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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65874	The nature of Christianity in the true light asserted in opposition to antichristianism, darkness, confusion, & sin-pleasing doctrines : being a looking glass for sin-pleasing professors of all sorts / written upon particular occasion herein signified, by a servant of Christ, G. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1671 (1671)	Wing W1942; ESTC R39132	54,802	75

no_o god_n but_o i_o for_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n beside_o i_o hos._n 13.4_o deut._n 6.4_o ay_o even_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_o beside_o i_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n isa._n 43_o 11._o and_o 44.6_o 8._o and_o 45.15_o and_o all_o flesh_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o the_o lord_n be_o thy_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n the_o mighty_a one_o of_o jacob_n chap._n 49.26_o and_o 60.16_o jer._n 50.34_o i_o will_v mention_v the_o lovingkindness_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n for_o he_o say_v sure_o they_o be_v my_o child_n people_n that_o will_v not_o lie_v so_o he_o be_v their_o saviour_n isa._n 63.7_o 8._o thy_o people_n shall_v be_v all_o righteous_a etc._n etc._n chap._n 60.21_o o_o the_o hope_n of_o israel_n the_o saviour_n thereof_o in_o time_n of_o trouble_n jer._n 14_o 8._o he_o save_v they_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o hate_v they_o and_o redeem_v they_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o enemy_n by_o this_o he_o make_v his_o power_n know_v psa._n 106.8_o 10_o 21._o with_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v plenteous_a redemption_n and_o he_o shall_v redeem_v israel_n from_o all_o his_o iniquity_n psa._n 130.7_o 8._o see_v also_o psa._n 19.14_o and_o 20.6_o and_o 28.8_o and_o 34.22_o and_o 49.8_o draw_v nigh_o unto_o my_o soul_n and_o redeem_v it_o psa._n 69.18_o he_o shall_v redeem_v their_o soul_n from_o deceit_n and_o violence_n and_o precious_a shall_v their_o soul_n be_v in_o his_o sight_n psa._n 72.14_o the_o redemption_n of_o their_o soul_n be_v precious_a psa._n 49.8_o and_o mary_n say_v my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v the_o lord_n and_o my_o spirit_n have_v rejoice_v in_o god_n my_o saviour_n luk._n 1.46_o 47._o see_v also_o 1_o tim._n 1.1_o &_o 2.3_o &_o 4.10_o tit._n 1.3_o &_o 2.10_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n that_o whosever_v believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n joh._n 3.16_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v 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