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Three profitable sermons. 1. A pastorall charge. 2. Christs Larum-bell. 3. The soules sentinell Preached at seuerall times vpon sundry occasions, by Richard Carpenter pastor of Sherwill in Devon.
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Carpenter, Richard, 1575-1627.
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apply_v they_o to_o his_o soul_n with_o such_o fervency_n and_o feel_n as_o be_v much_o i_o see_v to_o his_o own_o comfort_n but_o more_o as_o i_o understand_v to_o his_o friend_n joy_n and_o admiration_n to_o be_v short_a i_o come_v to_o his_o death_n which_o be_v on_o st._n stephen_n day_n he_o account_v it_o a_o addition_n to_o his_o hope_a for_o happiness_n that_o he_o shall_v go_v to_o heaven_n when_o so_o bless_v a_o martyr_n ascend_v as_o by_o one_o of_o his_o dear_a friend_n i_o be_v inform_v for_o this_o i_o speak_v upon_o the_o report_n of_o other_o as_o also_o how_o that_o he_o spend_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o day_n in_o finish_v his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n and_o in_o perform_v kind_n &_o charitable_a office_n for_o his_o brethren_n sister_n servant_n and_o other_o friend_n the_o rest_n as_o a_o man_n sequester_v from_o the_o world_n he_o spend_v in_o prayer_n in_o meditation_n and_o soliloquy_n betwixt_o god_n &_o his_o soul_n as_o if_o he_o have_v learn_v of_o die_a st._n jerom_n to_o say_v o_o my_o hieron_n euseb_n in_o vita_fw-la hieron_n friend_n interrupt_v not_o my_o approach_a joy_n do_v not_o hinder_v i_o from_o yield_v to_o the_o earth_n that_o which_o be_v the_o earth_n until_o about_o the_o evening_n come_v to_o he_o again_o he_o rouse_v himself_o and_o glad_a of_o my_o presence_n confer_v with_o i_o receive_v counsel_n comfort_n and_o encouragement_n from_o i_o be_v desirous_a that_o i_o with_o such_o also_o as_o be_v present_a shall_v once_o yea_o again_o and_o the_o three_o time_n pray_v for_o he_o feel_v belike_o his_o time_n to_o be_v short_a so_o that_o i_o find_v he_o every_o way_n as_o religious_o devote_a and_o christian_o affect_v and_o