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A51306 The life and doctrine of ovr Savior Iesvs Christ. The first part with short reflections for the help of such as desire to use mentall prayer : also 24 intertaynments of our Blessed Saviour in the most blessed sacrament : with certaine aspirations tending to the encrease of the love of God / by H.M. ... More, Henry, 1586-1661. 1656 (1656) Wing M2665; ESTC R32119 366,740 462

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who_o therefore_o shall_v sever_v we_o from_o the_o charity_n or_o love_n of_o christ._n tribulation_n or_o distress_n or_o famine_n or_o nakedness_n 35._o or_o danger_n or_o persecution_n or_o the_o sword_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n neither_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o may_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v etc._n etc._n i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v from_o this_o mortal_a body_n that_o i_o may_v see_v thou_o face_n but_o see_v it_o be_v thy_o pleasure_n that_o i_o only_o enjoy_v thy_o in_o this_o covert_a manner_n i_o willing_o forgo_v all_o worldly_a content_n all_o company_n all_o pastime_n or_o entertainment_n to_o be_v with_o thou_o for_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n and_o all_o thing_n iii_o s._n andrew_n with_o another_o see_v our_o saviour_n once_o pass_v alone_o by_o he_o and_o hear_v s._n john_n baptist_n who_o disciple_n than_o he_o be_v say_v 36._o behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n accost_v our_o saviour_n and_o ask_v he_o master_n where_o dwell_v thou_o and_o he_o say_v come_v and_o see_v they_o come_v and_o see_v where_o he_o abide_v and_o tarry_v with_o he_o that_o day_n what_o can_v be_v more_o beseem_v thou_o in_o this_o bless_a action_n than_o even_o out_o of_o compassion_n to_o ask_v our_o saviour_n where_o he_o dwell_v here_o below_o see_v his_o glorious_a habitation_n be_v so_o adorable_a in_o heaven_n what_o be_v our_o church_n be_v they_o never_o so_o sumptious_a and_o how_o many_o of_o they_o be_v more_o like_a stable_n than_o church_n and_o what_o be_v thy_o breast_n come_v near_o and_o home_n to_o thyself_o and_o see_v where_o and_o how_o thou_o intertayne_v he_o and_o how_o long_o thou_o use_v to_o stay_v with_o he_o s._n james_n and_o s._n john_n upon_o occasion_n that_o the_o samaritan_n once_o do_v with_o discourtesy_n refuse_v to_o give_v passage_n to_o our_o saviour_n through_o 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be_v take_v up_o from_o you_o into_o heaven_n shall_v so_o come_v as_o you_o have_v see_v he_o go_v into_o heaven_n and_o real_o if_o we_o shall_v consider_v only_o the_o worth_n and_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n it_o be_v but_o fit_v he_o shall_v in_o all_o occasion_n appear_v in_o so_o much_o and_o much_o great_a glory_n but_o stoop_v to_o our_o weakness_n and_o to_o our_o commodity_n behold_v how_o he_o come_v not_o clad_v with_o glory_n but_o cloud_v under_o the_o shape_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n yet_o this_o be_v the_o same_o jesus_n who_o then_o take_v up_o into_o heaven_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n in_o glory_n stand_v therefore_o and_o look_v earnest_o into_o this_o heavenly_a mystery_n admire_v and_o love_v his_o goodness_n once_o he_o will_v come_v to_o judge_v but_o to_o do_v mercy_n upon_o we_o to_o increase_v his_o grace_n to_o bestow_v himself_o in_o so_o friendly_a a_o manner_n he_o come_v million_o and_o milleon_n of_o time_n and_o 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his_o head_n as_o ancient_o over_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o seraphin_n ●2_n hide_v their_o face_n in_o reverence_n of_o the_o splendour_n of_o his_o glorious_a countenance_n the_o throne_n and_o domination_n and_o principality_n proftrate_v themselves_o unto_o he_o as_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n 16._o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o heavenly_a court_n do_v homage_n every_o one_o in_o his_o degree_n why_o stand_v we_o look_v only_o upon_o he_o and_o not_o industriate_v ourselves_o to_o do_v he_o with_o the_o holy_a angel_n all_o the_o honour_n and_o homage_n thar_z lie_v in_o our_o power_n or_o perhaps_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o look_v after_o he_o but_o let_v our_o thought_n and_o foot_n wander_v instant_o after_o other_o
so_o reckless_a as_o not_o to_o be_v whole_o depend_v upon_o he_o and_o whole_o at_o his_o beck_n the_o meditation_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o prompt_a obedience_n of_o the_o waiter_n but_o chiefl_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n which_o he_o only_o seek_v do_v cooperate_v to_o this_o wonder_n these_o be_v the_o mean_n by_o which_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n be_v turn_v into_o wine_n of_o comfort_n 28_o and_o that_o to_o they_o who_o love_n god_n all_o thing_n do_v cooperate_v to_o good_a after_o the_o chief_a steward_n have_v taste_v the_o water_n make_v wine_n and_o know_v not_o whence_o it_o be_v but_o the_o servant_n know_v that_o have_v draw_v the_o water_n the_o chief_a steward_n call_v the_o bridegroom_n and_o say_v to_o he_o every_o man_n first_o set_v the_o good_a wine_n and_o when_o they_o have_v welldrunk_a then_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o but_o thou_o have_v keep_v the_o good_a wine_n till_o now_o the_o joy_n of_o this_o world_n begin_v with_o defect_n and_o want_n fal_v short_a of_o our_o expectation_n and_o end_n with_o great_a deceit_n how_o many_o favour_n do_v we_o receive_v from_o god_n and_o know_v not_o of_o they_o chief_o perhaps_o because_o we_o seldom_o reflect_v upon_o they_o or_o do_v not_o look_v about_o we_o sufficient_o if_o we_o have_v once_o well_o ●asted_v of_o the_o wine_n which_o our_o saviour_n present_v we_o we_o shall_v easy_o esteem_v all_o other_o mean_v and_o unworthy_a to_o be_v ra_v his_o wine_n last_v for_o eternity_n if_o it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o turn_v water_n into_o wine_n ambr_n much_o more_o be_v it_o turn_v sinner_n into_o saint_n and_o that_o thing_n which_o to_o the_o world_n be_v insipe_v and_o cold_a and_o dead_a shall_v be_v restore_v to_o heat_n and_o colour_n and_o life_n and_o taste_v the_o apostle_n believe_v upon_o that_o one_o sign_n we_o have_v receive_v so_o many_o wonderful_a benefit_n shall_v we_o not_o believe_v application_n of_o the_o former_a meditation_n to_o bless_a sacrament_n i._o the_o 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