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A68672 Certaine sermons, vpon seuerall texts of Scripture: preached by that reuerend and faithfull seruant of Iesus Christ M. Robert Rollok, minister of the Church (and rector of the Colledge) of Edinburgh. Whereof the first eleuen were before published, and the remnant seuen, are newly adjoyned thereunto; Certaine sermons upon severall places of the Epistles of Paul Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.; Charteris, Henry, 1565-1628.; Arthur, William, fl. 1606-1619. 1616 (1616) STC 21272; ESTC S116139 202,286 389

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as_o thou_o be_v speak_v unto_o man_n thou_o may_v draw_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v witness_n as_o paul_n do_v to_o the_o sincerity_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o may_v say_v i_o have_v be_v traveil_v with_o what_o sincerity_n the_o lord_n know_v that_o which_o i_o have_v do_v i_o have_v do_v it_o in_o sincerity_n not_o be_v content_a to_o call_v god_n only_o to_o be_v witness_n he_o turn_v he_o to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o he_o appeal_v their_o conscience_n to_o bear_v record_n of_o his_o sincerity_n in_o his_o do_v and_o he_o say_v as_o for_o you_o corinthian_n speak_v spare_o i_o trust_v
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part_n thou_o have_v in_o christ_n if_o in_o thy_o action_n thou_o be_v serve_v he_o thy_o conscience_n will_v tell_v thou_o thou_o have_v a_o part_n in_o the_o lord_n who_o thou_o be_v serve_v and_o thou_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n if_o thou_o be_v but_o eat_v thy_o dinner_n if_o thou_o do_v it_o to_o his_o glory_n thou_o shall_v find_v a_o sweet_a apprehension_n of_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o it_o shall_v raise_v a_o great_a joy_n in_o thy_o heart_n but_o by_o the_o contrary_a if_o thou_o be_v evil_o occupy_v and_o about_o to_o do_v a_o evil_a deed_n thy_o conscience_n within_o thou_o will_v give_v thou_o a_o secret_a warning_n and_o will_v say_v o_o man_n thy_o work_n testify_v thou_o have_v nothing_o ado_n with_o christ_n and_o thou_o shall_v find_v in_o thy_o hart_n no_o comfort_n of_o christ_n death_n nor_o of_o his_o resurrection_n so_o it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v well_o occupy_v every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o call_n and_o in_o all_o his_o do_n ever_o to_o have_v christ_n 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a_o sweet_a apprehension_n of_o christ_n death_n and_o resurrection_n if_o thou_o find_v it_o not_o woe_n be_v thou_o leave_v that_o deed_n away_o with_o it_o away_o with_o all_o business_n that_o will_v not_o furnish_v a_o joy_n of_o conscience_n in_o christ_n and_o will_v not_o make_v thou_o to_o say_v christ_n be_v i_o i_o be_o do_v he_o service_n now_o to_o come_v to_o the_o purpose_n the_o special_a point_n of_o service_n that_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o christ_n be_v set_v down_o in_o these_o word_n from_o henceforth_o know_v we_o no_o man_n after_o the_o flesh_n these_o be_v the_o word_n weigh_v they_o the_o special_a point_n of_o service_n set_v down_o here_o be_v the_o right_a estimation_n of_o man_n among_o who_o we_o live_v in_o y_o ●_o world_n it_o be_v no_o small_a matter_n to_o esteem_v of_o man_n &_o woman_n as_o we_o shall_v do_v the_o rule_n whereby_o the_o apostle_n will_v esteem_v of_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o flesh_n nor_o by_o fleshly_a do_v that_o be_v by_o 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of_o the_o king_n be_v but_o dung_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o least_o drop_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o least_o sponke_n of_o grace_n be_v worth_a whole_a nature_n the_o least_o portion_n of_o heavenly_a glory_n be_v worth_a all_o the_o glory_n in_o the_o world_n the_o least_o sponke_n of_o regeneration_n be_v worth_a all_o the_o genealogy_n that_o can_v be_v in_o this_o world_n when_o christ_n come_v with_o his_o spirit_n grace_n and_o regeneration_n all_o these_o earthly_a prerogative_n vanish_v as_o the_o mist_n then_o mark_v there_o be_v the_o special_a point_n of_o service_n do_v
as_o y_o e_o apostle_n say_v eph._n 4._o 30._o neither_o in_o word_n or_o thought_n and_o therefore_o as_o thou_o will_v keep_v he_o &_o not_o anger_v he_o study_v to_o sanctification_n &_o sanctification_n shall_v bring_v on_o salvation_n for_o it_o be_v y_z e_z very_a mean_n that_o shall_v make_v thou_o to_o see_v god_n look_v what_o th'apostle_n say_v heb._n 12._o 14._o without_o sanctification_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v god._n now_o upon_o all_o this_o discourse_n i_o mark_v short_o there_o be_v never_o two_o thing_n so_o strait_o join_v together_o as_o god_n &_o man_n be_v there_o be_v never_o such_o kindred_n betwixt_o two_o thing_n in_o y_o e_o world_n as_o be_v betwixt_o the_o god_n of_o glory_n and_o a_o earthly_a man_n thou_o will_v count_v thy_o kindred_n with_o this_o man_n and_o that_o man_n if_o thou_o be_v join_v with_o he_o in_o blood_n or_o alliance_n but_o i_o ask_v this_o question_n be_v his_o spirit_n within_o thou_o be_v his_o soul_n within_o thou_o or_o be_v thy_o 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