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A19285 The Christians daily sacrifice containing a daily direction for a setled course of sanctification : diuided into three bookes / by Th. Cooper. Cooper, John, fl. 1626. 1615 (1615) STC 5695; ESTC S1680 138,332 492

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commit_v 3_o how_o we_o have_v sin_v of_o ignorance_n psa._n 73.22_o 4_o how_o of_o knowledge_n we_o have_v transgress_v 2._o sam._n 24._o luk._n 12.48_o especial_o and_o more_o particular_o we_o must_v confess_v 1_o the_o sin_n we_o have_v be_v subject_a unto_o psa._n 51.14_o particular_a 2_o those_o which_o for_o the_o present_a we_o groan_v under_o 3_o those_o which_o we_o fear_v most_o psalm_n 19.13_o 4_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o father_n nehem_n 9_o 5_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o land_n and_o state_n where_o we_o live_v dan._n 9_o 6_o those_o which_o accompany_v welldoing_a math._n 8._o 7_o yea_o such_o as_o in_o particular_a we_o know_v not_o we_o be_v notwithstanding_o to_o yield_v up_o to_o be_v search_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o his_o mercy_n either_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o our_o remembrance_n or_o to_o be_v gracious_o pass_v over_o psa._n 19.12_o judge_a four_o we_o must_v proceed_v to_o judgement_n against_o sin_n and_o that_o 1_o remember_v and_o produce_v the_o law_n that_o 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