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A08586 The saints societie Delivered in XIV. sermons, by I.B. Master in arts, and preacher of Gods word at Broughton in Northampton Shire.; Societie of the saints Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671. 1636 (1636) STC 1890; ESTC S117220 223,204 307

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psal_n 103._o 1_o 2._o bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o that_o 1._o because_o the_o lord_n require_v it_o most_o deut._n 6._o 4._o joh._n 4._o 24._o 2._o because_o it_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o sanctification_n the_o beginning_n and_o efficient_a cause_n of_o every_o action_n math._n 12._o 35._o prov._n 4._o 23._o 3._o because_o the_o lord_n observe_v tri_v and_o search_v it_o most_o 1_o joh._n 3._o 19_o 20._o 21._o 4._o because_o the_o lord_n regard_v it_o most_o and_o 5._o because_o if_o the_o soul_n once_o true_o honour_v god_n it_o will_v draw_v the_o whole_a body_n let_v hollow-hearted_a dissembler_n and_o tombe-like_a pharisee_n as_o alexander_n in_o another_o case_n scatter_v in_o india_n at_o his_o departure_n spear_n shield_n sword_n and_o other_o warlike_a furniture_n fit_a for_o man_n of_o giantlike_a then_o ordinary_a stature_n that_o he_o and_o he_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v man_n of_o extraordinary_a greatness_n seem_v to_o glorify_v god_n more_o than_o other_o 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hear_v 6._o by_o cruelty_n micah_n 3._o 4._o then_o shall_v cry_v etc._n etc._n 7._o by_o paint_a hypocrisy_n math._n 6._o 5._o 8._o by_o faithless_a infidelity_n jam._n 1._o 6._o 7._o 9_o by_o pharisaical_a selfe-conceitednesse_a luke_n 18._o 11._o 14._o 10._o by_o blind_a ignorance_n mat._n 20._o 22._o you_o ask_v you_o etc._n etc._n 11._o by_o malicious_a envy_n math._n 6._o 15._o if_o you_o forgive_v not_o 12._o by_o pray_v for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v impious_a unjust_a hurtful_a impossible_a needless_a or_o otherwise_o not_o to_o be_v pray_v for_o it_o stand_v we_o in_o hand_n therefore_o if_o we_o either_o have_v or_o desire_v to_o have_v fellowship_n with_o the_o father_n not_o only_o to_o pray_v but_o so_o to_o pray_v as_o we_o be_v direct_v in_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n viz
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from_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8._o 14._o lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n 7._o whence_o be_v our_o corroboration_n or_o spiritual_a strength_n from_o the_o spirit_n eph._n 3._o 16._o strongthen_v with_o might_n by_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o inner_a man_n 8._o whence_o our_o supplication_n or_o ability_n to_o pray_v from_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8._o 15._o whereby_o etc._n etc._n 9_o whence_o our_o consolation_n from_o the_o spirit_n act_v 9_o 31._o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 10._o whence_o our_o incorporation_n into_o and_o inhabitation_n in_o christ_n from_o the_o spirit_n eph._n 2._o 22._o in_o who_o you_o be_v build_v together_o for_o a_o habitation_n of_o god_n through_o the_o spirit_n saint_n chrysostome_n say_v well_o that_o spirit_n do_v make_v holy_a sanctify_v 1147._o ergò_fw-la iste_fw-la spiritus_fw-la consecrat_fw-mi sanctificat_fw-la benedicit_fw-la honorificat_fw-la guberuat_fw-la protegit_fw-la consolatur_fw-la producit_fw-la ad_fw-la santam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la 1._o 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