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A16859 The Christians guide For his better, and more comfortable passage through the wildernesse of this troublesome world, vnto that promised rest in that heauenly Canaan, the kingdome of glory. Consisting of diuers holy meditations and prayers seruing to that purpose. Alliston, Joseph. 1614 (1614) STC 376.7; ESTC S115949 163,621 588

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to_o overturn_v all_o religion_n and_o piety_n 32._o piety_n tantum_n abest_fw-la quin_fw-la decorum_n &_o ordo_fw-la nisi_fw-la ista_fw-la politia_fw-la &_o moderatione_n obseruari_fw-la possit_fw-la ut_fw-la praesentissima_fw-la impendeat_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la perturbatio_fw-la &_o ruina_fw-la si_fw-la dissoluatur_fw-la i_o in_o brief_a the_o neglect_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n be_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o church_n caluin_n instit_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 8._o sect_n 32._o a_o notable_a polity_n of_o that_o wily_a serpent_n and_o a_o marvelous_a either_o blindness_n or_o presumption_n in_o they_o who_o be_v so_o bewitch_v by_o he_o for_o what_o god_n have_v hallow_v how_o shall_v man_n once_o dare_v to_o profane_v or_o to_o account_v common_a &_o unhallowed_a but_o those_o who_o god_n who_o be_v the_o light_n of_o our_o eye_n have_v cause_v the_o light_n of_o his_o save_a grace_n to_o shine_v more_o clear_o unto_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v otherwise_o affect_v they_o acknowledge_v 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