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A05558 An heavenly chariot layde open for transporting the new-borne babes of God, from time infected vvith sin, towards that æternitie in the which dwelleth righteousnesse. Made up of some rare pieces of that purest golde which is not to bee found but in that ritchest thesaurie of sacred scripture. By M. David Lindsey, ministerr of Christs Evangel at Leith. Lindsay, David, 1565?-1627. 1622 (1622) STC 15683.5; ESTC S105377 59,418 81

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what_o man_n be_v there_o among_o you_o who_o if_o his_o son_n ask_v he_o bread_n will_v give_v he_o a_o stone_n or_o if_o he_o ask_v fish_n will_v he_o give_v he_o a_o serpent_n 11.11.12_o luk._n 11.11.12_o or_o if_o he_o ask_v he_o a_o egg_n will_v he_o give_v he_o a_o scorpion_n and_o shall_v thy_o god_n o_o my_o soul_n even_o the_o god_n of_o my_o spirit_n who_o be_v more_o love_a and_o wise_a than_o the_o father_n of_o my_o flesh_n can_v be_v if_o i_o crave_v that_o which_o he_o account_v to_o be_v a_o stone_n albeit_o i_o account_v it_o to_o be_v bread_n which_o he_o account_v to_o be_v a_o serpent_n albeit_o i_o esteem_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fish_n which_o he_o account_v to_o be_v a_o scorpion_n albeit_o i_o account_v it_o to_o be_v a_o egg_n thou_o seek_v the_o bread_n of_o honour_n from_o god_n and_o he_o know_v that_o if_o thou_o have_v honour_n thy_o honour_n will_v prove_v a_o stone_n to_o dishonour_v he_o and_o slay_v thou_o and_o therefore_o he_o refuse_v to_o give_v it_o thou_o crave_v the_o fish_n of_o health_n and_o wealth_n from_o god_n but_o he_o know_v that_o health_n and_o wealth_n will_v prove_v a_o serpent_n to_o bite_v thy_o soul_n unto_o death_n thou_o will_v be_v at_o the_o white_a egg_n of_o sweet_a pleasure_n but_o he_o know_v that_o they_o will_v prove_v a_o bite_a scorpion_n to_o hurt_v thou_o and_o therefore_o he_o deny_v they_o to_o thou_o thou_o abhor_v ignominy_n and_o shame_n before_o man_n as_o a_o hurtful_a stone_n but_o god_n know_v it_o will_v be_v food_n and_o bread_n to_o thou_o therefore_o he_o cover_v thou_o with_o it_o thou_o abhor_v sickness_n poverty_n imprisonment_n banishment_n inward_a temptation_n outward_a cross_n yea_o death_n itself_o as_o bite_v serpent_n and_o scorpion_n able_a to_o slay_v thou_o always_o thy_o god_n know_v that_o even_o those_o be_v the_o only_a savoury_a &_o sweet_a fish_n and_o egg_n which_o be_v able_a to_o save_v thou_o and_o therefore_o he_o propyne_v thou_o with_o they_o forget_v not_o o_o my_o soul_n that_o sweet_a speech_n of_o augustine_n subscrybe_a unto_o the_o truth_n of_o these_o three_o comfortable_a allege_v oracle_n bone_fw-la dominus_fw-la qui_fw-la saepe_fw-la non_fw-la tribuit_fw-la quod_fw-la volumus_fw-la ut_fw-la magis_fw-la attribuat_fw-la quod_fw-la malimus_fw-la augustine_n augustine_n o_o how_o good_a a_o lord_n be_v our_o lord_n who_o oftentimes_o give_v we_o not_o that_o wise_o which_o we_o will_v have_v to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v graciouslie_o give_v we_o that_o which_o we_o rather_o shall_v have_v crave_v bernhard_n embrace_v augustine_n in_o this_o point_n can_v say_v to_o thou_o sweet_o o_o my_o soul_n saepe_fw-la multos_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la exaudit_fw-la ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ut_fw-la exaudiat_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la our_o god_n oftentimes_o refuse_v bernhard_n bernhard_n to_o hear_v many_o of_o his_o own_o according_a to_o their_o will_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v hear_v they_o for_o their_o weal_n but_o hear_v o_o my_o soul_n lest_o thou_o deceive_v thyself_o think_v that_o thou_o have_v right_a to_o the_o hear_n ear_n to_o the_o pitiful_a heart_n to_o the_o help_a hand_n of_o thy_o god_n &_o so_o that_o he_o hear_v thou_o that_o he_o pity_v thou_o and_o that_o at_o length_n he_o will_v help_v thou_o how_o may_v thou_o be_v assure_v that_o thou_o be_v even_o then_o hear_v of_o he_o pity_v of_o he_o and_o that_o thou_o shall_v receive_v help_n from_o he_o even_o when_o in_o appearance_n thou_o must_v think_v that_o he_o hear_v thou_o not_o at_o all_o harken_v harken_v o_o my_o soul_n find_v thou_o grace_n while_o thus_o thou_o be_v use_v by_o thy_o wise_n pitiful_a god_n to_o continue_v