Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 · London : Printed for Thomas Underhil and Francis Tyton · leaf 785
y a difgrace to us,buc will not help toprolong our lives: But if God had ena&ed fuch a law for the con-tinuance-of our lives on earth,as is cna&ed for the continuance ofthe Parliament, that we (hould not be difiblvcd till our ownplcal jre; and that no man fliould die till he were truly… … §. I. * We wfiftand itruggle,and like fro-ward fervantSjwe are haled toour Maftcrsprefence withfa.dnefs andunwiliingnefs:going cuthence as com-pelled by ne-ceflity j andnot inobedience,and would webe honouredby him withthe heavenlyrewards, towhom wc goagain ft ourwils ? Why pray we that the Kingdom…
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