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A39674 Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made publick, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works. Flavel, John, 1630?-1691. 1691 (1691) Wing F1175; ESTC R21865 194,574 498

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o pet._n 2._o 1._o destructive_a or_o as_o we_o render_v it_o damnable_a heresy_n and_o because_o god_n will_v preserve_v the_o soul_n of_o his_o own_o from_o this_o mortal_a contagion_n therefore_o second_o he_o endeavour_v by_o lesser_a error_n to_o busy_a the_o mind_n and_o check_v the_o growth_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o saint_n by_o employ_v they_o about_o thing_n so_o foreign_a to_o true_a godliness_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o heb._n 13._o 9_o the_o remedy_n the_o rule_n for_o prevention_n and_o recovery_n be_v these_o that_o follow_v rule_n i._n pray_v earnest_o for_o a_o thorough_a change_n of_o the_o state_n and_o temper_n of_o thy_o soul_n by_o sound_a conversion_n and_o regeneration_n conversion_n turn_v we_o from_o darkness_n to_o light_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n to_o god_n act_v 26._o 18._o they_o be_v his_o own_o slave_n and_o vassal_n that_o be_v take_v captive_a by_o he_o at_o his_o will_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 16._o a_o 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