentance_n upon_o a_o deathbed_n i_o shall_v ...._o 2_o occurence_n find_v not_o much_o wonder_n if_o thou_o shall_v almost_o begin_v thy_o hell_n there_o but_o as_o poenitentiam_fw-la as_o vis_fw-fr te_fw-fr de_fw-fr dubio_fw-la liberare_fw-la vis_fw-la quod_fw-la incertum_fw-la est_fw-la evadere_fw-la age_n poenitentiam_fw-la dum_fw-la sanus_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la agis_fw-la viram_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la dum_fw-la sanus_fw-la es_fw-la &_o invenerit_fw-la te_fw-la novissimus_fw-la dies_fw-la fecurus_fw-la es_fw-la ergo_fw-la cur_n ut_fw-la reconcilieris_fw-la si_fw-la sic_fw-la agis_fw-la securus_fw-la es_fw-la quare_fw-la securus_fw-la es_fw-la quia_fw-la egisti_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o peccare_fw-la potuisti_fw-la si_fw-mi antem_fw-la vis_fw-la agere_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la ipsam_fw-la tune_n quando_fw-la peccare_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la peccati_fw-la te_fw-la dimiserunt_fw-la non_fw-la tu_fw-la illa_fw-la aug._n tom._n 10._o de_fw-la verè_fw-la poenitentibus_fw-la hom._n 41_o ex_fw-la 50._o amb._n exhortat_fw-la ad_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la st._n austin_n discourse_v wise_o and_o judicious_o if_o now_o thou_o for_o sake_v thy_o sin_n and_o turn_v to_o god_n while_o thou_o do_v enjoy_v some_o measure_n of_o health_n and_o strength_n and_o choose_v to_o serve_v god_n when_o yet_o thou_o can_v serve_v sin_n and_o satan_n if_o thou_o can_v here_o be_v some_o room_n and_o place_n for_o strong_a comfort_n such_o as_o may_v quiet_v the_o trouble_a mind_n and_o satisfy_v 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