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A14923 The soules progresse to the celestiall Canaan, or heavenly Jerusalem By way of godly meditation, and holy contemplation: accompanied with divers learned exhortations, and pithy perswasions, tending to Christianity and humanity. Divided into two parts. The first part treateth of the divine essence, quality and nature of God, and his holy attributs: and of the creation, fall, state, death, and misery of an unregenerated man, both in this life and in the world to come: put for the whole scope of the Old Testament. The second part is put for the summe and compendium of the Gospell, and treateth of the Incarnation, Nativity, words, works, and sufferings of Christ, and of the happinesse and blessednesse of a godly man in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. Collected out of the Scriptures, and out of the writings of the ancient fathers of the primitive Church, and other orthodoxall divines: by John Welles, of Beccles in the County of Suffolk. Welles, John, of Beccles. 1639 (1639) STC 25231; ESTC S119607 276,075 406

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his_o help_n 146._o psal_n 146._o and_o who_o hope_n be_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n what_o favour_n grace_n and_o benefit_n can_v they_o lack_v which_o do_v feel_v of_o his_o goodness_n and_o do_v well_o please_v he_o be_v not_o that_o true_a blessedness_n when_o a_o man_n please_v god_n and_o find_v he_o favourable_a and_o love_v in_o all_o thing_n how_o can_v he_o but_o have_v mercy_n upon_o they_o which_o do_v hope_n upon_o he_o which_o do_v please_v he_o those_o he_o will_v well_o unto_o yea_o those_o he_o do_v special_o regard_v and_o esteem_v great_a plague_n shall_v remain_v for_o the_o ungodly_a 32._o psal_n 32._o but_o who_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n mercy_n embrace_v he_o on_o every_o side_n again_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o do_v fear_v he_o which_o do_v hope_n upon_o his_o mercy_n again_o our_o father_n hope_v upon_o thou_o 37.5_o psal_n 22.4_o psal_n 37.5_o and_o they_o be_v not_o confound_v for_o look_v what_o the_o hopeful_a 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spirit_n whereby_o the_o soul_n be_v hold_v in_o possession_n which_o restrain_v nature_n from_o exceed_a reason_n in_o passion_n she_o attend_v wisdom_n in_o in_o all_o her_o work_n and_o proportion_v time_n to_o the_o necessity_n of_o matter_n she_o be_v the_o poison_n of_o sorrow_n in_o the_o hope_n of_o comfort_n and_o the_o paradise_n of_o conceit_n in_o the_o joy_n of_o peace_n she_o be_v the_o imitator_n of_o the_o incomprehensible_a in_o his_o passage_n to_o perfection_n and_o a_o servant_n of_o his_o will_n in_o the_o map_n of_o his_o workmanship_a she_o pacifi_v wrath_n and_o put_v off_o revenge_n and_o in_o the_o humility_n of_o charity_n virtue_n she_o be_v esteem_v of_o god_n among_o the_o best_a virtue_n show_v the_o nature_n of_o grace_n she_o be_v belove_v of_o the_o high_a and_o embrace_v of_o the_o wise_a honour_v with_o the_o worthy_a and_o grace_v with_o the_o best_a therefore_o let_v we_o commend_v patience_n as_o it_o be_v of_o itself_o commendable_a and_o 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pleasure_n in_o their_o person_n and_o service_n 1.6_o 2_o thes_n 1.6_o the_o second_o justice_n be_v god_n constant_a will_n whereby_o he_o recompense_v man_n and_o angel_n 4.8_o 2_o tim._n 4.8_o according_a to_o their_o work_n '_o punish_a the_o impenitent_a according_a to_o their_o desert_n call_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o wrath_n 10._o deut._n 7.9_o 10._o and_o reward_v the_o faithful_a according_a to_o his_o promise_n call_v the_o justice_n of_o his_o grace_n the_o three_o mercy_n etc._n psal_n 145.7_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v god_n mere_a good_a will_n and_o ready_a affection_n to_o forgive_v a_o penitent_a sinner_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o sin_n and_o ill_a desert_n 19_o mat._n 16.18_o 19_o the_o four_o goodness_n whereby_o god_n willing_o communicate_v his_o good_a with_o his_o creature_n etc._n psal_n 146.6_o etc._n etc._n and_o because_o he_o communicate_v it_o free_o 20._o numb_a 23.19_o 20._o it_o be_v term_v grace_n the_o five_o truth_n whereby_o god_n will_v 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