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A39886
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Nehushtan, or, John Elliot's Saving grace in all men proved to be no grace and his increated being in all a great nothing by J.F.
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J. F. (James Forbs), 1629?-1712.; Elliot, John. Saving grace of God.
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Wing F1444; ESTC R29851
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super_fw-la by_o &_o ambitiosi_fw-it solent_fw-la qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la videntur_fw-la plus_fw-la sapere_fw-la quam_fw-la revera_fw-la sapiant_fw-la let_v no_o one_o be_v immoderate_o tickle_v with_o a_o fancy_n that_o he_o have_v more_o in_o he_o than_o real_o he_o have_v let_v no_o one_o think_v himself_o wise_a than_o real_o he_o be_v but_o to_o think_v sober_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sed_fw-la sapiat_fw-la ad_fw-la sobrietatem_fw-la but_o let_v he_o be_v wise_a to_o sobriety_n sobrietatem_fw-la hic_fw-la intelligit_fw-la non_fw-la corporis_fw-la sed_fw-la animi_fw-la i._n e._n modestiam_fw-la quâ_fw-la sibi_fw-la nec_fw-la arrogat_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la nec_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la accepit_fw-la gloriatur_fw-la quâ_fw-la etiam_fw-la vitat_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la curiositas_fw-la &_o stultitia_fw-la scire_fw-la avent_fw-la let_v every_o one_o of_o you_o think_v modest_o of_o himself_o modesty_n will_v not_o suffer_v a_o man_n to_o say_v he_o have_v that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o or_o to_o boast_v of_o what_o he_o have_v and_o it_o restrain_v he_o from_o seek_v after_o and_o study_v such_o thing_n as_o curiosity_n and_o folly_n covet_v to_o know_v that_o this_o may_v be_v as_o a_o nail_n drive_v to_o the_o head_n and_o fasten_v by_o the_o great_a master_n of_o the_o assembly_n i_o judge_v it_o neither_o impertinent_a nor_o unuseful_a to_o present_v you_o with_o some_o weighty_a consideration_n which_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n may_v keep_v every_o man_n low_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v i._o when_o man_n be_v in_o his_o best_a estate_n at_o first_o endow_v with_o knowledge_n wisdom_n and_o true_a holiness_n there_o be_v even_o then_o a_o possibility_n of_o his_o apostasy_n impeccability_n be_v no_o part_n of_o his_o essence_n that_o be_v essential_a only_o to_o god_n as_o adam_n have_v a_o posse_fw-la non_fw-la peccare_fw-la so_o also_o there_o be_v a_o posse_fw-la peccare_fw-la he_o be_v not_o 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be_v imputable_a and_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o his_o loin_n by_o natural_a generation_n rom._n 5.12_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n verse_n 19_o by_o one_o man_n disobedience_n many_o be_v make_v sinner_n muscul_fw-la muscul_fw-la in_o adamo_n omnes_fw-la fuimus_fw-la in_fw-la lumbis_fw-la ejus_fw-la we_o be_v all_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o offend_a adam_n as_o levi_n be_v say_v to_o have_v pay_v tithe_n in_o abraham_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v heb._n 9.10_o so_o we_o sin_v in_o adam_n before_o we_o have_v a_o be_v omnes_fw-la in_o adamo_n peccaverunt_fw-la august_n august_n quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la unus_fw-la ille_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la all_o be_v entangle_v in_o adam_n sin_n because_o all_o be_v fold_v up_o in_o adam_n person_n adam_n be_v one_o non_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o individuo_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la he_o be_v not_o only_o a_o individual_a or_o single_a person_n but_o also_o the_o common_a root_n parent_n 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the_o thing_n of_o a_o better_a life_n rom._n 5.6_o when_o we_o be_v yet_o without_o strength_n in_o due_a time_n christ_n die_v for_o the_o ungodly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d syn._n pol._n syn._n cum_fw-la essemus_fw-la infirmi_fw-la morbo_fw-la peccati_fw-la variis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la languoribus_fw-la detenti_fw-la when_o we_o be_v sick_a of_o sin_n that_o be_v the_o sad_a spiritual_a disease_n which_o have_v sieze_v on_fw-we soul_n when_o by_o reason_n of_o so_o many_o sin_n that_o have_v take_v hold_n of_o we_o we_o be_v in_o a_o consumption_n and_o languish_a condition_n cum_fw-la essâ—mus_fw-la nullis_fw-la viribus_fw-la spiritualibus_fw-la donis_fw-la &_o viribus_fw-la penitùs_fw-la destituti_fw-la sicut_fw-la cadaver_n dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 15.43_o when_o we_o be_v whole_o destitute_a of_o spiritual_a gift_n and_o strength_n as_o a_o carcase_n or_o dead_a body_n be_v