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A15673 A glasse for the godly Contayning many comfortable treatises to perswade men from the loue of this world, to the loue of the world to come, and exhorting them with cherefulnes to passe through the crosses and afflictions of this life. Full of spirituall comfort for all such as hope to be saued by Iesus Christ. The first [-second] part. By R:W: minister of Gods word. Wolcomb, Robert, b. 1567 or 8. 1612 (1612) STC 25941; ESTC S121029 292,196 642

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elect_a neither_o will_v he_o have_v they_o exonerate_v from_o all_o sorrow_n but_o against_o all_o affliction_n and_o cross_n he_o have_v give_v we_o the_o certain_a expectation_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v as_o a_o shield_n and_o rock_n of_o defence_n and_o therefore_o christ_n say_v your_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v turn_v to_o joy_n as_o it_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o godly_a to_o be_v sorry_a in_o this_o world_n and_o then_o to_o rejoice_v so_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o ungodly_a rejoice_v here_o but_o at_o length_n their_o gladness_n be_v change_v into_o sorrow_n 65.13.14_o isay_n 65.13.14_o so_o say_v the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n isayah_n behold_v my_o servant_n shall_v eat_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v hungry_a behold_v my_o servant_n shall_v drink_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v thirsty_a behold_v my_o servant_n shall_v rejoice_v and_o you_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a behold_v my_o servant_n shall_v sing_v for_o joy_n of_o heart_n and_o you_o shall_v cry_v for_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n and_o shall_v howl_v for_o vexation_n of_o mind_n 18.6.7.8_o reu._n 18.6.7.8_o john_n the_o divine_a say_v of_o the_o great_a whore_n of_o babylon_n reward_v she_o even_o as_o she_o have_v reward_v you_o and_o give_v her_o double_a according_a to_o her_o work_n and_o in_o the_o cup_n that_o she_o have_v fill_v to_o you_o fill_v she_o the_o double_a in_o as_o much_o as_o she_o glorify_v herself_o and_o live_v in_o pleasure_n so_o much_o give_v you_o to_o her_o torment_n and_o sorrow_n for_o she_o say_v in_o her_o heart_n i_o sit_v be_v a_o queen_n and_o be_o no_o widow_n and_o shall_v see_v no_o mourning_n therefore_o shall_v her_o plague_n come_v at_o one_o day_n death_n and_o sorrow_n and_o famine_n and_o she_o shall_v be_v burn_v with_o fire_n for_o that_o god_n which_o condemn_v she_o he_o be_v a_o strong_a lord_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o godly_a 6.25_o matt._n 5.4_o luk._n 6.25_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o mourn_v for_o they_o shall_v be_v comfort_v so_o also_o it_o 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the_o world_n for_o all_o the_o imagination_n of_o worldling_n of_o their_o gold_n and_o silver_n of_o their_o honour_n and_o promotion_n of_o their_o house_n and_o possession_n of_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n of_o their_o banquet_n and_o sport_n do_v fade_v away_o in_o a_o moment_n as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o be_v what_o be_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o dream_n of_o they_o that_o sleep_n for_o so_o say_v the_o prophet_n 29.8_o isay_n 29.8_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v like_a as_o a_o hungry_a man_n dream_v and_o behold_v he_o eat_v &_o when_o he_o awake_v his_o soul_n be_v empty_a or_o like_v as_o a_o thirsty_a man_n dream_v and_o lo_o he_o be_v drink_v and_o when_o he_o awake_v behold_v