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A54652 A caveat against covetousness occasioned by some scandalous and pernicious fruit of it, in one amongst us, whose heart went after it / written for admonition to others, by Charles Phelpes. Phelpes, Charles. 1668 (1668) Wing P1974; ESTC R13348 74,727 85

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2._o 11_o 12._o and_o otherwise_o we_o can_v flee_v from_o what_o be_v reprove_v for_o we_o have_v no_o sufficiency_n of_o ourselves_o as_o of_o ourselves_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a we_o shall_v therefore_o together_o show_v that_o those_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n may_v take_v heed_n of_o this_o iniquity_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v in_o general_n we_o say_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v rom._n 1._o 16._o the_o law_n open_v no_o door_n of_o repentance_n but_o say_v curse_a be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o gal._n 3._o 10._o but_o now_o christ_n have_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n gal._n 3._o 13._o and_o the_o declaration_n hereof_o be_v the_o great_a instrument_n god_n make_v use_v of_o for_o deliver_v we_o from_o every_o path_n of_o the_o destroyer_n psal_n 17._o 4._o and_o 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