Selected quad for the lemma: act_n
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A18389
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The harvest is at hand, vvherin the tares shall be bound, and cast into the fyre and brent. [...]
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Champneys, John, fl. 1548.
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1548
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STC 4956; ESTC S109141
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it_o by_o who_o also_o it_o have_v be_v always_o presern_v &_o shall_v be_v to_o y_z e_z world_n end_n john_n xv_o c._n act._n i._n a._n ro._n x._o d._n which_o scripture_n do_v also_o manifest_o &_o plain_o declare_v unto_o we_o that_o the_o apostle_n leave_v nothing_o unwritten_a which_o be_v profitable_a to_o our_o faith_n but_o have_v declare_v the_o whole_a counsel_n of_o god_n be_v needful_a for_o we_o to_o know_v act_n xx_o d._n e._n g._n nevertheless_o like_a as_o we_o have_v promise_n of_o mercy_n in_o christ_n so_o have_v we_o war_v ning_v by_o christ_n math._n xxiiii_o mark_n xiii_o luke_n xxi_o that_o many_o shall_v come_v in_o his_o name_n sai_v i_o be_o christ_n &_o shall_v disceive_v many_o &_o cet_fw-fr wherefore_o note_v this_o that_o christ_n mean_v not_o that_o many_o shall_v name_v themselves_o christ_n as_o it_o be_v by_o their_o proper_a name_n but_o this_o word_n christ_n have_v this_o signification_n to_o be_v anoint_a of_o god_n or_o to_o have_v a_o godly_a 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