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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93755	A sermon on I Chron. 29, 18 and now published, because of the exceeding usefulness of this subject, unto all Christians of every perswasion or denomination whatsoever ... : wherein also is shewed what it is to teach for hire, and divine for money, and that objection is answered, which some do frame ... against that maintenance ... which true gospel ministers ought to have in these dayes under that dispensation / by Richard Stafford.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5132; ESTC R42863	20,007	24

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do_v in_o former_a generation_n but_o christian_a people_n take_v this_o counsel_n as_o from_o i_o who_o have_v be_v somewhat_o experience_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n whensoever_o you_o perceive_v fear_n within_o you_o as_o those_o same_o fear_n do_v relate_v to_o god_n or_o your_o own_o future_a state_n and_o condition_n for_o from_o hence_o do_v usual_o arise_v all_o the_o fear_n and_o all_o the_o great_a thought_n and_o search_v of_o heart_n whither_o this_o shall_v be_v indeed_o happy_a or_o miserable_a there_o learn_v to_o know_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o that_o fear_n and_o then_o labour_v to_o remove_v it_o now_o all_o fear_n do_v usual_o arise_v from_o sin_n and_o gild_n and_o therefore_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n and_o gild_n and_o the_o fear_n also_o will_v cease_v so_o that_o the_o result_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v this_o if_o thou_o man_n or_o woman_n will_v be_v indeed_o lead_v in_o the_o way_n everlasting_a thou_o must_v be_v sure_a that_o there_o be_v no_o wicked_a way_n in_o thou_o psal_n 134._o thou_o must_v both_o pray_v search_v i_o o_o god_n and_o know_v my_o heart_n try_v i_o and_o know_v my_o thought_n and_o thou_o must_v endeavour_v the_o same_o thyself_o even_o to_o search_v thyself_o and_o know_v thy_o heart_n to_o try_v thyself_o and_o know_v thy_o thought_n that_o there_o be_v no_o wicked_a way_n in_o thou_o that_o thou_o live_v in_o no_o know_a sin_n not_o reserve_v iniquity_n whatever_o and_o thou_o leave_v no_o duty_n undo_v and_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o omit_v or_o slip_v any_o opp_n 〈…〉_o nity_n of_o do_v good_a for_o to_o he_o that_o know_v to_o do_v good_a 〈◊〉_d do_v it_o not_o to_o he_o it_o be_v sin_n jam._n 4._o 17._o final_o breath_n 〈…〉_o whatsoever_o thing_n be_v true_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v ho_o 〈…〉_o est_fw-la whatsoever_o thing_n be_v just_a whatsoever_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d pure_a whatsoever_o thing_n be_v lovely_a whatsoever_o thin●●_n be_v of_o good_a report_n if_o there_o be_v any_o virtue_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o praise_n think_v on_o these_o thing_n o_o my_o fellow_n christian_n think_v often_o yea_o think_v always_o on_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n i_o have_v choose_v this_o day_n if_o you_o do_v not_o remember_v and_o carry_v away_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o sermon_n beside_o 〈◊〉_d sure_a to_o remember_v and_o carry_v away_o the_o word_n of_o 〈◊〉_d present_a text_n for_o that_o will_v be_v enough●nd_v sufficient_a if_o when_o any_o good_a thought_n or_o true_a thought_n 〈◊〉_d in_o your_o soul_n when_o you_o like_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n vo_o 〈…〉_o unto_o he_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v my_o god_n gen._n 28._o 21._o and_o p_o 〈…〉_o thy_o vow_n unto_o the_o most_o high_a psal_n 50._o 14._o when_o any_o 〈◊〉_d his_o truth_n come_v into_o thy_o mind_n which_o either_o make_v the_o invisible_a god_n more_o know_v unto_o thou_o or_o the_o thing_n of_o h●●_n kingdom_n or_o concern_v the_o world_n to_o come_v even_o our_o future_a state_n and_o condition_n therein_o which_o same_o truth_n or_o truth●_n do_v stir_v up_o or_o quicken_v exhort_v and_o actual_o persuade_v do_v all_o the_o word_n of_o his_o law_n to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n his_o testimony_n and_o his_o statute_n in_o all_o these_o and_o such_o 〈◊〉_d thing_n be_v sure_a to_o lift_v up_o thy_o heart_n towards_o god_n in_o 〈◊〉_d word_n of_o my_o text_n o_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o 〈◊〉_d israel_n our_o ●_z keep_v this_o for_o ever_o in_o the_o imagination_n of_o 〈◊〉_d thought_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o people_n and_o prepare_v their_o have_fw-mi 〈…〉_o unto_o thou_o i_o say_v again_o for_o thy_o more_o remembrance_n and_o o_o 〈…〉_o servance_n thereof_o in_o all_o these_o and_o such_o like_a good_a case_n 〈◊〉_d instance_n pray_v without_o cease_v and_o endeavour_v the_o s_o 〈…〉_o without_o cease_v o_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o of_o 〈◊〉_d rael_n our_o father_n keep_v this_o for_o ●ver_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o 〈◊〉_d thought_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o people_n and_o prepare_v their_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o thou_o amen_o so_o be_v it_o finis_fw-la