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A91944 The figg-less figg-tree: or, The doome of a barren and unfruitful profession lay'd open. In an exposition upon that parable: a certain man had a figg-tree planted in his vineyard, &c. Luke 13. 6,7,8,9,10. / By Nehemiah Rogers, a minister of the Gospel of Christ. Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660. 1659 (1659) Wing R1823; Thomason E973_1; ESTC R203371 458,183 541

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midianite_n into_o their_o hand_n lest_o israel_n vaunt_v themselves_o against_o he_o say_v i_o own_o hand_n have_v save_v i_o judg._n 7.2_o thus_o in_o take_v of_o jericho_n it_o must_v be_v by_o the_o blast_n of_o trumpet_n make_v of_o ratns_n horn_n josh_n 6.3_o 5._o josh_n 6.3_o 5._o 5._o divers_a instance_n may_v be_v bring_v of_o this_o and_o as_o he_o make_v choice_n of_o weak_a mean_n so_o he_o give_v many_o time_n the_o great_a blessing_n to_o the_o weak_a and_o unlikely_a mean_n twelve_o basket_n full_a of_o fragment_n shall_v remain_v after_o the_o feed_n of_o five_o thousand_o with_o five_o loau_n and_o two_o fish_n mat._n 14.17_o 23.8_o mat._n 14.17_o 21._o mat._n 15.34_o 37_o 38._o josh_n 23.8_o 21._o and_o but_o seven_o basket_n full_a shall_v remain_v after_o the_o feed_n of_o four_o thousand_o with_o seven_o leau_n and_o more_o fish_n mat_n 15.34_o 37_o 38._o where_o there_o be_v less_o company_n and_o more_o food_n there_o be_v the_o less_o remainder_n joshua_n can_v 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4.2_o nisi_fw-la d●us_fw-la in_o ●riori_fw-la g●at●â_fw-la m●●●●_n 〈…〉_o like_o a_o good_a workman_n that_o need_v not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a yea_o though_o he_o can_v speak_v with_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n and_o be_v instant_a in_o his_o labour_n preach_v both_o in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n upon_o occasion_n offer_v nay_o if_o christ_n himself_o shall_v be_v again_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o preach_v in_o our_o temple_n every_o sabbath_n day_n shall_v he_o heal_v the_o disease_a restore_v the_o blind_a to_o sight_n cast_v out_o devil_n turn_v water_n into_o wi●e_n feed_v thousand_o with_o a_o few_o loau_n and_o fish_n work_v as_o many_o wonder_n in_o our_o
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