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B02484 Hebdomada magna, or The great weeke of Christs passion. Handled by way of exposition upon the fourth article of the Apostles Creed: He suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, buried. / By John Crompe, Master of Arts of C.C.C. in Cambridge, and vicar of Thornham in Kent. First preached in his parish church, and now enlarged as here followes for more publike use. Crompe, John. 1641 (1641) Wing C7027B; ESTC R175851 123,646 146

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you_o must_v practice_v it_o also_o with_o your_o hand_n and_o in_o your_o work_n now_o then_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n requisite_a to_o this_o right_a and_o just_a judgement_n which_o ought_v therefore_o to_o concur_v and_o be_v find_v in_o all_o judge_n whatsoever_o whether_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a the_o first_o whereof_o be_v this_o that_o what_o they_o require_v of_o other_o they_o practise_v and_o perform_v themselves_o because_o as_o s._n peter_n say_v it_o be_v but_o just_a that_o judgement_n shall_v begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n 1._o pet._n 4.17_o and_o therefore_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v as_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharise_n which_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o which_o bind_v heavy_a burden_n and_o such_o as_o be_v grievous_a to_o be_v bear_v and_o lay_v on_o other_o man_n shoulder_n when_o as_o they_o themselves_o will_v not_o move_v they_o with_o one_o of_o their_o finger_n matth._n 23.4_o but_o they_o that_o be_v 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