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A22562 Three treatises Viz. 1. The conversion of Nineueh. 2. Gods trumpet sounding the alarum. 3. Physicke against famine. Being plainly and pithily opened and expounded, in certaine sermons. by William Attersoll, minister of the Word of God, at Isfield in Sussex. Attersoll, William, d. 1640. 1632 (1632) STC 900; ESTC S121173 371,774 515

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this_o exod._n 32._o 32.11_o exod._n 32.11_o why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o have_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n with_o great_a power_n and_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n 14.13.14_o numb_a 14.13.14_o wherefore_o shall_v the_o egyptian_n speak_v and_o say_v for_o mischief_n do_v he_o bring_v they_o out_o to_o slay_v they_o from_o the_o mountain_n and_o to_o consume_v they_o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o again_o in_o a_o another_o place_n then_o the_o egyptian_n shall_v hear_v it_o and_o they_o will_v tell_v it_o to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o land_n etc._n etc._n second_o be_v not_o we_o the_o workmanship_n of_o god_n he_o know_v our_o weakness_n that_o we_o be_v nothing_o but_o dust_n and_o ash_n neither_o able_a to_o answer_v he_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o he_o consider_v whereof_o we_o be_v make_v he_o remember_v that_o we_o be_v but_o flesh_n 103.14_o psal_n 103.14_o yea_o as_o a_o wind_n that_o sudden_o 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be_v a_o consume_a fire_n 17.5_o math._n 17.5_o second_o he_o send_v a_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n as_o a_o remedy_n of_o our_o sin_n in_o who_o he_o be_v well_o please_v and_o he_o have_v appease_v the_o wrath_n of_o his_o father_n 3.16_o 1_o joh._n 2.1_o &_o 1.7_o joh._n 3.16_o for_o we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a &_o his_o blood_n cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n be_v it_o then_o any_o marvel_n if_o god_n be_v patient_a towards_o his_o people_n and_o do_v not_o keep_v his_o anger_n for_o ever_o 65.1_o esay_n 65.1_o three_o he_o send_v to_o his_o enemy_n a_o ambassage_n of_o peace_n before_o they_o seek_v to_o he_o and_o be_v find_v of_o they_o that_o never_o ask_v for_o he_o he_o set_v up_o his_o ordinance_n among_o they_o 147.19.20_o psal_n 147.19.20_o as_o mean_n to_o reclaim_v they_o for_o he_o show_v his_o word_n unto_o jacob_n his_o statute_n and_o judgement_n unto_o israel_n he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o 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speak_v aright_o and_o repent_v he_o of_o his_o wickedness_n say_v what_o have_v i_o do_v this_o reprove_v the_o boldness_n and_o rashness_n of_o such_o as_o dare_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o god_n use_v 1_o without_o any_o warrant_n or_o commission_n from_o he_o 6.19_o 2_o sam._n 6.19_o as_o they_o that_o adventure_v to_o pry_v into_o the_o ark_n be_v punish_v 1_o sam._n 6._o so_o such_o as_o presume_v to_o read_v what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o presume_v to_o open_v the_o book_n that_o be_v clasp_v and_o seal_v with_o many_o seal_n may_v happy_o never_o find_v their_o own_o name_n register_v therein_o for_o the_o far_a reproof_n of_o such_o as_o dare_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o damnation_n upon_o any_o and_o judge_v other_o reprobate_n and_o the_o direct_n of_o ourselves_o herein_o let_v we_o observe_v these_o few_o rule_n for_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o point_n and_o the_o keep_n of_o we_o in_o the_o mean_a between_o 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