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Quadriga salutis, or, The four general heads of Christian religion surveyed and explained ... with some few annotations annexed at the latter end.
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Powell, Thomas, 1608-1660.
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and_o that_o i_o have_v a_o share_n and_o interest_n in_o they_o the_o catholic_a church_n here_o mention_v be_v not_o visible_a for_o it_o be_v a_o object_n of_o our_o faith_n not_o of_o our_o sight_n and_o faith_n be_v of_o thing_n not_o see_v heb._n 11.1_o this_o holy-guild_n society_n fraternity_n of_o the_o rosy-cross_n as_o i_o may_v not_o unfit_o term_v it_o be_v invisible_a 1.18_o for_o it_o be_v caetus_fw-la praedestinatorum_fw-la a_o company_n of_o man_n predestine_v to_o salvation_n who_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n enroll_v in_o that_o sacred_a register_n 12.23_o among_o the_o candidate_n of_o eternity_n now_o who_o those_o be_v and_o who_o name_n be_v there_o register_v we_o be_v not_o allow_v to_o know_v that_o such_o there_o be_v we_o know_v and_o firm_o believe_v but_o who_o they_o be_v we_o know_v not_o have_v no_o certain_a {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o or_o infallible_a indication_n to_o know_v they_o by_o for_o they_o do_v not_o carry_v the_o mark_n of_o their_o election_n in_o their_o forehead_n god_n alone_o know_v they_o that_o be_v he_o 2.19_o we_o have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o know_v man_n and_o discern_a spirit_n by_o inspection_n we_o may_v know_v their_o person_n but_o for_o their_o eternal_a state_n and_o condition_n we_o may_v probable_o guess_v at_o but_o not_o make_v a_o sure_a and_o infallible_a judgement_n 2.28_o there_o be_v indaeus_n in_fw-la occulto_fw-la and_o judaeus_n in_fw-la propatulo_fw-la we_o may_v know_v the_o one_o but_o do_v not_o know_v the_o other_o to_o know_v the_o reins_o and_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o he_o that_o make_v and_o mould_v both_o prescript_n as_o this_o church_n be_v not_o visible_a so_o it_o be_v not_o topical_a or_o confine_v to_o one_o place_n but_o be_v catholic_a or_o universal_a both_o for_o time_n place_n and_o person_n they_o rob_v christ_n of_o his_o inheritance_n that_o confine_v his_o kingdom_n or_o church_n within_o one_o nation_n canton_n or_o conventicle_n 2._o as_o donatus_n do_v arrogant_o affirm_v that_o god_n have_v no_o church_n in_o the_o world_n haeresib_fw-la but_o in_o that_o part_n of_o africa_n where_o he_o and_o his_o party_n sway_v none_o be_v within_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n church_n but_o who_o have_v enter_v into_o his_o cockboat_n donatist_n god_n give_v his_o son_n the_o heathen_a for_o his_o inheritance_n and_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o his_o possession_n of_o his_o kingdom_n there_o be_v no_o end_n no_o limit_n of_o duration_n or_o extension_n they_o be_v therefore_o injurious_a to_o he_o that_o will_v retrench_v his_o inheritance_n and_o rob_v he_o of_o any_o part_n of_o his_o purchase_a possession_n by_o deny_v a_o catholic_n church_n hear_v the_o expostulation_n of_o optatus_n with_o the_o old_a donatist_n upon_o this_o point_n si_fw-la sic_fw-la pro_fw-la voluntate_fw-la vestrâ_fw-la in_fw-la angustam_fw-la coarctatis_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la si_fw-la universas_fw-la subducitis_fw-la gentes_fw-la ubi_fw-la erit_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la silius_fw-la dei_fw-la meruit_fw-la quod_fw-la libenter_fw-la largitus_fw-la est_fw-la ei_fw-la pater_fw-la dicens_fw-la dabo_fw-la tibi_fw-la gentes_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la tuam_fw-la ut_fw-la quid_fw-la tale_fw-la infringitis_fw-la promissum_fw-la ut_fw-la a_fw-la vobis_fw-la mittatur_fw-la quasi_fw-la in_fw-la carcerem_fw-la latitudo_fw-la regnorum_fw-la aphor._n 6._o of_o the_o nicen_n and_o athanasian_n creed_n the_o nicen_n creed_n which_o be_v extant_a in_o our_o liturgy_n be_v frame_v by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o first_o general_a council_n that_o be_v hold_v at_o nice_a a_o city_n of_o bythinia_n damasum_fw-la and_o be_v convene_v by_o the_o renown_a emperor_n constantine_n in_o the_o year_n 325._o where_o 318._o bishopâ—_z be_v assemble_v whence_o st._n hierom_n call_v this_o creed_n fidem_fw-la 318._o patrum_fw-la the_o faith_n of_o the_o three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o 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