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A96524 Two treatises concerning I. God's all-sufficiency, and II. Christ's preciousness Being the substance of some sermons long since preached in the University of Oxford. By Henry Wilkinson, D.D. Then principal of Magdalen-Hall, Oxon. Wilkinson, Henry, 1616-1690. 1681 (1681) Wing W2240A; ESTC R230884 231,748 498

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9_o judg._n 15._o 19_o josh_n 10._o 13._o 2_o king_n 20._o 11._o 2_o king_n 7._o 16._o miracle_n with_o quail_n and_o manna_n god_n clothe_v they_o by_o a_o miracle_n in_o that_o the_o same_o clothes_n last_v forty_o year_n together_o god_n cause_v the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n to_o pour_v out_o water_n to_o quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o samson_n god_n cause_v the_o sun_n to_o stand_v still_o at_o joshuas_n prayer_n and_o return_v back_o upon_o hezekiahs_n prayer_n god_n cause_v plenty_n in_o samaria_n beyond_o all_o expectation_n of_o man_n after_o a_o sore_a and_o grievous_a famine_n from_o all_o these_o instance_n luther_n potens_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la causam_fw-la svam_fw-la libenter_fw-la seruare_fw-la lapsam_fw-la erigere_fw-la si_fw-la nos_fw-la digni_fw-la non_fw-la erimus_fw-la fiat_fw-la per_fw-la alios_fw-la melct_n adam_n in_o vita_fw-la luther_n we_o may_v certain_o conclude_v that_o the_o same_o omnipotent_a lord_n god_n reign_v his_o power_n be_v no_o whit_n 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