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A23675 Several discourses ... being some remains of William Allein ... / carefully copy'd from his own notes and publish'd at the request of his hearers. Alleine, William, 1614-1677. 1697 (1697) Wing A1074; ESTC R17275 203,641 416

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for_o endeavour_v to_o know_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v reveal_v and_o all_o flesh_n shall_v see_v it_o isa_n 40.5_o i._n e._n his_o love_n bet●er_o know_v as_o now_o it_o be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o the_o heart_n so_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v shine_v upon_o the_o person_n the_o church_n at_o last_o shall_v be_v a_o philadelphia_n christ_n mention_n not_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v against_o that_o church_n a_o type_n haply_o it_o be_v of_o the_o glorious_a church_n in_o the_o day_n of_o reformation_n now_o what_o say_v christ_n of_o that_o rev._n 3.9_o i_o will_v make_v they_o of_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n to_o come_v and_o worship_n before_o thy_o foot_n and_o to_o know_v that_o i_o have_v love_v thou_o and_o if_o they_o indeed_o then_o much_o more_o the_o saint_n themselves_o shall_v know_v that_o they_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o so_o delight_v themselves_o in_o the_o lord_n 2._o they_o shall_v delight_v themselves_o in_o the_o work_n and_o 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be_v then_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n though_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n as_o all_o in_o the_o world_n be_v so_o now_o man_n lust_n after_o worldly_a pleasure_n and_o satisfy_v their_o lust_n with_o they_o the_o voluptuous_a man_n do_v so_o and_o the_o glutton_n and_o drunkard_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v covet_v by_o a_o evil_a covetuousness_n the_o covetous_a man_n make_v his_o riches_n the_o lust_n of_o his_o eye_n and_o the_o pride_n of_o life_n man_n that_o have_v much_o be_v usual_o proud_a of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o creature_n be_v bondage_n and_o burden_n to_o be_v so_o but_o then_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o possess_v and_o use_v they_o well_o will_v honour_v god_n with_o their_o substance_n their_o field_n be_v like_o those_o of_o canaan_n field_n of_o offering_n they_o shall_v consecrate_v their_o gain_n to_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n when_o thus_o the_o creature_n shall_v have_v its_o expect_a end_n 2._o the_o groan_a saint_n 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so_o rev._n 21.3_o i_o will_v be_v with_o they_o and_o be_v their_o god_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o favour_n 2._o canaan_n the_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n be_v jacob_n heritage_n and_o what_o be_v type_v out_o hereby_o will_v be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n and_o be_v mean_v deut._n 32.13_o he_o make_v he_o ride_v on_o the_o high_a place_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o he_o may_v eat_v the_o increase_n of_o the_o field_n and_o he_o make_v he_o suck_v honey_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n etc._n etc._n butter_n of_o kine_n milk_n of_o sheep_n fat_a of_o lamb_n the_o fat_a of_o kidney_n of_o wheat_n thou_o do_v drink_v the_o pure_a blood_n of_o the_o grape_n these_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o fullness_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n that_o be_v in_o he_o there_o be_v honey_n and_o oil_n out_o of_o this_o rock_n righteousness_n and_o peace_n the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o substance_n of_o that_o shadow_n fat_a of_o lamb_n kidney_n of_o 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