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A40888 LXXX sermons preached at the parish-church of St. Mary Magdalene Milk-street, London whereof nine of them not till now published / by the late eminent and learned divine Anthony Farindon ... ; in two volumes, with a large table to both.; Sermons. Selections. 1672 Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658. 1672 (1672) Wing F429_VARIANT; ESTC R37327 1,664,550 1,226

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but_o near_o to_o that_o which_o have_v the_o show_n of_o a_o rival_n or_o adversary_n but_o if_o we_o let_v our_o desire_n loose_v and_o fall_v from_o he_o and_o embrace_v the_o next_o temptation_n which_o woo_v we_o than_o he_o count_v we_o guilty_a of_o spiritual_a whoredom_n and_o adultery_n his_o jealousy_n be_v cruel_a as_o the_o grave_n 8.4_o cant._n 8.4_o and_o his_o jealousy_n which_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o his_o love_n shall_v smoke_v against_o we_o first_o it_o be_v love_n and_o jealousy_n lest_o we_o may_v tender_v our_o service_n to_o strange_a god_n cast_v our_o affection_n upon_o false_a riches_n and_o deceitful_a pleasure_n and_o now_o we_o have_v leave_v life_n for_o death_n prefer_v that_o which_o first_o wound_v we_o before_o he_o that_o cure_v we_o it_o be_v anger_n and_o indignation_n that_o he_o shall_v lose_v we_o who_o he_o so_o love_v that_o we_o shall_v fling_v he_o off_o who_o so_o love_v we_o that_o he_o shall_v create_v and_o then_o lose_v we_o and_o 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moses_n turn_v his_o back_n who_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o mount_n if_o man_n of_o more_o reserve_a conversation_n who_o keep_v themselves_o unspotted_a of_o the_o world_n tremble_v and_o dare_v not_o come_v nigh_o how_o many_o weak_a christian_n who_o hope_v here_o to_o receive_v their_o additional_a strength_n be_v strike_v with_o terror_n and_o so_o refuse_v to_o come_v and_o think_v of_o these_o mystery_n as_o the_o german_n in_o tacitus_n do_v of_o those_o office_n which_o they_o perform_v to_o their_o goddess_n hertha_n germanor_n de_fw-fr morib_n germanor_n the_o earth_n the_o goddess_n be_v wash_v and_o they_o who_o minister_v unto_o she_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o the_o same_o lake_n arcanus_fw-la hinc_fw-la terror_fw-la sanctáque_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la say_v the_o historian_n quid_fw-la sit_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la tantùm_fw-la perituri_fw-la vident_fw-la hence_o a_o secret_a terror_n and_o holy_a ignorance_n possess_v they_o who_o wonder_v 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