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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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rennegate_n which_o walk_v no_o more_o with_o jesus_n work_v their_o destruction_n by_o the_o very_a doctrine_n of_o salvation_n whereas_o firm_a professor_n will_v say_v with_o peter_n master_n 6.68.69_o joh._n 6.68.69_o to_o who_o shall_v we_o go_v thou_o have_v the_o word_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o we_o believe_v and_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v that_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n many_o will_v salute_v the_o brethren_n for_o a_o time_n and_o labour_n for_o the_o truth_n and_o promote_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n 4.11_o col._n 4.14_o 2._o tim._n 4.11_o but_o when_o the_o perilous_a scirmish_n come_v they_o will_v flee_v with_o the_o dastardly_a soldier_n and_o with_o demas_n forsake_v paul_n and_o cleave_v to_o this_o present_a world_n many_o will_v say_v lord_n i_o will_v follow_v thou_o whithersoever_o thou_o go_v but_o when_o they_o hear_v that_o fox_n have_v hole_n and_o the_o bird_n of_o the_o heaven_n nest_n but_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o 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