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A88580 The combate between the flesh and spirit. As also the wofull with-drawing of the Spirit of God, with the causes thereof: and walking in, and after the Spirit, together with the blessednesse thereof. Being the summe and substance of XXVII. sermons: preached a little before his death, by that faithfull servant of Christ, Mr. Christopher Love, late minister of the Gospel at Lawrence Jury London. To which is added the Christians directory tending to direct him in the various conditions that God may cast him into. In XV. sermons. Love, Christopher, 1618-1651. 1654 (1654) Wing L3149; Wing L3145; Thomason E742_2; ESTC R202772 325,954 459

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most_o of_o his_o affliction_n and_o the_o least_o of_o his_o mercy_n but_o if_o you_o will_v keep_v your_o heart_n from_o excessive_a sorrow_n you_o shall_v amplify_v and_o enlarge_v god_n mercy_n to_o you_o and_o extenuate_v and_o lessen_v your_o affliction_n in_o your_o memory_n and_o you_o will_v greaten_v your_o thankfulness_n and_o lessen_v and_o abate_v your_o murmur_v and_o sorrow_n consider_v with_o yourselves_o that_o the_o least_o mercy_n that_o you_o do_v enjoy_v be_v more_o than_o you_o do_v deserve_v and_o the_o great_a affliction_n you_o endure_v a_o great_a deal_n less_o than_o your_o demerit_n and_o consider_v likewise_o that_o you_o bring_v nothing_o into_o the_o world_n neither_o can_v you_o carry_v any_o thing_n out_o and_o that_o if_o you_o do_v escape_v hell_n torment_v hereafter_o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n then_o if_o you_o shall_v enjoy_v all_o the_o treasure_n and_o pleasure_n in_o the_o world_n but_o many_o people_n if_o they_o meet_v but_o with_o one_o 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