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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46526	Compunction or pricking of heart with the time, meanes, nature, necessity, and order of it, and of conversion; with motives, directions, signes, and means of cure of the wounded in heart, with other consequent or concomitant duties, especially self-deniall, all of them gathered from the text, Acts 2.37. and fitted, preached, and applied to his hearers at Dantzick in Pruse-land, in ann. 1641. and partly 1642. Being the sum of 80. sermons. With a post-script concerning these times, and the sutableness of this text and argument to the same, and to the calling of the Jews. By R.J. doctor of divinity.	R. J.	1648 (1648)	Wing J27; ESTC R213600	381,196	433

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least_o injury_n true_a or_o suppose_a so_o censorious_a of_o other_o so_o ambitious_a and_o scornful_a other_o in_o their_o proud_a censure_v of_o other_o disdain_v that_o other_o shall_v be_v any_o way_n prefer_v before_o they_o or_o to_o perform_v any_o mean_a office_n for_o their_o inferior_n that_o whatsoever_o conceit_n of_o repentance_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n against_o god_n they_o otherwise_o have_v we_o can_v say_v that_o they_o be_v true_o deep_o or_o save_o humble_v stroke_n in_o their_o stand_n out_o against_o god_n word_n greatness_n stroke_n true_a humiliation_n will_v make_v they_o that_o with_o respect_n to_o god_n they_o will_v tremble_v at_o his_o word_n isa_n 66.2_o and_o greatness_n as_o do_v job_n chap._n 39.3_o &_o 4_o and_o 42.5_o 6._o and_o humble_o submit_v to_o his_o stroke_n levit_fw-la 26.41_o yea_o to_o his_o righteousness_n righteousness_n righteousness_n and_o not_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n rom._n 10.3_o and_o with_o 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as_o david_n avenge_v on_o king_n hanun_n the_o disgrace_n do_v his_o ambassador_n so_o 2_o chron._n 36.16_o they_o so_o long_o mock_v the_o messenger_n of_o god_n and_o despise_v his_o word_n and_o misuse_v his_o prophet_n until_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n arise_v against_o his_o people_n till_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n or_o heal_v man_n 2._o to_o depend_v on_o the_o ministry_n of_o man_n 2._o that_o god_n be_v please_v to_o teach_v we_o by_o man_n and_o that_o as_o be_v say_v in_o great_a mercy_n to_o we_o we_o be_v all_o hence_o teach_v to_o acknowledge_v god_n ordinance_n and_o to_o depend_v on_o the_o ministry_n of_o man_n his_o man_n his_o faithful_a servant_n they_o mal._n 2.7_o though_o not_o without_o trial_n of_o they_o who_o lip_n shall_v preserve_v knowledge_n and_o though_o such_o among_o man_n be_v rare_a job_n 32.22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o there_o be_v false_a teacher_n and_o some_o such_o as_o paul_n foretell_v tell_v the_o elder_n of_o ephesus_n of_o say_v also_o of_o your_o own_o self_n shall_v man_n arise_v speak_v perverse_a thing_n to_o draw_v disciple_n after_o they_o act_v 20.29_o 30._o who_o be_v to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n establish_v truth_n as_o deut._n 13.1_o 2_o 3._o act_n 17.11_o 1_o joh._n 4.1_o yet_o we_o be_v not_o to_o neglect_v the_o ministry_n of_o man_n as_o such_o do_v as_o depend_v 1._o on_o immediate_a revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n without_o the_o word_n or_o against_o it_o for_o as_o we_o must_v not_o quench_v the_o spirit_n etc._n and_o not_o on_o revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o 2._o of_o angel_n or_o 3._o of_o apparition_n of_o the_o dead_a or_o 4._o on_o witch_n etc._n etc._n so_o not_o despise_v prophesy_v 1_o thes_n 5.19_o 20._o 2._o on_o angelical_a revelation_n 3._o on_o apparition_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o papist_n do_v luke_n 16.30_o 31._o they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n let_v they_o hear_v they_o etc._n etc._n 4._o on_o diabolical_a orache_n on_o witch_n 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themselves_o they_o flee_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o consult_v with_o they_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v to_o procure_v a_o pardon_n of_o their_o bloody_a sin_n and_o how_o to_o flee_v from_o and_o escape_v wrath_n and_o in_o a_o word_n how_o to_o save_v their_o poor_a soul_n say_v what_o shall_v we_o do_v and_o the_o meaning_n be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o of_o the_o jailor_n who_o in_o like_a case_n and_o distress_n of_o soul_n tremble_a and_o fall_v down_o before_o paul_n and_o silas_n say_v sir_n what_o must_v i_o do_v to_o be_v save_v act_n 16.29_o 30._o consult_v 1_o who_o consult_v 1_o now_o in_o that_o they_o all_o be_v many_o ask_v say_v what_o shall_v we_o do_v conspiracy_n 1_o for_o number_n they_o be_v many_o a_o bless_a conspiracy_n it_o note_v 1._o a_o bless_a conspiracy_n in_o these_o young_a convert_v in_o that_o they_o compass_v their_o teacher_n round_o about_o and_o thus_o flock_v unto_o they_o for_o advice_n and_o counsel_n as_o other_o also_o do_v about_o john_n 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