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A83437 The casting down of the last and strongest hold of Satan. Or, A treatise against toleration and pretended liberty of conscience: wherein by Scripture, sound reason, fathers, schoolmen, casuists, Protestant divines of all nations, confessions of faith of the Reformed Churches, ecclesiastical histories, and constant practice of the most pious and wisest emperours, princes, states, the best writers of politicks, the experience of all ages; yea, by divers principles, testimonies and proceedings of sectaries themselves, as Donatists, Anabaptists, Brownists, Independents, the unlawfulnesse and mischeif [sic] in Christian commonwealths and kingdoms both of a vniversal toleration of all religions and consciences, and of a limited and bounded of some sects only, are clearly proved and demonstrated, with all the materiall grounds and reasons brought for such tolerations fully answered. / By Thomas Edvvards, Minister of the Gospel. The first part.; Casting down of the last and strongest hold of Satan. Part 1 Edwards, Thomas, 1599-1647. 1647 (1647) Wing E225; Thomason E394_6; ESTC R201621 211,214 231

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the_o priest_n lip_n shall_v keep_v knowledge_n and_o they_o shall_v seek_v the_o law_n at_o his_o mouth_n he_o priest_n lip_n keep_v knowledge_n and_o seek_v the_o law_n at_o hi●_n mouth_n not_o new_a immediate_a revelation_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n be_v here_o set_v down_o to_o be_v look_v after_o in_o question_n about_o moral_a thing_n sin_n and_o duty_n the_o priest_n be_v to_o give_v answer_n from_o the_o law_n as_o for_o that_o judgement_n of_o urim_n speak_v of_o in_o numb_a 27._o 21._o which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o oracle_n the_o high_a priest_n have_v vrim_fw-he and_o thumim_v about_o he_o give_v answer_n in_o god_n name_n which_o be_v of_o infallible_a truth_n and_o make_v a_o supreme_a determination_n that_o be_v for_o the_o resolution_n of_o doubtful_a and_o difficult_a business_n and_o enterprise_n in_o matter_n of_o event_n and_o success_n of_o thing_n for_o direction_n and_o counsel_n from_o god_n what_o course_n to_o take_v in_o distress_n and_o such_o and_o 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