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A34038 The righteous branch growing out of the root of Jesse and healing the nations held forth in several sermons upon Isai. chap. 11, from vers. 1 to 10 : together with some few sermons relating to all who live under the shadow of the branch / by William Colvill. Colvill, William, d. 1675. 1673 (1673) Wing C5432; ESTC R26038 212,566 434

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christ_n wherein_o he_o excel_v all_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o so_o far_o as_o he_o need_v not_o the_o help_n of_o the_o outward_a sense_n of_o hear_v and_o see_v because_o he_o do_v discern_v and_o judge_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o heart_n solomon_n in_o judge_v which_o of_o the_o two_o woman_n be_v the_o true_a mother_n of_o the_o child_n make_v good_a use_n of_o hear_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o but_o our_o bless_a lord_n know_v the_o heart_n and_o thought_n of_o man_n though_o they_o speak_v nothing_o joh._n 2.24_o yea_o he_o know_v the_o wickedness_n of_o their_o heart_n notwithstanding_o their_o flatter_a speech_n of_o dissimulation_n use_v this_o equity_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o judgement_n serve_v for_o our_o imitation_n both_o in_o public_a and_o private_a judgement_n man_n in_o public_a judgement_n shall_v not_o upon_o hear-say_n and_o ba●e_a information_n proceed_v to_o a_o sentence_n of_o absolution_n or_o condemnation_n but_o they_o shall_v 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according_a to_o the_o time_n place_n and_o person_n neither_o do_v our_o church_n therefore_o upon_o that_o difference_n incline_v that_o your_o discipline_n shall_v be_v overturn_v p._n martyr_n epist_n to_o hooper_n bishop_n of_o glochester_n i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a that_o the_o authority_n of_o church_n whether_o present_a or_o former_a shall_v not_o so_o much_o prevail_v with_o we_o that_o by_o they_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v suppress_v for_o albeit_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v yet_o the_o divine_a truth_n abide_v always_o unmoveable_a and_o unshaken_a but_o for_o matter_n indifferent_a i_o think_v say_v he_o and_o contend_v for_o it_o as_o a_o duty_n that_o we_o shall_v neither_o condemn_v they_o nor_o speak_v irreverent_o of_o they_o but_o now_o say_v he_o when_o a_o change_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n in_o point_n necessary_a about_o religion_n and_o that_o with_o so_o great_a difficulty_n if_o these_o thing_n also_o which_o 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