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A62050 Ouranos kai tartaros= heaven and hell epitomized. The true Christian characterized. As also an exhortation with motives, means and directions to be speedy and serious about the work of conversion. By George Swinnocke M.A. sometime fellow of Baliol Colledge in Oxford, and now preacher of the Gospel at Rickmersworth in Hertfordshire. Swinnock, George, 1627-1673. 1659 (1659) Wing S6279; ESTC R222455 190,466 458

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that_o errand_n i._n e._n to_o learn_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n &_o themselves_o lawyer_n have_v their_o client_n and_o physician_n their_o patient_n these_o be_v seek_v after_o &_o call_v up_o at_o midnight_n for_o counsel_n but_o alas_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v more_o worth_a than_o raiment_n and_o body_n too_o that_o be_v neglect_v and_o the_o minister_n seldom_o think_v one_o till_o both_o these_o be_v send_v away_o perhaps_o when_o the_o physician_n give_v they_o over_o for_o dead_a than_o we_o must_v come_v and_o close_o up_o their_o eye_n with_o comfort_n which_o be_v never_o open_v to_o see_v christ_n in_o his_o truth_n or_o else_o be_v count_v cruel_a because_o we_o will_v not_o sprinkle_v they_o with_o this_o holy_a water_n and_o anoint_v they_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n though_o they_o know_v not_o a_o step_n of_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o it_o ah_o poor_a wretch_n what_o comfort_n will_v you_o nave_n we_o speak_v to_o those_o to_o who_o god_n himself_o 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esau_n a_o castaway_n and_o ishmael_n a_o outcast_n have_v both_o abram_n to_o their_o father_n and_o so_o have_v they_o who_o truth_n itself_o assure_v that_o they_o be_v of_o their_o father_n the_o devil_n john_n 8.44_o circumcision_n avail_v nothing_o nor_o uncircumcision_n but_o a_o new_a creature_n gal._n 6.15_o all_o such_o thing_n be_v but_o lie_a word_n where_o a_o internal_a work_n of_o grace_n be_v want_v jer._n 7.4_o 5_o 6._o or_o possible_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n of_o many_o performance_n thou_o mind_v secret_a family_n relation-duty_n which_o too_o too_o many_o neglect_n pray_v read_v hear_v christian_a communion_n like_o the_o spider_n thou_o weave_v a_o curious_a web_n out_o of_o thy_o own_o bowel_n and_o therewith_o make_v thou_o a_o house_n in_o which_o thou_o
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