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A08779 Christs confession and complaint concering his kingdom and seruants; conuincing Iewes of obstinacie, Romish Catholickes of conspiracie, seducers of sedition, Arminians of apostacie, and diuers others of coldnes, schisme, treachery & hypocrisie. By J.P. I. P., fl. 1629. 1629 (1629) STC 19069; ESTC S102324 96,442 116

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lord_n curse_v you_o bitter_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o because_o they_o come_v not_o to_o the_o help_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o help_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o the_o mighty_a second_o that_o prince_n ought_v themselves_o to_o maintaime_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o suffer_v any_o of_o their_o subject_n to_o maintain_v it_o against_o all_o heritick_n and_o seducer_n this_o be_v plain_a by_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n by_o this_o that_o they_o be_v enjoin_v to_o be_v nurse_v father_n and_o nurse_n mother_n 60.16_o isa_n 49.23_o chap._n 60.16_o by_o this_o that_o david_n jeboshaphat_n hezechia_n and_o josias_n do_v maintain_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n word_n put_v down_o false_a prophet_n and_o idollator_n and_o command_v other_o to_o instruct_v people_n in_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n word_n that_o those_o that_o put_v down_o idollatrie_n and_o false_a prophet_n be_v commend_v those_o that_o suffer_v they_o or_o but_o the_o high_a place_n be_v 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