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A60336 The Christian centurians observations, advices, and resolutions containing matters divine and morall / collected according to his owne experience by Philip Skippon ... Skippon, Philip, d. 1660. 1645 (1645) Wing S3950; ESTC R37966 95,695 394

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7_o 8._o &_o 50.20_o reas_n 2._o god_n providence_n be_v in_o every_o thing_n that_o fall_v out_o prov._n 20.24_o &_o 16.2_o jo●_n 14.16_o the_o three_o act_n of_o dependency_n be_v a_o rest_a and_o wait_a o●_n god_n for_o the_o success_n of_o our_o business_n and_o endeavour_n psal_n 37.5_o act_n 14.23_o isa_n 49.4_o 2_o sam._n 10.12_o neh._n 1.11_o est_fw-la 4.16_o gen._n 22.8_o reas_n 1._o because_o of_o god_n absolute_a power_n that_o he_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o solipotent_a eccl._n 9.11_o dan._n 3.17_o 2_o chron._n 14.11_o reas_n 2._o because_o of_o his_o decree_n all_o our_o time_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n yea_o all_o the_o action_n and_o motion_n of_o those_o time_n psal_n 31.15_o pro._n 19.21_o isa_n 26.12_o sign_n of_o confidence_n in_o god_n 1._o it_o cast_v out_o fear_n isa_n 12.2_o rom._n 4.18_o 19_o 20._o 2._o and_o care_v dan._n 3.16_o 3._o and_o cause_v cheerfulness_n 1_o sam._n 30.6_o psal_n 37.4_o 5._o the_o last_o thing_n in_o commit_v our_o way_n unto_o the_o lord_n 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