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A96433 The art of divine improvement, or, The Christian instructed how to make a right use of [brace] duties, dangers, deliverances both as they concern himself and others : opened and applied in several sermons / by Nathaniel Whiting ... Whiting, Nathaneel, 1617?-1682. 1662 (1662) Wing W2020A; ESTC R43819 228,106 313

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4._o to_o mariner_n and_o sea-trading_a man_n 74_o psal_n 107.23_o 24._o open_v and_o enlarge_v upon_o 75_o 76_o 5._o to_o the_o recover_v once_o of_o the_o nation_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v bring_v off_o from_o bed_n of_o sickness_n 77_o 78_o 1._o that_o they_o will_v own_v with_o thankfulness_n the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n 79_o consideration_n to_o quicken_v up_o to_o thankfulness_n 1._o the_o disease_n be_v epidemical_a ibid._n 2._o it_o seize_v upon_o man_n sudden_o 80_o 3._o it_o be_v violent_a ibid._n 4._o it_o be_v weaken_v ibid._n 5._o it_o be_v languish_v 81_o 6._o it_o be_v inevitable_a ibid._n 7._o it_o be_v mortal_a to_o many_o in_o many_o place_n 82_o 2._o that_o they_o will_v make_v good_a their_o sickbed_n thought_n and_o purpose_n ibid._n hezekiahs_n case_n state_v and_o his_o
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