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A20744 Tvvo sermons the one commending the ministerie in generall: the other defending the office of bishops in particular: both preached, and since enlarged by George Dovvname Doctor of Diuinitie. Downame, George, d. 1634. 1608 (1608) STC 7125; ESTC S121022 394,392 234

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only_a ordinary_a outward_a mean_n to_o work_v faith_n and_o that_o word_n of_o god_n be_v two_o way_n to_o be_v consider_v either_o as_o reveal_v by_o god_n himself_o as_o to_o noah_n here_o or_o else_o be_v write_v by_o god_n be_v either_o preach_v by_o his_o minister_n or_o read_v by_o a_o man_n self_n in_o want_n of_o preach_v and_o these_o be_v all_o one_o and_o be_v all_o mean_v ordain_v of_o god_n to_o work_v faith_n and_o that_o not_o only_o to_o begin_v it_o where_o it_o be_v want_v but_o to_o augment_v it_o where_o it_o be_v begin_v end_n so_o much_o do_v the_o original_a word_n bear_v and_o therefore_o our_o last_o translator_n have_v set_v it_o in_o the_o margin_n m._n smith_n preacher_n at_o barstaple_n ezech._n 14.14_o and_o 28_o 3._o ver._n 1._o v._o 2._o joh._n 5.28.29_o 1_o chron._n 28.9_o ver_fw-la 13._o v._o 14._o v._o 15._o v._o 16._o v._o 17._o v._o 18._o 1._o tim._n 4_o 16._o phil._n 2.15_o psal_n 34.5_o prov._n 4.18_o math._n 13.43_o 43.20_o 148_o 36._o 2._o cor._n 4.17_o 1._o pet._n 5.4_o 1._o cor._n 9.25_o act._n 15.5_o vers_fw-la ●_o vers_fw-la 4.6_o vers_fw-la 7._o etc._n etc._n vers_fw-la 13.14.15_o vers_fw-la 19.20_o num._n 25.1_o &c_n &c_n lev._n 17.10_o in_o preacher_n plea._n in_o baron_n ●1_n 16._o n._n 23._o duplic_n cont_n stapl._n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o act._n 13.27_o deut_n 33.10.11_o 2_o king_n 23.2_o n●h_o 8.3_o elias_n levita_fw-la ben._n maimon_n apol._n against_o t.c._n eccles._n polit._n l._n 5._o hom._n 1._o p._n 1._o mar●_n 16.15_o 2._o cor._n 2.16_o 2._o tim._n 4.1.2_o defence_n eccles_n author_n l._n 3._o c._n 7._o trois_fw-fr verity_n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o par_fw-fr 3._o confront_v ibid._n canon_n 4._o can_v 11._o in_o ans_fw-fr to_o the_o abstract_n esa._n 29.12_o id._n 61.1.2_o paraen_n ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la l._n 17._o strom._n l._n 1._o p._n 1._o doct._n christ._n prol._n cont._n bellar._n contro_fw-la 1._o confront_v l._n 3._o c._n 4._o in_o rhem._n test_n ro._n 1._o 15._o cont._n bellar._n con_v 1._o q._n 6._o c._n 9_o de_fw-fr idol_n eccl._n ro._n ep_n ded_fw-we advers._fw-la cost_n de_fw-fr script_n de_fw-fr s._n script_n against_o peril_n of_o idol_n p._n 1._o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n rom._n 15.4_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n deut._n 13.11_o &_o 17.1_o &_o 6.6_o joh._n 5.39_o col._n 4.16_o 1_o thes._n 5.27_o act._n ●_o 27.15.21_o mat._n 24.15_o eph._n 3.4_o confes._n l._n 8._o c._n 12._o cont._n lind●n_n in_o vita_fw-la sua_fw-la act_n &_o mon._n preach_v plea._n def._n of_o admon_n preach_v plea._n act._n 2.41_o job._n 33.23.24_o contra_fw-la char._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o prov._n 29.18_o esaiah_n 1.1_o 1._o cor._n 1.21_o duplic_n cont_n stapl_n l._n 2._o c._n 10_o de_fw-fr s._n script_n rom._n 10_o 13.14_o ps._n 19.1.2.3_o rom._n 1.20_o deut._n 17.11_o 2._o thes._n 2.8_o act._n 13.27_o rom._n 10.8_o joh._n 19.37_o rom._n 3.19_o heb._n 12.5_o rom._n 9.27_o joh._n 5.39_o heb._n 4.12_o luc._n 16.29_o gal._n 4.21.22_o confront_v l._n 3._o c._n 4._o ibid._n de_fw-fr verb._n scrip_n in_o rhem._n test._n rom._n 1.15_o dupl_n contr_n stapl._n l._n 2._o c_o 10._o de_fw-fr script_n q._n 5._o c._n 8._o arg_n 2._o cont._n a.d._n c._n 9_o 1._o king_n 17.6_o joh._n 19.6_o act._n 2.4_o act_n 9.3_o etc._n etc._n gal._n 1.12_o dupl_n cont_n stap._n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o in_o the_o way_n to_o the_o true_a ch._n in_o ps._n 26._o ep._n 3._o dial._n cum_fw-la try_v phon_n l._n 7._o in_o julian_n hom._n 1._o in_o joh_n de_fw-fr script_n q._n 2._o c._n 14._o arg_n 5._o de_fw-fr verb._n scrip_n ●ut_fw-la 28._o cor._n 2.4_o dupl_n contr_n stapl._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o 2._o pet._n 1.15_o deut._n 31.11.12_o jer._n 36.2_o etc._n etc._n v._o 19_o v._o 5._o joh._n 20.31_o cap._n 18._o comment_fw-fr in_o psal._n initio_fw-la ser._n 35._o john_n 6.63_o