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acknowledgacknowledge

A final e dropped: selfe → self, beene → been, hee → he.

Puritas changed it
3,406 times in 988 works
Consistency
98.5% (3,406 of 3,458)
Reach if approved
~3,633 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: acknowledge
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
3,458 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,406 changes in 988 works, 98.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,406)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
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    … and vnitie. For where, in what place can diſcord be? In every Church we acknowledgacknowledge a Superior, and in everie meeting out of many Churches a Superior likewiſe. Now …
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    … and vnitie. For where, in what place can diſcord be? In every Church we acknowledgacknowledge a Superior, and in everie meeting out of many Churches a Superior likewiſe. Now …

    Henry Jacob · Necessity of Reforming Our Churches · p. 40 · Open in the reader

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    Thus much of Thankeſgiving: Now for Confeſſion. Conf…ſſion is an acknowledgacknowledge…ment of our ſelves to be guilty, and worthily to have deſerved Gods wrath …
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    Thus much of Thankeſgiving: Now for Confeſſion. Conf…ſſion is an acknowledgacknowledge…ment of our ſelves to be guilty, and worthily to have deſerved Gods wrath …

    Paul Baynes · Brief Directions Unto a Godly Life · p. 158 · Open in the reader

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    … power, & glorie, which we deſire him to manifeſt by granting our petitiōs, & we wil acknowledgacknowledge the ſame; not for a time, but for euer & euer.
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    … power, & glorie, which we deſire him to manifeſt by granting our petitiōs, & we wil acknowledgacknowledge the ſame; not for a time, but for euer & euer.

    Richard Bernard · Joshuas Godly Resolution · p. 85 · Open in the reader

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    … which is betwene that diuine rule of juſtice, and our own affections & behauior) to acknowledgacknowledge the corruption that is in them; and the fruit thereof, it might pronounce them …
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    … which is betwene that diuine rule of juſtice, and our own affections & behauior) to acknowledgacknowledge the corruption that is in them; and the fruit thereof, it might pronounce them …

    Theodore Beza · Propositions and Principles of Divinity Disputed · p. 64 · Open in the reader

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    … Babilon, or confusion, at his call. And we rayther think it our duety to acknowledgacknowledge the great goodnes of God towards vs, in passing by the sins of our …
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    … Babilon, or confusion, at his call. And we rayther think it our duety to acknowledgacknowledge the great goodnes of God towards vs, in passing by the sins of our …

    John Robinson · Of Religious Communion Private and Public · p. 62 · Open in the reader

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    … would be ſo wonderfully ravished with the powre of Gods ordinances, that you would acknowledgacknowledge the Church to be terrible as an armie with banners, & yet amyable & lovely comely …
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    … would be ſo wonderfully ravished with the powre of Gods ordinances, that you would acknowledgacknowledge the Church to be terrible as an armie with banners, & yet amyable & lovely comely …

    John Smyth · Parallels Censures · p. 70 · Open in the reader

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    … d traterous vsurper of the impyre, yet …d verie few for a long time acknowledgacknowledge …his tytle of the head of the Church to ap…rteane to any one …
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    … d traterous vsurper of the impyre, yet …d verie few for a long time acknowledgacknowledge …his tytle of the head of the Church to ap…rteane to any one …

    David Fergusson · Answer to Epistle by Renat Benedict · Open in the reader

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    … do not helpe, goe to some faith full brother, confesse your state to him, acknowledgacknowledge your weaknes to him, and be not ashamed to giue God the glory by …
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    … do not helpe, goe to some faith full brother, confesse your state to him, acknowledgacknowledge your weaknes to him, and be not ashamed to giue God the glory by …

    Richard Greenham · Two Treatises Comforting an Afflicted Conscience · p. 193 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (52)

34 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 18 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Whole Duty of Prayer A23804

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    I ACKNOWLEDGACKNOWLEDGE O Lord, that thou art the God of all the Earth, and of them …
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    I ACKNOWLEDGACKNOWLEDGE O Lord, that thou art the God of all the Earth, and of them …

    Richard Allestree · The Whole Duty of Prayer · p. 122 · Open in the reader

Christianity the Great Mystery A27589

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    … Supreme, Abſolute, Infallible Reaſon or Ʋnderſtanding; and to ſpeak of Reaſon, and not to AcknowledgAcknowledge him Supreme, it is not to know what we ſpeak, nor affirm.
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    … Supreme, Abſolute, Infallible Reaſon or Ʋnderſtanding; and to ſpeak of Reaſon, and not to AcknowledgAcknowledge him Supreme, it is not to know what we ſpeak, nor affirm.

    Thomas Beverley · Christianity the Great Mystery · p. 15 · Open in the reader

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    … or ſuch a truth; Even as in that Radical One: And though they may AcknowledgAcknowledge and Subſcribe to many Holy Rules, and Live in Obedience to ſome; yet this …
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    … or ſuch a truth; Even as in that Radical One: And though they may AcknowledgAcknowledge and Subſcribe to many Holy Rules, and Live in Obedience to ſome; yet this …

    Thomas Beverley · Christianity the Great Mystery · p. 20 · Open in the reader

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    … Revelation of the Divine Being to us from it ſelf; we dare not but AcknowledgAcknowledge it Infinite Wiſdom and Reaſon, becauſe we acknowledgacknowledge the Divine Being to be ſo …
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    … Revelation of the Divine Being to us from it ſelf; we dare not but AcknowledgAcknowledge it Infinite Wiſdom and Reaſon, becauſe we acknowledgacknowledge the Divine Being to be ſo …

    Thomas Beverley · Christianity the Great Mystery · p. 51 · Open in the reader

Evangelical Repentance Unto Salvation A27606

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    I do moſt humbly AcknowledgAcknowledge the Dint of this Prejudice; and can only Anſwer, as I have done foreign: So …
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    I do moſt humbly AcknowledgAcknowledge the Dint of this Prejudice; and can only Anſwer, as I have done foreign: So …

    Thomas Beverley · Evangelical Repentance Unto Salvation · Open in the reader

The Loss of the Soul A27616

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    … own Grateful Senſe of my participation of your Favour and Good-will therein, who AcknowledgAcknowledge my ſelf most unworthy of any ſuch. I AcknowledgAcknowledge, I have Darkened the Counſels …
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    … own Grateful Senſe of my participation of your Favour and Good-will therein, who AcknowledgAcknowledge my ſelf most unworthy of any ſuch. I AcknowledgAcknowledge, I have Darkened the Counſels …

    Thomas Beverley · The Loss of the Soul · Open in the reader

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    … and Good-will therein, who AcknowledgAcknowledge my ſelf most unworthy of any ſuch. I AcknowledgAcknowledge, I have Darkened the Counſels of ſo Great a Truth by Words without Knowledg …
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    … and Good-will therein, who AcknowledgAcknowledge my ſelf most unworthy of any ſuch. I AcknowledgAcknowledge, I have Darkened the Counſels of ſo Great a Truth by Words without Knowledg …

    Thomas Beverley · The Loss of the Soul · Open in the reader

The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages A33378

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    I ACKNOWLEDGACKNOWLEDGE that what has been ſaid of theſe five ranks, may be underſtood of all …
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    I ACKNOWLEDGACKNOWLEDGE that what has been ſaid of theſe five ranks, may be underſtood of all …

    Jean Claude · The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages · p. 136 · Open in the reader

The Ark of the Covenant Opened A42773

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    3. AcknowledgAcknowledge Chriſt in this Covenant-relation, and in the execution of it: That ever you …
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    3. AcknowledgAcknowledge Chriſt in this Covenant-relation, and in the execution of it: That ever you …

    Patrick Gillespie · The Ark of the Covenant Opened · p. 345 · Open in the reader

Mixture of Scholastical Divinity with Practical Part 2 A46699

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    2. AcknowledgAcknowledge that they come downe from above, from the Father of lights there, and that
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    2. AcknowledgAcknowledge that they come downe from above, from the Father of lights there, and that

    Henry Jeanes · Mixture of Scholastical Divinity with Practical Part 2 · p. 260 · Open in the reader

Nonconformity Not Inconsistent with Loyalty A47052

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    And all theſe things I do plainly and ſincerely AcknowledgAcknowledge and ſwear, according to the Expreſs Words by me ſpoken, and according to the …
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    And all theſe things I do plainly and ſincerely AcknowledgAcknowledge and ſwear, according to the Expreſs Words by me ſpoken, and according to the …

    James Jones · Nonconformity Not Inconsistent with Loyalty · p. 13 · Open in the reader

Sermons Volume 4 A51840

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    … of being insnared, and giving Occasion of these Mischiefs; as if he should say, AcknowledgAcknowledge freely hereafter that he is thy Husband, and cover thy Face in token that …
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    … of being insnared, and giving Occasion of these Mischiefs; as if he should say, AcknowledgAcknowledge freely hereafter that he is thy Husband, and cover thy Face in token that …

    Thomas Manton · Sermons Volume 4 · p. 1197 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Psalm 119 A51842

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    (1) AcknowledgAcknowledge the debt: God will keep up the sense of his Authority; his command must …
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    (1) AcknowledgAcknowledge the debt: God will keep up the sense of his Authority; his command must …

    Thomas Manton · Sermons on Psalm 119 · p. 29 · Open in the reader

Practical Exposition of the Lords Prayer A51845

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    … I will bear the Indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him. AcknowledgAcknowledge the Justice of his Providence in this trouble that is brought upon you. A …
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    … I will bear the Indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him. AcknowledgAcknowledge the Justice of his Providence in this trouble that is brought upon you. A …

    Thomas Manton · Practical Exposition of the Lords Prayer · p. 472 · Open in the reader

Sermons Volume 2 A51846

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    … and you perish from the way, when his Wrath is kindled but a little. AcknowledgAcknowledge Christ your Lord, or else he will blast your Counsels, you shall perish in …
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    … and you perish from the way, when his Wrath is kindled but a little. AcknowledgAcknowledge Christ your Lord, or else he will blast your Counsels, you shall perish in …

    Thomas Manton · Sermons Volume 2 · p. 18 · Open in the reader

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    Vse. AcknowledgAcknowledge God in this Matter; He will be known, as the Lord of Hosts, and …
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    Vse. AcknowledgAcknowledge God in this Matter; He will be known, as the Lord of Hosts, and …

    Thomas Manton · Sermons Volume 2 · p. 168 · Open in the reader

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    … will be known, as the Lord of Hosts, and as the God of Peace. AcknowledgAcknowledge him in this Matter, in Prayer, and Praise: In Prayer, before Division is broken …
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    … will be known, as the Lord of Hosts, and as the God of Peace. AcknowledgAcknowledge him in this Matter, in Prayer, and Praise: In Prayer, before Division is broken …

    Thomas Manton · Sermons Volume 2 · p. 168 · Open in the reader

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    … have wearied themselves in the pursuit of it, it is God must give it. AcknowledgAcknowledge him in Praise, in Days of Peace and Tranquility; when there is a happy …
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    … have wearied themselves in the pursuit of it, it is God must give it. AcknowledgAcknowledge him in Praise, in Days of Peace and Tranquility; when there is a happy …

    Thomas Manton · Sermons Volume 2 · p. 168 · Open in the reader

Advice to a Friend A56594

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    … deſires. And it hath an equal force alſo to excite us to Praiſe and AcknowledgAcknowledge our great Benefactor, who gives us ſo many good things, even before we deſire …
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    … deſires. And it hath an equal force alſo to excite us to Praiſe and AcknowledgAcknowledge our great Benefactor, who gives us ſo many good things, even before we deſire …

    Simon Patrick · Advice to a Friend · p. 95 · Open in the reader

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    I AcknowledgAcknowledge, O great God, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, that I am not worthy …
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    I AcknowledgAcknowledge, O great God, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, that I am not worthy …

    Simon Patrick · Advice to a Friend · p. 327 · Open in the reader

Friendly Debate with Non-Conformist Part 2 A56638

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    AcknowledgAcknowledge it, man? I would not only have them ſay ſo when they are ask't …
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    AcknowledgAcknowledge it, man? I would not only have them ſay ſo when they are ask't …

    Simon Patrick · Friendly Debate with Non-Conformist Part 2 · p. 190 · Open in the reader

The Conformists Fourth Plea A56805

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    I AcknowledgAcknowledge mine Error, and that I did fooliſhly in coming to your Houſe, and in …
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    I AcknowledgAcknowledge mine Error, and that I did fooliſhly in coming to your Houſe, and in …

    Edward Pearse · The Conformists Fourth Plea · p. 85 · Open in the reader

Practical Reflections on the Late Earthquakes A60144

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    Few, we may fear, do practically AcknowledgAcknowledge God's Government, and own his Agency in theſe things. The moſt are Confident, and …
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    Few, we may fear, do practically AcknowledgAcknowledge God's Government, and own his Agency in theſe things. The moſt are Confident, and …

    John Shower · Practical Reflections on the Late Earthquakes · p. viii · Open in the reader

Poems in Two Parts A60349

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    AcknowledgAcknowledge what thy God to thee hath been,
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    AcknowledgAcknowledge what thy God to thee hath been,

    Samuel Slater · Poems in Two Parts · p. 19 · Open in the reader

A Christian Library A67744

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    … Hell, sayes Bernard) and preventeth it; but fools go on, and are punished, Prov. 22.3. AcknowledgAcknowledge thy self a fool then, or bethink thy self now, and …o thereafter without …
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    … Hell, sayes Bernard) and preventeth it; but fools go on, and are punished, Prov. 22.3. AcknowledgAcknowledge thy self a fool then, or bethink thy self now, and …o thereafter without …

    Richard Younge · A Christian Library · p. 19 · Open in the reader

A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come A76490

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    … it is moſt True, All theſe Kingdoms are to be acknowledg'd; and I do AcknowledgAcknowledge them with all my Heart; and I do confeſs, It would be prejudice enough …
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    … it is moſt True, All theſe Kingdoms are to be acknowledg'd; and I do AcknowledgAcknowledge them with all my Heart; and I do confeſs, It would be prejudice enough …

    Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 65 · Open in the reader

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    … may underſtand the Supernatural Excellency of Grace, and Salvation by Chriſt; Even as we AcknowledgAcknowledge Miracle far above Nature; ſo the Salvation of the Goſpel being moſt Perfect Miracle …
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    … may underſtand the Supernatural Excellency of Grace, and Salvation by Chriſt; Even as we AcknowledgAcknowledge Miracle far above Nature; ſo the Salvation of the Goſpel being moſt Perfect Miracle …

    Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 98 · Open in the reader

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    I muſt AcknowledgAcknowledge, as I have alſo publickly Declared; I have been much more inclined to Hope …
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    I muſt AcknowledgAcknowledge, as I have alſo publickly Declared; I have been much more inclined to Hope …

    Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 48 · Open in the reader

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    … the Lord, and Glory in the God of our Salvation; For tho I do AcknowledgAcknowledge, the World is always ſo full of Diſappointments in, all theſe Kinds, that what …
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    … the Lord, and Glory in the God of our Salvation; For tho I do AcknowledgAcknowledge, the World is always ſo full of Diſappointments in, all theſe Kinds, that what …

    Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 55 · Open in the reader

Expositions Upon Matthew 1-10 A76798

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    Uſe. 1 AcknowledgAcknowledge this Providence in all thy undertakings, in thy appointing future buſineſſes. James 4.15, 16. Go to …
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    Uſe. 1 AcknowledgAcknowledge this Providence in all thy undertakings, in thy appointing future buſineſſes. James 4.15, 16. Go to …

    Christopher Blackwood · Expositions Upon Matthew 1-10 · p. 796 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Jude A87554

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    … make them good, not as a companion, but a Phyſician. 3. Contempt of the world: AcknowledgAcknowledge thy dignity; be above thoſe trifles, which thou (a childe) didſt magnifie. A Chriſtian …
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    … make them good, not as a companion, but a Phyſician. 3. Contempt of the world: AcknowledgAcknowledge thy dignity; be above thoſe trifles, which thou (a childe) didſt magnifie. A Chriſtian …

    William Jenkyn · Exposition of Jude · p. 88 · Open in the reader

Commentary on the Pentateuch A94797

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    … David; and to prove himſelf ſo, he adds, For I have done fooliſhly, 2 Sam. 24.10. AcknowledgAcknowledge the debt, and God will forthwith croſs the book.
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    … David; and to prove himſelf ſo, he adds, For I have done fooliſhly, 2 Sam. 24.10. AcknowledgAcknowledge the debt, and God will forthwith croſs the book.

    John Trapp · Commentary on the Pentateuch · p. 386 · Open in the reader

The Sacred Diary B03557

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    AcknowledgAcknowledge it a mercy, that God affordeth you reſt after Labour. Man goeth forth unto …
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    AcknowledgAcknowledge it a mercy, that God affordeth you reſt after Labour. Man goeth forth unto …

    William Gearing · The Sacred Diary · p. 266 · Open in the reader

Several Discourses Considering the Providence of God B08803

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    … to be more earneſt and importunate with God. It is the precept of Solomon, AcknowledgAcknowledge him in all thy ways, and he ſhall direct thy ſteps. And accordingly hath …
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    … to be more earneſt and importunate with God. It is the precept of Solomon, AcknowledgAcknowledge him in all thy ways, and he ſhall direct thy ſteps. And accordingly hath …

    John Collinges · Several Discourses Considering the Providence of God · p. 59 · Open in the reader