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A15673 A glasse for the godly Contayning many comfortable treatises to perswade men from the loue of this world, to the loue of the world to come, and exhorting them with cherefulnes to passe through the crosses and afflictions of this life. Full of spirituall comfort for all such as hope to be saued by Iesus Christ. The first [-second] part. By R:W: minister of Gods word. Wolcomb, Robert, b. 1567 or 8. 1612 (1612) STC 25941; ESTC S121029 292,196 642

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that_o two_o thousand_o shall_v be_v spend_v before_o the_o law_n two_o thousand_o under_o the_o law_n and_o two_o thousand_o under_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o add_v that_o these_o last_o two_o thousand_o year_n shall_v scarce_o have_v full_a consummation_n because_o of_o the_o most_o gréevous_a iniquity_n of_o the_o world_n but_o these_o must_v know_v that_o that_o pprophecy_n be_v vain_a because_o there_o be_v before_o the_o law_n two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o thirtéene_a year_n and_o much_o less_o than_o two_o thousand_o year_n under_o the_o law_n some_o have_v feign_v that_o the_o world_n shall_v continue_v six_o day_n as_o it_o be_v create_v in_o six_o day_n but_o for_o every_o day_n they_o have_v allot_v a_o thousand_o year_n 90.4_o psal_n 90.4_o as_o though_o david_n mean_v so_o when_o he_o say_v that_o a_o thousand_o year_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v as_o yesterday_o when_o it_o be_v past_a some_o other_o have_v suppose_v that_o the_o 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