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A35583 Movnt Pisgah, or, A prospect of heaven being an exposition on the fourth chapter of the first epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, from the 13th verse, to the end of the chapter, divided into three parts / by Tho. Case ... Case, Thomas, 1598-1682. 1670 (1670) Wing C837; ESTC R10699 286,764 418

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for_o the_o cleanse_a virtue_n thereof_o in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n as_o ahashuerus_n have_v the_o virgin_n first_o purify_v and_o perfume_v before_o he_o take_v they_o into_o his_o bed_n four_o he_o woo_v she_o by_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n who_o love_n their_o lord_n and_o poor_a soul_n so_o well_o that_o they_o will_v take_v no_o denial_n at_o her_o hand_n as_o eleazar_n isack_n steward_n 24.33_o gen._n 24.33_o will_v not_o eat_v before_o he_o have_v speed_v for_o rebeccah_n to_o wife_n for_o his_o master_n son_n 11.2_o 2_o cor._n 11.2_o and_o when_o they_o have_v gain_v her_o consent_n than_o they_o present_v she_o as_o a_o chaste_a virgin_n unto_o christ_n five_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n upon_o their_o mutual_a interview_n like_o one_o another_o so_o well_o that_o they_o mutual_o engage_v and_o contract_v themselves_o one_o to_o another_o 2.16_o cant._n 2.16_o they_o do_v mutual_o give_v away_o themselves_o one_o for_o and_o one_o to_o another_o my_o 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sol._n to_o this_o i_o answer_v no_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o all_o the_o perfection_n and_o excellency_n which_o be_v in_o the_o creature_n be_v as_o so_o many_o beam_n and_o emanation_n lead_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o beholder_n to_o the_o sun_n itself_o the_o body_n and_o fountain_n from_o which_o they_o do_v spring_n 29._o august_n say_v we_o shall_v see_v god_n in_o his_o saint_n and_o their_o glorious_a act_n as_o well_o and_o as_o manifest_o as_o now_o we_o see_v man_n body_n in_o the_o vital_a action_n of_o their_o body_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 22._o c._n 29._o or_o as_o learned_a and_o holy_a man_n commentary_n and_o exposition_n be_v to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o do_v neither_o detract_v from_o nor_o add_v to_o that_o immense_a volume_n of_o truth_n but_o serve_v only_o to_o illustrate_v it_o and_o to_o render_v it_o more_o intelligible_a to_o the_o dark_a and_o imperfect_a understanding_n of_o the_o creature_n sure_o such_o a_o infinite_a 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have_v seek_v for_o or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o have_v think_v of_o such_o a_o wish_n in_o the_o stand_a angel_n oh_o that_o god_n will_v give_v his_o own_o essential_a eternaly_a beget_v son_n to_o take_v the_o humane_a nature_n upon_o he_o and_o therein_o to_o recover_v lose_v man_n will_v have_v be_v a_o presumption_n without_o doubt_n which_o no_o less_o than_o the_o first_o ambition_n of_o the_o apostate_n angel_n probable_o conceive_v only_o in_o thought_n may_v have_v just_o merit_v their_o ejection_n also_o out_o of_o heaven_n oh_o for_o the_o second_o person_n in_o the_o glorious_a trinity_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o that_o too_o when_o it_o be_v at_o the_o worst_a when_o it_o be_v fall_v and_o strip_v of_o all_o its_o original_a beauty_n and_o excellency_n be_v more_o than_o for_o all_o the_o angel_n of_o light_a to_o have_v be_v degrade_v if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v into_o so_o many_o chimney-sweeper_n or_o kennel-raker_n or_o to_o have_v be_v 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