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A47788 The alliance of divine offices, exhibiting all the liturgies of the Church of England since the Reformation as also the late Scotch service-book, with all their respective variations : and upon them all annotations, vindictating the Book of common-prayer from the main objections of its adversaries, explicating many parcels thereof hithereto not clearly understood, shewing the conformity it beareth with the primitive practice, and giving a faire prospect into the usages of the ancient church : to these is added at the end, The order of the communion set forth 2 Edward 6 / by Hamon L'Estrange ... L'Estrange, Hamon, 1605-1660. 1659 (1659) Wing L1183; ESTC R39012 366,345 360

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o fruitful_a womb_n as_o the_o same_o father_n conceive_v so_o do_v he_o all_o nuptial_n to_o come_v by_o honour_v with_o his_o presence_n and_o show_v his_o first_o of_o miracle_n in_o cana_n of_o gal●lee_n at_o a_o wedding_n feast_n this_o opinion_n of_o epiphanius_n will_v be_v the_o more_o passable_a if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o blessing_n be_v one_o of_o the_o choice_a of_o ministerial_a act_n be_v always_o dispense_v by_o the_o chief_a of_o minister_n or_o person_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a note_n for_o sanctity_n so_o melchisedech_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n bless_a abraham_n gen._n 14._o 19_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n the_o typify_v melchisedech_n christ_n be_v desire_v to_o bless_v little_a child_n math._n 19_o 13._o as_o the_o famous_a loc._n grotius_n suppose_v and_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n the_o bishop_n and_o if_o present_a none_o but_o he_o be_v to_o bless_v the_o people_n 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