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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37390	A Declaration of the principall pointes of Christian doctrine gathered out of diuerse catechismes and set forth by the English priests dwelling in Tournay Colledge.		1647 (1647)	Wing D742; ESTC R17718	151,131	593

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attribute_v to_o god_n that_o which_o do_v not_o become_v his_o divine_a perfection_n as_o those_o do_v who_o say_v he_o be_v cruel_a unjust_a partial_a that_o he_o damn_v man_n actual_o to_o eternal_a punishment_n without_o their_o demerit_n etc._n etc._n those_o who_o deny_v he_o to_o have_v that_o perfection_n which_o belong_v to_o he_o as_o those_o do_v who_o murmur_n against_o he_o and_o say_v he_o be_v not_o good_a etc._n etc._n those_o who_o affirm_v of_o he_o that_o which_o he_o have_v in_o some_o sense_n but_o they_o do_v it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v threaten_v or_o otherwise_o irreverent_o as_o those_o do_v who_o have_v in_o their_o mouth_n so_o often_o these_o word_n god_n his_o blood_n god_n his_o wound_n or_o the_o like_a those_o who_o swear_v by_o the_o devil_n or_o by_o false_a god_n for_o none_o ought_v to_o be_v swear_v by_o as_o if_o the_o be_v god_n but_o he_o who_o be_v the_o first_o truth_n and_o by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v true_a those_o who_o swear_v by_o s._n 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