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A13827 Times lamentation: or An exposition on the prophet Ioel, in sundry sermons or meditations Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? 1599 (1599) STC 24131; ESTC S118486 347,352 464

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the_o end_n repentance_n make_v abraham_n to_o travel_v long_o and_o be_v well_o content_v it_o make_v the_o israelite_n to_o wait_v for_o christ_n &_o it_o encourage_v the_o martyr_n to_o die_v for_o christ_n therefore_o if_o thou_o have_v repent_v thou_o may_v bold_o assure_v thyself_o that_o thou_o shall_v have_v patience_n in_o every_o trouble_n &_o zeal_n in_o all_o thy_o life_n and_o comfort_n in_o any_o distress_n and_o ability_n for_o every_o temptation_n with_o power_n to_o abide_v death_n and_o glory_n to_o reward_v thy_o soul_n for_o although_o thou_o may_v slip_v after_o thou_o have_v repent_v yet_o thou_o can_v not_o final_o perish_v for_o all_o the_o sin_n do_v after_o
thy_o conversion_n shall_v be_v everlasting_o silence_v i_o may_v also_o note_v out_o of_o this_o verse_n that_o god_n be_v more_o ready_a and_o willing_a to_o pardon_v we_o than_o we_o be_v to_o ask_v pardon_n rom._n 10._o 22._o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o ask_v not_o he_o will_v not_o only_o be_v revenge_v for_o our_o sin_n but_o also_o upon_o we_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o father_n isa_n 65._o 7._o again_o let_v we_o upon_o this_o ground_n be_v bold_a to_o pray_v in_o hope_n and_o assurance_n for_o as_o god_n 3_o open_v the_o iron_n gate_n for_o peter_n to_o come_v forth_o out_o of_o prison_n so_o have_v he_o open_v the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n that_o our_o prayer_n without_o all_o let_v may_v come_v up_o before_o he_o i_o may_v also_o observe_v in_o this_o verse_n that_o god_n do_v sometime_o cast_v off_o his_o own_o people_n for_o a_o seaso_n that_o he_o may_v for_o ever_o cast_v off_o the_o wicked_a ezec._n 1._o 15._o as_o a_o jealous_a husband_n put_v off_o his_o wife_n that_o 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