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A34666 A briefe exposition with practicall observations upon the whole book of Ecclesiastes by that late pious and worthy divine, Mr. John Cotton ... ; published by Anthony Tuckney ... Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670. 1654 (1654) Wing C6413; ESTC R20578 202,192 290

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reprove_v he_o grave_o for_o his_o hypocrisy_n a_o white_v wall_n and_o iniquity_n command_v he_o to_o be_v smite_v against_o law_n and_o prophesy_v his_o destruction_n nor_o do_v he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o have_v say_v so_o much_o to_o he_o if_o he_o have_v know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n for_o jeremy_n do_v say_v so_o much_o to_o pashur_n jer._n 20.1_o to_o 6._o though_o the_o high_a priesthood_n be_v then_o accomplish_v in_o christ_n yet_o while_o the_o temple_n stand_v the_o shadow_n be_v to_o be_v bury_v with_o honour_n but_o this_o be_v no_o dishonour_n to_o his_o place_n to_o reprore_n he_o just_o reason_n 1._o they_o be_v by_o their_o place_n father_n of_o the_o country_n isai_n 49.23_o and_o father_n though_o wicked_a be_v not_o to_o
that_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n will_v bring_v thou_o to_o judgement_n the_o way_n of_o 1._o childhood_n first_o ignorance_n 1_o cor._n 14.20_o second_o vanity_n serious_a in_o trifle_n and_o trifle_v in_o serious_a thing_n text._n verse_n 10._o three_o folly_n four_o falsehood_n psal_n 58.3_o five_o forwardness_n matth._n 11.16_o 17._o 2._o youth_n first_o high_a conceit_n of_o their_o own_o sufficiency_n and_o worth_n 1_o tim._n 3.6_o second_o inordinate_a and_o excessive_a love_n of_o liberty_n three_o wantonness_n four_o strong_a affection_n upon_o weak_a ground_n five_o impatience_n of_o counsel_n and_o reproof_n which_o be_v stubbornness_n jer._n 31.18_o 19_o six_o prodigality_n luke_n 15.12_o 13._o seven_o impudence_n isai_n 3.5_o god_n give_v up_o child_n and_o youth_n to_o these_o way_n first_o by_o not_o give_v they_o his_o grace_n either_o restrain_v or_o convert_v so_o soon_o second_o by_o take_v from_o they_o such_o parent_n governor_n and_n friend_n as_o may_v 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