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A29687 The crovvn & glory of Christianity, or, Holiness, the only way to happiness discovered in LVIII sermons from Heb. 12. 14, where you have the necessity, excellency, rarity, beauty and glory of holiness set forth, with the resolution of many weighty questions and cases, also motives and means to perfect holiness : with many other things of very high and great importance to all the sons and daughters of men, that had rather be blessed then cursed, saved then damned / by Thomas Brooks ... Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680. 1662 (1662) Wing B4939; ESTC R36378 584,294 672

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shall_v not_o tarry_v in_o his_o sight_n psal_n 5.5_o the_o foolish_a shall_v not_o stand_v in_o thy_o sight_n or_o as_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o before_o thy_o eye_n thou_o hate_v all_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n god_n will_v never_o admit_v fool_n to_o be_v his_o favourite_n he_o will_v at_o last_o shut_v the_o door_n of_o glory_n against_o they_o mat._n 25.4_o 13._o a_o seven_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o without_o real_a holiness_n there_o be_v no_o happiness_n that_o without_o holiness_n on_o earth_n no_o man_n shall_v ever_o come_v to_o a_o bless_a vision_n or_o fruition_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n be_v this_o unholy_a person_n be_v to_o be_v exclude_v and_o shut_v out_o from_o sacred_a from_o special_a communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o the_o saint_n in_o this_o world_n and_o therefore_o without_o all_o peradventure_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v admit_v to_o everlasting_a communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o god_n christ_n angel_n and_o saint_n in_o that_o other_o world_n that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v shut_v out_o from_o have_v any_o special_a communion_n with_o the_o saint_n here_o be_v most_o plain_a and_o evident_a from_o several_a scripture_n take_v these_o for_o a_o taste_n leu._n 10.10_o 119.115_o leu._n 13.46_o numb_a 5.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o exod._n 12.48_o leu._n 22.3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o as_o oft_o say_v one_o as_o i_o have_v be_v among_o wicked_a man_n i_o return_v home_o less_o a_o man_n than_o i_o be_v before_o the_o docrenean_n well_o will_v quench_v a_o burn_a torch_n so_o will_v bad_a company_n the_o most_o burn_a and_o most_o shine_a christian_n as_o you_o see_v in_o joseph_n and_o peter_n psal_n 106.35_o when_o they_o be_v mingle_v among_o the_o heathen_a they_o quick_o learn_v their_o work_n psa_fw-la 119.115_o and_o that_o you_o may_v put_v difference_n between_o holy_a and_o unholy_a and_o between_o unclean_a and_o clean_a ezek._n 44.23_o and_o they_o shall_v teach_v my_o people_n the_o difference_n between_o the_o holy_a and_o profane_a and_o cause_v they_o to_o discern_v between_o the_o unclean_a and_o the_o clean_a and_o because_o the_o priest_n do_v not_o improve_v their_o power_n and_o interest_n to_o preserve_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n from_o profane_v and_o pollute_v the_o lord_n be_v very_o much_o offend_v and_o provoke_v ezek._n 22.26_o her_o priest_n have_v violate_v my_o law_n and_o have_v profane_v my_o holy_a thing_n they_o have_v put_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o holy_a and_o profane_a neither_o have_v they_o show_v difference_n between_o the_o unclean_a and_o the_o clean_a and_o have_v hide_v their_o eye_n from_o my_o sabbath_n and_o i_o be_o profane_v among_o they_o and_o in_o chap._n 44.7_o 8._o god_n sad_o complain_v that_o they_o bring_v into_o his_o sanctuary_n stranger_n uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n and_o uncircumcised_a in_o flesh_n and_o prohibit_v such_o from_o enter_v into_o his_o sanctuary_n ver_fw-la 9_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n no_o stranger_n uncircumcised_a in_o heart_n nor_o 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a_o foolish_a young_a man_n etc._n etc._n by_o way_n of_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n athanasius_n be_v call_v sathanasius_n and_o cyprian_a be_v call_v coprian_a one_o that_o gather_v up_o dung_n and_o so_o luther_n calvin_n and_o almost_o every_o one_o that_o have_v attain_v to_o any_o eminency_n in_o holiness_n they_o have_v be_v common_o account_v as_o the_o offscouring_a and_o refuse_v among_o the_o people_n now_o certain_o if_o holiness_n be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o happiness_n etc._n etc._n then_o such_o as_o be_v scorner_n and_o scoffer_n at_o holiness_n be_v out_o of_o the_o very_a way_n to_o happiness_n and_o how_o such_o be_v like_a to_o come_v to_o heaven_n that_o scorn_v the_o very_a path_n that_o lead_v to_o heaven_n i_o shall_v leave_v you_o to_o judge_v if_o the_o raven_n of_o the_o valley_n shall_v pick_v out_o his_o eye_n that_o mock_v his_o father_n and_o the_o young_a eagle_n eat_v out_o his_o eye_n that_o despise_v the_o instruction_n of_o his_o mother_n eye_n 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accustom_v not_o to_o be_v overcome_v of_o evil_a but_o to_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a but_o three_o when_o man_n in_o the_o main_a i_o say_v in_o the_o main_n be_v as_o holy_a out_o of_o religious_a duty_n as_o they_o be_v in_o religious_a duty_n when_o in_o the_o main_a of_o their_o life_n they_o be_v as_o spiritual_a as_o heavenly_a as_o humble_a as_o gracious_a as_o serious_a as_o watchful_a as_o circumspect_a etc._n etc._n as_o they_o be_v in_o their_o most_o religious_a performance_n and_o duty_n this_o argue_v not_o only_o the_o truth_n of_o holiness_n 35_o exo._n 34.29_o 30._o ●3_n 35_o but_o a_o very_a high_a degree_n of_o holiness_n moses_n face_n do_v shine_v as_o glorious_o when_o he_o come_v off_o from_o the_o mount_n as_o ever_o it_o do_v shine_v when_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o mount_n o_o sir_n if_o when_o you_o come_v off_o from_o the_o mount_n of_o duty_n there_o remain_v some_o ray_n and_o shining_n of_o god_n upon_o you_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o the_o 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sufficient_o know_v they_o differ_v only_o in_o degree_n glory_v be_v a_o step_n above_o rejoice_v it_o be_v much_o to_o rejoice_v in_o tribulation_n but_o it_o be_v more_o to_o glory_v in_o tribulation_n yea_o to_o glory_n in_o they_o as_o a_o old_a soldier_n glory_v in_o all_o those_o mark_n and_o scar_n of_o honour_n that_o he_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o service_n of_o his_o king_n and_o country_n and_o yet_o to_o this_o height_n the_o believe_a roman_n be_v raise_v which_o argue_v a_o very_a great_a measure_n of_o holiness_n in_o they_o and_o so_o in_o that_o 2_o cor._n 7.4_o great_a be_v my_o boldness_n of_o speech_n towards_o you_o great_a be_v my_o glory_v of_o you_o i_o be_o fill_v with_o comfort_n i_o be_o exceed_o joyful_a in_o all_o our_o tribulation_n or_o as_o the_o greek_a run_v i_o do_v over-abound_a exceed_o with_o joy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v a_o superabundance_n of_o joy_n in_o all_o our_o tribulation_n and_o so_o in_o chap._n 12.9.10_o 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