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A93917 A learned and very usefull commentary upon the whole prophesie of Malachy, by that late Reverend, Godly and Learned Divine, Mr. Richard Stock, sometime Rector of Alhallowes Breadstreet, London, and now according to the originall copy left by him, published for the common good. Whereunto is added, An exercitation vpon the same prophesie of Malachy / by Samuel Torshell. Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.; Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650. Exercitation upon the prophecie of Malachy. 1641 (1641) Wing S5692A; ESTC R184700 652,388 677

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etc._n etc._n isaiah_n 65.2_o and_o hosea_n 10.9_o ob_fw-la israel_n thou_o have_v sin_v from_o the_o day_n of_o gibeah_n that_o be_v either_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n when_o they_o make_v war_n against_o the_o benjamite_n touch_v the_o levite_n wife_n from_o which_o time_n they_o continue_v idolatry_n or_o as_o some_o from_o the_o time_n of_o saul_n or_o solomon_n example_n of_o david_n sin_n for_o many_o month_n for_o not_o repent_v he_o continue_v it_o but_o solomon_n many_o year_n because_o the_o preserver_n of_o man_n from_o sin_n be_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n reason_n 1_o either_o general_a as_o in_o abimelech_n gen._n 20._o or_o particular_a as_o isaiah_n 30.21_o restrain_v or_o sanctify_a grace_n now_o this_o the_o apostle_n call_v fire_n 1._o thessaly_n 5.19_o or_o compare_v it_o to_o it_o that_o as_o fire_n by_o withdraw_v of_o matter_n oil_n from_o lamp_n or_o fuel_n from_o fire_n or_o by_o add_v contrary_a as_o water_n so_o the_o spirit_n be_v quench_v or_o 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they_o have_v strike_v i_o but_o i_o be_v not_o sick_a they_o have_v beat_v i_o but_o i_o know_v not_o when_o i_o awake_v therefore_o will_v i_o sccke_v it_o yet_o still_o to_o teach_v man_n to_o take_v heed_n how_o they_o give_v way_n to_o sin_n use_v 1_o but_o if_o sin_n enter_v upon_o they_o as_o who_o sin_v not_o then_o with_o speed_n to_o part_v with_o it_o and_o shake_v it_o off_o lest_o custom_n and_o continuance_n follow_v so_o that_o when_o he_o have_v a_o will_n he_o shall_v have_v no_o power_n to_o rise_v out_o he_o will_v be_v so_o entangle_v as_o with_o he_o that_o take_v up_o money_n for_o necessity_n he_o shall_v easy_o find_v that_o he_o may_v continue_v it_o and_o be_v in_o the_o usurer_n bond_n upon_o good_a security_n but_o when_o he_o will_v out_o of_o they_o the_o long_o he_o have_v continue_v the_o less_o he_o will_v find_v himself_o able_a and_o so_o be_v desirous_a to_o continue_v it_o till_o he_o have_v strip_v himself_o out_o of_o all_o so_o in_o this_o then_o 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that_o have_v not_o call_v upon_o thy_o name_n dent._n 28.58.59_o and_o 27.26_o matth._n 25._o because_o the_o law_n be_v affirmative_a reason_n 1_o and_o command_a as_o well_o as_o negative_a and_o forbid_v and_o though_o the_o precept_n and_o commandment_n run_v most_o negative_o save_v only_o the_o four_o and_o five_o yet_o they_o all_o carry_v the_o affirmative_a as_o the_o prophet_n their_o interpreter_n show_v and_o as_o those_o two_o affirmative_n carry_v their_o negative_a so_o the_o eight_o negative_n carry_v the_o affirmative_n so_o that_o a_o omission_n be_v as_o well_o a_o transgression_n as_o a_o commission_n and_o so_o a_o sin_n because_o they_o go_v against_o love_n reason_v 2_o and_o charity_n and_o therefore_o sin_n for_o charity_n to_o god_n
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