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A41527 Patience and its perfect work under sudden & sore tryals Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680. 1666 (1666) Wing G1251; ESTC R40909 51,072 174

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o note_v the_o issue_n the_o experiment_n or_o fruit_n upon_o trial_n see_v the_o same_o grotius_n on_o rome_n 5._o 4._o even_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●_o cor._n 8._o 7._o psal_n 89._o 15_o pf._n 40._o 8._o heb._n 10._o rev._n 1._o 9_o patientia_fw-la it_o a_o dei_fw-la rebus_fw-la proposita_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la nullum_fw-la prae●eptum_fw-la obire_fw-la quis_fw-la possit_fw-la à_fw-la patientia_fw-la extraneus_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr patientia_fw-la mat._n 5._o 47._o eclesiast_n 9_o 10._o mat._n 5._o 12._o the_o description_n of_o patience_n admonet_fw-la victores_fw-la omnium_fw-la tentationum_fw-la fore_fw-la qui_fw-la deum_fw-la amant_fw-fr nec_fw-la aliâ_fw-la de_fw-la ●●usâ_fw-la nos_fw-la animo_fw-la defici_fw-la cum_fw-la tentamur_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la prevalet_fw-la mundi_fw-la amor._n calvin_n in_o verba_fw-la omnes_fw-la virtutes_fw-la certant_fw-la sola_fw-la patientia_fw-la vincit_fw-la &_o coronatur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n 55._o 12._o heb._n 5._o 〈…〉_z habet_fw-la vim_o quietativam_fw-la psal_n 51._o 51._o see_v piscator_fw-la and_o the_o dutch_a annotat_fw-la and_o the_o ground_n why_o it_o may_v be_v so_o judge_v be_v the_o conformity_n which_o these_o passage_n in_o the_o psalm_n verse_n 8._o make_v i_o not_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o foolish_a and_o this_o special_o v_o 9_o i_o open_v not_o my_o mouth_n because_o thou_o do_v it_o do_v hold_v with_o that_o story_n 2_o sam._n 16._o 10_o 11._o when_o shimei_n do_v curse_v he_o upon_o occasion_n of_o which_o david_n simular_o speak_v thus_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v to_o he_o curse_n david_n who_o shall_v then_o say_v wherefore_o have_v thou_o do_v so_o let_v he_o alone_o the_o lord_n have_v bid_v he_o which_o be_v just_a as_o here_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v it_o it_o be_v such_o a_o phrase_n as_o when_o christ_n say_v i_o know_v you_o not_o heb._n 12._o sapientiae_fw-la nomen_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d empty_v of_o themselves_o loo●_n upon_o themselves_o as_o have_v n●thing_n deserve_v nothing_o able_a 〈◊〉_d do_v nothing_o spiritual_o and_o th●_n true_a poverty_n of_o spirit_n the●_n have_v from_o faith_n wrought_v f●●_v blessedness_n be_v only_o pronounce_v 〈◊〉_d they_o that_o believe_v and_o of_o th●_n fruit_n of_o faith_n in_o they_o accord_v to_o that_o rom._n 4._o 7_o 8_o 9_o then_o second_o follow_v bless●●_n be_v they_o that_o mourn_v namely_o 〈◊〉_d their_o sin_n that_o in_o the_o second_o pla●●_n and_o then_o three_o bless_v be_v 〈◊〉_d meek_a that_o be_v those_o who_o in_o th●_n sight_n of_o their_o poverty_n and_o sinfulness_n lie_v at_o god_n foot_n so_o subdue_v and_o affect_v as_o god_n may_v do_v what_o he_o will_v to_o they_o or_o with_o they_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o they_o when_o they_o be_v thus_o empty_v which_o be_v when_o they_o have_v see_v their_o sin_n and_o deservedness_n to_o be_v destroy_v and_o be_v humble_v for_o they_o and_o mourn_v for_o they_o 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be_v certain_a that_o think_v much_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o impatiency_n an●_n on_o the_o contrary_a a_o submiss_a temper_n of_o spirit_n unto_o god_n be_v th●_n ground_n of_o all_o patience_n but_o wh●_n do_v she_o put_v in_o beside_o to_o convince_v such_o a_o one_o of_o the_o foll●_n injustice_n and_o iniquity_n of_o it_o th●●_n he_o be_v a_o live_a man_n why_o do●_n asleep_o living_n man_n complain_v be_v thou_o alive_a be_v a_o live_a 〈◊〉_d still_o in_o this_o world_n then_o have_v th●●_n little_a cause_n to_o complain_v wha●_n ever_o thy_o misery_n be_v whilst_o th●_n be_v alive_a thou_o be_v not_o destroye●_n consider_v how_o hell_n and_o destr●ction_n be_v thy_o portion_n and_o the_o due_a punishment_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o so_o thou_o have_v infinite_o less_o than_o thou_o deserve_v and_o therefore_o ●hou_a have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v the_o church_n out_o of_o her_o own_o sense_n ●nd_v apprehension_n of_o this_o have_v ●aid_v before_o v_o 22._o it_o be_v of_o the_o ●ords_n mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v she_o say_v not_o that_o our_o ●oods_n be_v not_o consume_v or_o that_o ●ur_n house_n be_v not_o burn_v for_o indeed_o that_o be_v the_o church_n very_a ●●se_n when_o she_o speak_v this_o jerusa●●m_n be_v burn_v their_o woman_n ravish_v their_o good_n plunder_v 〈◊〉_d body_n famish_v as_o you_o ●ad_n in_o the_o same_o lamentation_n most_o every_a where_o but_o yet_o ●ere_z be_v a_o remnant_n of_o person_n 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o consume_v and_o this_o 〈◊〉_d she_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n mercy_n 〈◊〉_d his_o tender_a mercy_n out_o of_o his_o well_n as_o the_o word_n there_o be_v and_o be_v be_v less_o than_o destruction_n be_v consume_v be_v her_o reason_n for_o that_o expostulation_n foremention_v v_o 39_o as_o also_o of_o that_o she_o so_o great_a submission_n from_o that_o v_o 22._o unto_o the_o 39_o verse_n you_o find_v the_o very_a same_o to_o this_o as_o a_o ground_n of_o patience_n express_v elsewhere_o after_o the_o captivity_n end_v ezra_n 9_o 13._o thou_o our_o god_n has●_n punish_v we_o less_o than_o our_o iniquity_n deserve_v after_o all_o that_o be_v com●_n upon_o we_o for_o our_o evil_a deed_n sa●_n they_o and_o for_o our_o great_a trespass_n shall_v then_o a_o live_a man_n complain_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v so_o infinite_o far_o le●●_n than_o he_o deserve_v this_o consideration_n work_v patience_n as_o it_o hat●…_n reason_n if_o a_o man_n deserve_v to_o b●…_n hang_v draw_v and_o quarter_v and_o he_o be_v but_o burn_v in_o the_o hand_n shall_v this_o man_n complain_v let_v th●●_n man_n down_o on_o his_o knee_n at_o th●_n bar_n and_o thank_v the_o judge_n o●_n prince_n that_o he_o have_v not_o his_o du●…_n desert_n the_o gallow_n and_o th●_n consideration_n of_o this_o be_v that_o also_o which_o make_v a_o man_n accept_v the_o punishment_n of_o his_o iniquity_n as_o you_o have_v it_o in_o levit._n 26._o 41._o if_o ●e_v accept_v the_o punishment_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o you_o kiss_v the_o rod._n and_o what_o make_v a_o man_n come_v to_o accept_v the_o punishment_n of_o his_o iniquity_n oh_o the_o punishment_n of_o my_o iniquity_n be_v infinite_o far_a less_o than_o i_o deserve_v for_o think_v he_o damnation_n be_v my_o portion_n this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n that_o work_v patience_n the_o consideration_n of_o our_o own_o deservedness_n to_o be_v destroy_v and_o this_o be_v from_o the_o empty_n work_n of_o faith_n second_o faith_n bring_v home_o to_o a_o man_n soul_n the_o dominion_n of_o god_n and_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o that_o dominion_n over_o a_o man_n soul_n and_o person_n to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v with_o they_o and_o that_o may_v very_o well_o hush_n and_o quiet_a a_o man_n in_o the_o nine_o of_o job_n 12._o behold_v he_o take_v away_o destroy_v city_n a_o nation_n suppose_v as_o in_o the_o 12._o chap._n v_o 23._o he_o increase_v the_o nation_n and_o destroy_v they_o enlarge_v the_o nation_n and_o straiten_n they_o again_o and_o 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