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A11011 Lectures vpon the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians. Preached by that faithfull seruant of God, Maister Robert Rollok, sometime rector of the Vniuersitie of Edenburgh Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.; Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603. 1603 (1603) STC 21282; ESTC S116223 383,986 492

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to_o this_o 〈◊〉_d mortification_n suppose_v a_o man_n to_o be_v bind_v hand_n and_o foot_n and_o that_o the_o man_n be_v a_o harlot_n in_o the_o inward_a man_n so_o as_o he_o have_v no_o use_n of_o the_o outward_a action_n in_o all_o his_o life_n time_n admit_v this_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o the_o outward_a action_n in_o all_o thy_o time_n yet_o i_o say_v if_o that_o life_n of_o harlotry_n be_v in_o thou_o and_o not_o slay_v within_o thou_o thou_o will_v to_o hell_n it_o will_v not_o be_v that_o outward_a abstinence_n that_o will_v save_v thou_o but_o it_o must_v be_v the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o inward_a appetite_n and_o then_o the_o hand_n nor_o no_o other_o of_o thy_o member_n need_v to_o be_v fetter_v but_o all_o will_v be_v peaceable_a and_o stand_v still_o when_o once_o that_o life_n of_o sin_n be_v quench_v therefore_o slay_v ever_o the_o sin_n in_o thy_o soul_n and_o let_v it_o not_o reign_v for_o if_o it_o reign_v thou_o will_v to_o damnation_n we_o beseech_v he_o that_o 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