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A94063
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Lydia's heart opened: or, divine mercy magnified in the conversion of a sinner by the Gospel Being the sum of several sermons preaced lately by James Strong, M.A. and Minister of the Gospel.
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Strong, James, 1618 or 19-1694.
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heart_n not_o that_o god_n may_v know_v but_o as_o austin_n observe_v tentat_fw-la ut_fw-la sciat_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la scire_fw-la nos_fw-la faciat_fw-la god_n try_v to_o know_v that_o be_v to_o make_v we_o and_o other_o know_v what_o be_v in_o our_o heart_n we_o be_v by_o nature_n as_o great_a stranger_n to_o our_o heart_n as_o hazael_n who_o when_o the_o prophet_n tell_v he_o he_o shall_v burn_v israel_n city_n with_o sire_n slay_v their_o young_a man_n with_o the_o sword_n dash_v the_o infant_n against_o the_o stone_n and_o rip_v up_o the_o woman_n with_o child_n he_o abhor_v these_o cruelty_n with_o this_o strange_a question_n be_v thy_o servant_n a_o dog_n that_o i_o shall_v do_v this_o 2_o king_n 8.12_o such_o barbarous_a cruelty_n seem_v at_o this_o time_n too_o odious_a for_o hazael_n but_o afterward_o the_o event_n prove_v the_o prophecy_n true_a ch_n 13._o we_o all_o as_o little_o know_v our_o heart_n as_o hazael_n or_o the_o depth_n of_o our_o own_o corruption_n 3._o god_n alone_o melt_v and_o soften_v the_o heart_n ezek._n 11.19_o he_o promise_v to_o take_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o stone_n and_o give_v a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n he_o that_o turn_v the_o flint_n into_o a_o fountain_n and_o fetch_v water_n out_o of_o the_o hard_a rock_n be_v only_o able_a to_o break_v a_o heart_n of_o stone_n and_o to_o make_v it_o a_o hadadrimmon_n a_o very_a valley_n of_o tear_n 4._o he_o comfort_v the_o heart_n hos_fw-la 2.14_o after_o he_o have_v bring_v his_o church_n into_o the_o wilderness_n than_o he_o promise_v to_o speak_v to_o her_o heart_n such_o comfortable_a word_n as_o no_o man_n can_v speak_v when_o all_o other_o comforter_n like_o job_n prove_v miserable_a comforter_n indeed_o then_o god_n say_v i_o even_o i_o be_o he_o that_o comfort_v thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v god_n propriety_n isa_n 57.15_o he_o alone_o revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o contrite_a etc._n etc._n 5._o he_o new-makes_a the_o heart_n as_o there_o be_v no_o mend_n of_o a_o 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