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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10655	A sermon touching the peace and edification of the church preached at the second triennial visitation of the right reverend father in God, Francis Lord Bishop of Peterborough, at Daventry in Northamptonshire, July 12. 1637 / by Edvvard Reynolds ...	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1638 (1638)	STC 20931.5; ESTC S4443	27,058	42

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religione_fw-la yet_o we_o know_v 23.23_o our_o saviour_n distinguish_v between_o mint_n or_o cummin_n and_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o 15.28_o apostolical_a synod_n between_o thing_n necessary_a and_o unnecessary_a and_o saint_n paul_n here_o between_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o 11._o elsewhere_o between_o the_o foundation_n and_o superstruction_n some_o truth_n there_o be_v which_o belong_v ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la catholicam_fw-la other_o which_o pertain_v only_o ad_fw-la scientiam_fw-la theologicam_fw-la some_o are_z 〈◊〉_d quaestiones_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o gregory_n nazianzen_n distinguish_v some_o be_v de_fw-fr fide_fw-la against_o those_o who_o deny_v fundamental_o other_o circa_fw-la fidem_fw-la against_o those_o who_o by_o perilous_a superinducement_n bruise_v and_o wrench_v the_o foundation_n other_o praeter_fw-la fidem_fw-la 23._o in_fw-la quibus_fw-la salva_fw-la fide_fw-la qua_fw-la christiani_n sumus_fw-la ignoratur_fw-la verum_fw-la as_o s._n austin_n speak_v in_o which_o we_o may_v err_v or_o be_v ignorant_a believe_v or_o suspend_v without_o any_o hazard_n to_o the_o common_a faith_n in_o one_o word_n as_o 19_o tertullian_n distinguish_v of_o sin_n so_o may_v we_o of_o opinion_n some_z are_z quotidianae_fw-la incursionis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o be_v usual_o incident_a to_o humane_a frailty_n some_o are_z dogmata_fw-la devoratoria_fw-la salutis_fw-la such_o as_o proceed_v from_o heretical_a pride_n and_o blindness_n now_o the_o rule_n be_v certain_a 23._o that_o in_o the_o great_a thing_n of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n which_o either_o be_v foundation_n themselves_o or_o be_v most_o visible_o and_o immediate_o adjacent_a and_o contiguous_a to_o the_o foundation_n we_o ought_v 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o saint_n jude_n speak_v to_o contend_v earnest_o as_o there_o be_v no_o small_a dissension_n and_o disputation_n between_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n and_o the_o false_a brethren_n who_o teach_v the_o necessity_n of_o judaical_a rite_n unto_o salvation_n act_v 15._o v_o 2._o and_o 2._o athanasius_n the_o great_a will_v not_o have_v the_o orthodox_n brethren_n to_o receive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o form_n or_o letter_n pacificatory_a from_o george_n the_o arrian_n persecutor_n and_o epiphan_n basil_n the_o great_a give_v a_o excellent_a reason_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o once_o we_o shake_v the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o retain_v not_o that_o as_o a_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o inferior_a difference_n dispute_n and_o contention_n will_v prove_v endless_a this_o care_n then_o and_o circumspection_n be_v chief_o to_o be_v use_v in_o these_o three_o case_n as_o a_o edita_fw-la learned_a prelate_n of_o our_o church_n have_v observe_v 1._o in_o case_n 1609._o of_o heresy_n when_o adversary_n deny_v or_o deprave_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o 2.18_o hymeneus_n and_o philetus_n who_o teach_v against_o the_o resurrection_n overthrow_v man_n faith_n 2._o