Selected quad for the lemma: church_n
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The main principles of Christian religion in a 107 short articles or aphorisms, generally receiv'd as being prov'd from scripture : now further cleared and confirm'd by the consonant doctrine recorded in the articles and homilies of the Church of England ... / by Tho. Adams ...
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Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653.
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1675
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Wing A493; ESTC R32695
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meet_v therefore_o to_o think_v that_o all_o spiritual_a goodness_n come_v from_o god_n only_o expl._n 82._o when_o it_o be_v say_v no_o mere_a man_n since_o the_o fall_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v clear_o imply_v that_o before_o the_o fall_n man_n have_v power_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n perfect_o but_o now_o since_o the_o fall_n he_o have_v not_o this_o power_n in_o this_o life_n neither_o 1_o in_o his_o corrupt_a estate_n before_o conversion_n nor_o 2_o in_o his_o regenerate_a after_o conversion_n 1_o st_z not_o in_o his_o corrupt_a estate_n for_o though_o man_n unconvert_v either_o to_o christianity_n as_o the_o gentile_n or_o to_o christ_n as_o all_o profane_a christian_n may_v by_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n and_o freewill_n or_o by_o the_o help_n of_o common_a grace_n be_v able_a to_o do_v some_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n which_o in_o themselves_o consider_v be_v good_a for_o the_o matter_n yet_o not_o in_o a_o right_a manner_n because_o not_o from_o a_o right_a 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disobedience_n horrible_o fall_v away_o from_o god_n thereby_o purchase_v unto_o ourselves_o if_o he_o shall_v deal_v with_o we_o according_a to_o his_o justice_n eternal_a damnation_n expl._n 84._o every_o sin_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o law_n deserve_v the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n or_o the_o penalty_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o sinner_n upon_o every_o the_o least_o sin_n and_o that_o penalty_n be_v death_n not_o only_o temporal_a but_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a or_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o sinner_n both_o here_o and_o hereafter_o obj._n but_o if_o every_o sin_n deserve_v hell_n than_o this_o will_v seem_v to_o take_v away_o the_o difference_n in_o punishment_n answ._n no_o for_o this_o do_v not_o lie_v in_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o punishment_n for_o that_o will_v be_v eternal_a to_o all_o who_o come_v into_o that_o state_n where_o the_o worm_n never_o die_v and_o the_o fire_n never_o go_v out_o but_o it_o will_v be_v in_o the_o degree_n 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