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A43613 The ceremony-monger his character in five chapters ... with some remarks (in the introduction) upon the new-star-chamber, or late course of the Court of King's Bench, of the nature of a libel, and scandalum magnatum, and in conclusion, hinting at some mathematical untruths and escapes in the common-prayer book, both as to doctrine and discipline, and what bishops, were, are, and should be, and concerning ordination, humbly proposed to the consideration of the Parliament / by E. Hickeringill ... Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708. 1689 (1689) Wing H1799; ESTC R20364 90,871 81

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all_o language_n as_o mat._n 1.21_o thou_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n jehoshua_n joshua_n or_o jesus_n all_o one_o hebrew_a word_n beside_o that_o holy_a text_n do_v not_o say_v in_o the_o name_n joshua_n but_o in_o the_o name_n of_o joshua_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o my_o ceremony-monee_a do_v not_o bow_v at_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o our_o 〈◊〉_d or_o joshua_n to_o wit_n emmanuel_n or_o god_n with_o we_o which_o 〈◊〉_d both_o his_o divinity_n and_o humanity_n nor_o at_o the_o find_v of_o the_o word_n christ_n messiah_n etc._n etc._n but_o stand_v as_o unconcern_v and_o as_o 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o stake_n beside_o he_o do_v not_o how_o the_o knee_n but_o like_o the_o papist_n nod_v his_o head_n or_o put_v off_o his_o cap_n or_o hat_n as_o the_o popish_a jesuit_n do_v when_o they_o preach_v every_o time_n they_o mention_v the_o word_n jesus_n if_o they_o do_v not_o forget_v which_o they_o common_o do_v and_o as_o common_o sin_n if_o that_o 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