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A12703 The high vvay to Heaven by the cleare light of the Gospell cleansed of a number of most dangerous stumbling stones thereinto throwen by Bellarmine and others In a treatise made vpon the 37. 38. and 39. verses of the 7. of Iohn: wherein is so handled the most sweete and comfortable doctrine of the true vnion and communication of Christ and his Church, and the contrarie is so confuted, as that not onely thereby also summarilie and briefly, and yet plainly all men may learne rightly to receiue the sacrament of Christs blessed bodie and blood, but also how to beleeue and to liue to saluation. And therefore entitled The highway to Heauen. By Thomas Sparke Doctor of Diuinitie. Sparke, Thomas, 1548-1616. 1597 (1597) STC 23021; ESTC S102434 161,682 384

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people_n which_o they_o can_v warrant_v so_o to_o be_v by_o the_o undoubted_a voice_n and_o word_n of_o christ_n his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n for_o so_o he_o himself_o tell_v pilate_n john_n 18.36_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v such_o a_o king_n as_o that_o he_o be_v king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n reve._n 19.16_o and_o as_o king_n he_o be_v lawgiver_n unto_o his_o people_n in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v to_o save_v and_o destroy_v jam._n 4.12_o as_o king_n he_o govern_v and_o guide_v his_o church_n both_o here_o and_o in_o heaven_n as_o the_o head_n thereof_o ephe._n 1.22_o as_o king_n he_o liberal_o bestow_v thereupon_o from_o time_n to_o time_n those_o rich_a