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A85839 Analysis. The loosing of St. Peters bands; : setting forth the true sense and solution of the covenant in point of conscience so far as it relates to the government of the church by episcopacy. / By John Gauden ... Gauden, John, 1605-1662. 1660 (1660) Wing G340; ESTC R202274 13,622 28

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many_o godly_a bishop_n be_v persecute_v by_o heathen_n and_o heretic_n but_o this_o age_n be_v the_o first_o parent_n of_o that_o prodigy_n wherein_o orthodox_n and_o reform_a christian_n either_o presbyter_n or_o people_n do_v persecute_v godly_a bishop_n of_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o profession_n yea_o and_o episcopacy_n itself_o though_o never_o so_o regular_a and_o reform_v which_o can_v not_o just_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o if_o it_o be_v it_o can_v thereby_o bind_v any_o man_n that_o take_v it_o further_o than_o to_o repent_v of_o his_o rashness_n and_o to_o act_v contrary_a to_o so_o injurious_a irreligious_a irrational_a and_o impolitic_a a_o sense_n from_o which_o snare_n the_o lord_n do_v undoubted_o deliver_v every_o good_a man_n conscience_n for_o as_o god_n can_v tempt_v so_o nor_o can_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o name_n tie_v or_o bind_v man_n to_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v a_o sin_n they_o that_o under_o any_o such_o sinister_a notion_n and_o 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but_o blind_a and_o dark_a apt_a to_o scorch_v and_o oppress_v then_o to_o enlighten_v and_o direct_v themselves_o or_o other_o farewell_n june_n 12._o 1660._o finis_fw-la book_n write_v by_o dr._n gauden_n and_o sell_v by_o andrew_n crook_n at_o the_o green_a dragon_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1._o hieraspistes_n a_o defence_n for_o the_o ministry_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 2._o three_o sermon_n preach_v on_o public_a occasion_n 3._o funeral_n make_v cordial_n in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o interment_n of_o the_o corpse_n of_o robert_n richardo_n heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o earldom_n of_o warwick_n 4._o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o dr._n ralph_n brounrig_v bishop_n of_o excester_n decemb._n 17._o 1659._o with_o a_o account_n of_o his_o life_n and_o death_n 5._o a_o petitionary_a remonstrance_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o many_o thousand_o minister_n and_o scholar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sive_fw-la medicastri_fw-la slight_a healer_n of_o public_a hurt_n set_v forth_o in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o st._n paul_n church_n london_n before_o the_o right_n honourable_a lord_n mayor_n lord_n general_n aldermen_z common-council_n &_o company_n of_o the_o honourable_a city_n of_o london_n febr._n 28._o 1659._o be_v a_o day_n of_o solemn_a thanksgiving_n unto_o god_n for_o restore_v the_o seclude_v member_n of_o parliament_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o for_o preserve_v the_o city_n as_o a_o door_n of_o hope_n thereby_o open_v to_o the_o fullness_n and_o freedom_n of_o future_a parliament_n the_o most_o probable_a mean_n under_o god_n for_o heal_v the_o hurt_n and_o recover_v the_o health_n of_o these_o three_o british_a kingdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n great_a demonstration_n and_o demand_n of_o justice_n mercy_n and_o humility_n set_v forth_o in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o at_o their_o solemn_a fast_n before_o their_o first_o sit_v april_n 30._o 1660._o