The gayne of losse: or temporall losses spiritually improved in a centurye & one decad of meditations & resolves. By John Warner M.A. sometimes of Magd: Hall in Oxo: & one of the ministers of the London Brigade in the late western expedition 1644.

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Title: The gayne of losse: or temporall losses spiritually improved in a centurye & one decad of meditations & resolves. By John Warner M.A. sometimes of Magd: Hall in Oxo: & one of the ministers of the London Brigade in the late western expedition 1644.
Author: Warner, John, b. 1612 or 13.
Publication: London :: Printed by M.S. for H. Blunden at the Castle in Corn-hill,; 1645.
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Subject terms: Christian life
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VVHen the pride of Israel did testifie against it selfe,* 1.1 the Lord tooke from her her delectable & pleasant things. Of all sinnes God doth and will

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resist pride, for that doth most re∣sist him. That being followed will depose him, and therefore he will follow to depose that. The mo∣ther of pride is usually plentie, now this daughter would in time devoure the mother, did not God bring her downe. As Israels, so Englands pride, doth testifie a∣gainst her; and therefore as he dealt with the daughters of Israel, he will deale with the daughters of England. Because the daugh∣ters of Sion are haughtie, there∣fore he will smite with a scab the crown of their head; he will take away their bravery and tinkling ornaments. Thus shall our sor∣row for the losse be more, then the comfort in the injoying. That which was the pride of many, is now become their shame. Those things which in possessing yeeld most comfort, at parting pro∣duce

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most sorrow. Falst objects of love, yeeld false comforts and true fears.

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* 1.1

Isa. 3.

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