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A72913 Three godly and fruitfull sermons declaring first how we may be saved in the day of iudgement, and so come to life everlasting: secondly, how we ought to liue according to Gods will during our life: which are the two things that every one ought to be most carefull of as long as they liue. Preached and written by the reverend & godly learned M. Iohn More, late preacher in the citie of Norwitch. And now first published by M. Nicholas Bovvnd: whereunto he hath adioyned of his owne, A sermon of comfort for the afflicted: and, A short treatise of a contented mind. More, John, d. 1592.; Bownd, Nicholas, d. 1613. aut 1594 (1594) STC 18074.5; ESTC S125128 118,386 153

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the_o more_o grievous_o against_o us._n the_o chief_a cause_n of_o all_o this_o be_v their_o incredulity_n psal_n 78._o 22._o they_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o fatherly_a care_n of_o they_o &_o seek_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o do_v they_o good_a even_o as_o he_o know_v what_o be_v commodious_a for_o they_o which_o be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a a_o sin_n in_o they_o by_o how_o much_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o many_o way_n testify_v his_o great_a love_n to_o they_o not_o only_o by_o his_o word_n but_o by_o his_o work_n v._o 23._o where_o he_o begin_v to_o reckon_v up_o so_o many_o benefit_n of_o his_o bestow_v upon_o they_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v avoid_v all_o these_o sin_n we_o must_v labour_v first_o of_o all_o to_o believe_v the_o forgiveness_n of_o our_o sin_n by_o christ_n jesus_n and_o that_o we_o be_v receive_v into_o god_n favour_n by_o the_o imputation_n of_o his_o righteousness_n then_o we_o must_v be_v persuade_v of_o his_o fatherly_a providence_n 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