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A21038 Tvvo treatises. The one, of repentance, the other, of Christs temptations. Both penned, by the late faithfull minister of Gods worde, Daniel Dyke, Batchelour in Diuinitie. Published since his death by his brother ID. minister of Gods word Dyke, Daniel, d. 1614.; Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639. 1616 (1616) STC 7408; ESTC S100107 213,745 364

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videbuntur_fw-la otiam_fw-la &_o divitia_n &_o gloria_fw-la &c._n &c._n cum_fw-la coelestia_fw-la respicias_fw-la chrys_n ad_fw-la pop_n antioch_n hom._n 15._o 1._o tim._n 6._o harlot_n as_o on_o the_o top_n of_o high_a mountain_n the_o great_a house_n and_o man_n seem_v but_o small_a so_o from_o the_o top_n of_o god_n mountain_n all_o these_o earthly_a thing_n which_o here_o we_o so_o admire_v will_v seem_v but_o mean_a and_o small_a it_o be_v because_o wicked_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o peter_n speak_v blind_a and_o can_v see_v thing_n that_o be_v a_o far_o off_o such_o as_o be_v heavenly_a that_o they_o fall_v so_o in_o love_n with_o the_o earthly_a this_o remedy_n paul_n prescribe_v 1._o tim._n 6._o but_o thou_o o_o man_n of_o god_n fly_v these_o thing_n viz._n covetousness_n but_o how_o lay_v hold_n on_o eternal_a life_n when_o our_o desire_n and_o thought_n be_v in_o pursuit_n after_o these_o earthly_a thing_n than_o shall_v we_o direct_v they_o by_o present_v this_o other_o and_o better_a object_n of_o heavenly_a glory_n this_o last_o meditation_n serve_v also_o to_o answer_v that_o objection_n that_o god_n reward_v not_o his_o servant_n &_o fulfil_v not_o his_o promise_n of_o this_o life_n make_v to_o they_o for_o though_o he_o never_o shall_v as_o he_o often_o do_v remember_v they_o with_o temporal_a blessing_n yet_o they_o be_v all_o abundant_o fulfil_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o heavenly_a glory_n job._n 22._o 24._o and_o psalm_n 91._o 16._o 16._o job._n 22._o 24._o psal_n 91._o 16._o with_o long_a life_n will_v i_o satisfy_v he_o and_o show_v he_o my_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o as_o hebr._n 11._o god_n need_v not_o 11._o heb._n 11._o be_v ashamed_a to_o be_v call_v our_o god_n as_o falsify_v his_o truth_n because_o he_o have_v prepare_v a_o city_n for_o we_o which_o be_v a_o universal_a collection_n of_o all_o blessing_n all_o these_o meditation_n lay_v together_o and_o well_o digest_v we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o answer_v 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