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A04985 Sermons vvith some religious and diuine meditations. By the Right Reuerend Father in God, Arthure Lake, late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells. Whereunto is prefixed by way of preface, a short view of the life and vertues of the author Lake, Arthur, 1569-1626. 1629 (1629) STC 15134; ESTC S113140 1,181,342 1,122

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the_o same_o point_n 3._o revel_v 3._o thou_o think_v that_o thou_o be_v rich_a and_o want_v nothing_o whereas_o thou_o be_v poor_a blind_a miserable_a come_v to_o i_o and_o buy_v etc._n etc._n when_o st._n paul_n phil._n 3._o have_v reckon_v up_o all_o his_o prerogative_n he_o conclude_v vers_fw-la 8._o i_o account_v all_o these_o but_o dung_n and_o loss_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o excellent_a knowledge_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n but_o most_o full_a be_v that_o place_n of_o st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 1._o christ_n of_o god_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n righteousness_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n where_o observe_v how_o he_o fit_v we_o with_o supply_n from_o christ_n as_o well_o for_o the_o church_n militant_a as_o triumphant_a in_o the_o church_n triumphant_a we_o must_v have_v understand_v head_n and_o pure_a heart_n that_o we_o may_v see_v god_n and_o enjoy_v he_o and_o christ_n give_v we_o such_o head_n such_o heart_n for_o he_o be_v make_v unto_o we_o wisdom_n and_o sanctification_n as_o for_o the_o church_n militant_a we_o need_v therein_o discharge_v from_o our_o sin_n and_o deliverance_n from_o woe_n and_o christ_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o righteousness_n that_o we_o may_v come_v with_o boldness_n before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o god_n and_o redemption_n from_o the_o curse_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n 16.21_o wisd_v 16.21_o so_o that_o what_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v of_o manna_n be_v certain_o true_a of_o christ_n he_o be_v unto_o every_o man_n what_o he_o can_v reasonable_o desire_v he_o serve_v to_o the_o appetite_n of_o every_o eater_n and_o be_v temper_v to_o every_o man_n like_n the_o septuagint_n as_o if_o they_o have_v intend_v to_o teach_v we_o that_o all_o thing_n desirable_a be_v in_o he_o have_v use_v the_o plural_a number_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o christ_n be_v totum_fw-la desiderabile_fw-la and_o we_o may_v all_o say_v with_o king_n david_n what_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o what_o be_v there_o in_o earth_n that_o i_o desire_v with_o thou_o to_o end_v this_o point_n two_o thing_n we_o must_v learn_v from_o this_o sovereignty_n of_o good_a which_o be_v conclude_v in_o this_o one_o rule_n primum_fw-la in_o unoquoque_fw-la genere_fw-la est_fw-la mensura_fw-la reliquorum_fw-la see_v christ_n be_v the_o sovereign_a good_a he_o must_v season_v and_o stint_v all_o our_o desire_n fire_n be_v the_o original_n of_o heat_n and_o the_o sun_n of_o light_n and_o we_o see_v that_o other_o thing_n have_v neither_o heat_n nor_o light_n but_o as_o they_o do_v partake_v of_o fire_n or_o the_o sun_n and_o their_o measure_n of_o both_o be_v answerable_a to_o the_o participation_n of_o those_o original_n so_o