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A19748
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A confession of Christian religion; Protestation against popery by way of a confession of Christian religion collected for the benefit of private friends
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I. D., fl. 1607.; Dunster, John, attributed name.
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1609
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STC 6172A; ESTC S114690
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licet_fw-la mihi_fw-la quod_fw-la volo_fw-la facere_fw-la in_o meis_fw-la yet_o again_o i_o confess_v that_o god_n condemn_v not_o into_o hell_n any_o man_n but_o for_o sin_n and_o trespase_n for_o i_o hold_v this_o to_o be_v a_o true_a position_n in_o divinity_n that_o sin_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o rejection_n yet_o may_v be_v and_o indeed_o be_v the_o meritorious_a and_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o damnation_n wherefore_o whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o set_v thy_o face_n against_o heaven_n and_o open_v thy_o mouth_n in_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n lay_v thy_o hand_n upon_o thy_o mouth_n and_o look_v back_o unto_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n look_v unto_o the_o rock_n whence_o you_o be_v hew_v and_o to_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o pit_n whence_o you_o be_v dig_v be_v 51.1_o v._o and_o consider_v what_o thou_o bring_v with_o thou_o from_o thy_o nativity_n and_o from_o thy_o father_n house_n do_v not_o censure_n god_n in_o thy_o blasphemous_a thought_n as_o if_o upon_o lust_n only_o and_o 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