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A11006 Fiue and twentie lectures, vpon the last sermon and conference of our Lord Iesus Christ, with his disciples immediately before his Passion contained in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth chapters of the Gospel of Sainct Iohn. As also vpon that most excellent prayer, contained in the seuenteenth chap. of the same Gospel. Preached by the reuerend and faythfull seruant of God, M. Robert Rollok, minister of the Kirke (and rector of the Colledge) of Edinburgh. Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.; Charteris, Henry, 1565-1628.; Arthur, William, fl. 1606-1619. 1619 (1619) STC 21277; ESTC S116143 255,785 280

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and_o in_o the_o seventeenth_o chap._n you_o shall_v see_v his_o prayer_n to_o the_o father_n and_o that_o prayer_n shall_v remain_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o shall_v never_o go_v out_o of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o father_n this_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v get_v first_o by_o the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o next_o by_o the_o earnest_a prayer_n and_o intercession_n of_o jesus_n ere_o ever_o man_n or_o woman_n get_v that_o spirit_n it_o behoove_v the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o buy_v he_o with_o his_o precious_a blood_n and_o if_o god_n have_v not_o die_v the_o world_n have_v not_o get_v the_o spirit_n what_o dough_n a_o man_n and_o he_o be_v a_o king_n and_o he_o get_v not_o that_o spirit_n the_o lord_n merit_v that_o spirit_n by_o his_o death_n ere_o ever_o we_o get_v that_o spirit_n he_o have_v merit_v it_o yea_o and_o christ_n must_v rise_v again_o and_o must_v pass_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o be_v glorify_v and_o there_o he_o must_v be_v a_o 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to_o be_v in_o jesus_n that_o through_o he_o we_o may_v have_v this_o comforter_n to_o abide_v with_o we_o for_o ever_o now_o in_o the_o next_o word_n the_o lord_n show_v to_o they_o who_o be_v this_o conforter_n who_o they_o shall_v have_v in_o his_o absence_n and_o he_o point_v he_o out_o in_o his_o proper_a name_n and_o he_o call_v he_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n because_o as_o we_o have_v hereafter_o he_o instruct_v man_n and_o woman_n in_o all_o truth_n and_o in_o the_o 16._o chap._n vers_fw-la 13._o he_o
rom._n 7._o feel_v this_o rebellion_n in_o he_o through_o the_o remain_v of_o sin_n cry_v out_o miserable_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n indeed_o if_o thou_o make_v rebellion_n to_o god_n if_o thou_o have_v all_o the_o pleasure_n in_o the_o world_n thou_o be_v miserable_a felicity_n be_v when_o the_o heart_n be_v loose_v to_o serve_v god_n for_o the_o end_n of_o gift_n spiritual_a &_o temporal_a be_v to_o glorify_v he_o and_o misery_n be_v wh●n_v the_o heart_n be_v lock_v up_o in_o hardness_n &_o rebellion_n to_o god_n god_n give_v we_o grace_n to_o see_v this_o that_o we_o may_v be_v instant_a with_o god_n to_o get_v o●r_a heart_n loose_v to_o glorify_v he_o and_o so_o have_v that_o felicity_n which_o be_v only_o true_a felicity_n through_o jesus_n christ_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n be_v all_o praise_n honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o amen_n the_o nine_o lecture_n of_o christ_n 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