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A29709 A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse about the favorable, signal and eminent presence of the Lord with his people in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers : with the resolution of several questions, concerning the divine presence, as also the reasons and improvements of this great and glorious truth ... / by Thomas Brooks ... Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680. 1675 (1675) Wing B4970; ESTC R11759 200,185 248

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at_o the_o same_o time_n 1_o king_n 8._o 27._o but_o will_v god_n indeed_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n behold_v the_o heaven_n and_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n bern._n god_n be_v high_a than_o the_o heaven_n deep_a than_o hell_n broad_a than_o the_o earth_n and_o more_o diffuse_v than_o the_o s●a_n bern._n can_v contain_v thou_o how_o much_o less_o this_o house_n that_o i_o have_v build_v by_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n be_v mean_v that_o which_o be_v by_o the_o learned_a call_v the_o empyreal_a heaven_n where_o the_o angel_n and_o the_o saint_n depart_v do_v enjoy_v the_o glorious_a and_o beatifical_a vision_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v call_v the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n both_o because_o it_o be_v the_o high_a and_o do_v contain_v the_o other_o heaven_n within_o its_o orb_n and_o also_o by_o way_n of_o excellency_n as_o the_o most_o holy_a place_n in_o the_o temple_n 6._o isa_n 66._o 1._o prov._n 5._o 21._o heb._n 4._o 13._o job_n 26._o 6._o be_v call_v the_o holy_a of_o holies_n because_o it_o far_o surpass_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o splendour_n and_o glory_n jer._n 23._o 24_o can_v any_o hide_v himself_o in_o secret_a place_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o see_v he_o say_v the_o lord_n do_v not_o i_o fill_v heaven_n and_o earth_n say_v the_o lord_n prov._n 15._o 3._o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v in_o every_o place_n behold_v the_o evil_a and_o the_o good_a god_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all-eye_n the_o poor_a heathen_a cou_o say_v deus_fw-la intimior_fw-la nobis_fw-la intimo_fw-la nostro_fw-la god_n be_v near_a to_o we_o than_o we_o be_v to_o ourselves_o repletive_o he_o be_v every_o where_o though_o inclusive_o no_o where_o job_n 34._o 21._o for_o his_o eye_n be_v upon_o the_o way_n of_o man_n and_o be_v see_v all_o his_o go_n v._o 22._o there_o be_v no_o darkness_n nor_o shadow_n of_o death_n where_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n may_v hide_v themselves_o sinner_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o shroud_v themselves_o nor_o their_o action_n from_o 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