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A36185 The nature of the two testaments, or, The disposition of the will and estate of God to mankind for holiness and happiness by Jesus Christ ... in two volumes : the first volume, of the will of God : the second volume, of the estate of God / by Robert Dixon. Dixon, Robert, d. 1688. 1676 (1676) Wing D1748; ESTC R12215 658,778 672

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the_o content_n transition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heresy_n sect._n separation_n christian_n society_n corruption_n sectary_n how_o heretic_n be_v to_o be_v deal_v with_o rule_n for_o heretic_n title_n vi_o of_o heresy_n transition_n transition_n this_o title_n to_o enrich_v this_o volume_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o add_v concern_v heresy_n so_o long_o and_o so_o loud_o cry_v out_o upon_o and_o curse_a in_o the_o church_n and_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n for_o which_o reason_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o venture_v to_o say_v something_o in_o description_n of_o this_o ugly_a monster_n like_o the_o giant_n feign_v of_o old_a to_o disturb_v the_o world_n and_o bold_o threaten_v to_o pull_v jupiter_n out_o of_o his_o throne_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n 5._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n sect_n as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n render_v in_o our_o last_o english_a translation_n and_o in_o that_o publish_v ann._n 1570_o as_o also_o in_o 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e_o heresy_n see_v act_n 3.17_o and_o act_v 15.5_o and_o act_v 24.5_o and_o act_v 26.5_o and_o act_v 28.22_o and_o wheresoever_o the_o word_n heresy_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o say_a translation_n there_o the_o thing_n to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o true_a and_o right_a sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v sect._n see_v act_n 24.14_o wherefore_o after_o the_o way_n which_o they_o call_v heresy_n it_o shall_v be_v translate_v after_o the_o way_n which_o they_o call_v a_o sect_n for_o the_o word_n be_v a_o answer_n of_o st._n paul_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o tertulius_fw-la the_o orator_n who_o have_v inform_v against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o ringleader_n of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o nazarene_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o that_o chapter_n ver_fw-la 5._o and_o in_o both_o verse_n the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o both_o verse_n it_o be_v render_v sect_n by_o the_o italian_a and_o french_a translation_n see_v 1_o cor._n 11.19_o wherefore_o there_o must_v be_v also_o heresy_n among_o you_o it_o shall_v be_v translate_v there_o must_v be_v also_o sect_n among_o you_o and_o there_o in_o our_o last_o english_a translation_n sect_n be_v put_v in_o the_o margin_n and_o that_o with_o good_a reason_n for_o the_o word_n be_v a_o reason_n why_o s._n paul_n do_v partly_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v schism_n or_o division_n among_o the_o corinthian_n namely_o because_o of_o the_o conditional_a necessity_n of_o such_o division_n or_o sect_n for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o they_o that_o be_v approve_v and_o this_o be_v yet_o far_o manifest_v from_o their_o separation_n which_o they_o make_v in_o the_o church_n where_o be_v assemble_v for_o the_o communion_n every_o one_o take_v before_o his_o own_o supper_n apart_o ver_fw-la 21._o which_o sup_v apart_o argue_v they_o sectary_n and_o