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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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express_v image_n and_o pourtraicture_n of_o himself_o who_o believe_v and_o tremble_v he_o will_v have_v his_o rite_n of_o worship_n of_o old_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d frightful_a and_o amaze_a mystery_n the_o idol_n wherein_o he_o be_v worship_v bear_n in_o their_o very_a name_n and_o title_n a_o remembrance_n of_o that_o baseness_n and_o servility_n of_o spirit_n which_o attend_v his_o votary_n in_o the_o service_n of_o so_o absolute_a a_o tyrant_n be_v style_v sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d horror_n be_v 40_o 5._o jer._n 50.38_o ps_n 106.36_o as_o it_o be_v render_v in_o the_o margin_n 2_o chron._n 15.16_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v trouble_n and_o terror_n and_o the_o devil_n be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v from_o a_o word_n which_o signify_v horror_n because_o usual_o tender_v themselves_o to_o view_v in_o the_o most_o frightful_a form_n now_o this_o superstitious_a persuasion_n of_o prodigy_n do_v huge_o minister_v to_o bondage_n of_o spirit_n and_o tend_v to_o seal_v man_n with_o the_o mark_n of_o cain_n according_a to_o the_o jew_n a_o perpetual_a tremble_v and_o astonishment_n p._n 24._o that_o which_o possible_o assist_v this_o tradition_n be_v the_o succeed_a of_o rome_n christian_n as_o into_o the_o place_n so_o into_o very_o many_o of_o the_o rite_n and_o usage_n of_o rome_n pagan_n as_o might_n be_v easy_o make_v appear_v at_o large_a be_v that_o our_o business_n and_o into_o as_o large_a a_o power_n over_o the_o faith_n and_o conscience_n of_o man_n as_o rome_n pagan_a have_v over_o their_o body_n and_o so_o be_v enable_v to_o mould_n they_o into_o what_o opinion_n or_o practice_n they_o may_v best_o serve_v themselves_o upon_o ib._n p._n 29._o as_o in_o heresy_n populus_fw-la sequitur_fw-la doctiores_fw-la ☜_o popular_a error_n the_o people_n follow_v the_o learned_a as_o be_v in_o a_o matter_n more_o abstract_a and_o subtle_a more_o apt_a to_o believe_v than_o to_o judge_v so_o in_o superstition_n doctiores_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la populum_fw-la the_o learned_a be_v not_o seldom_o observe_v to_o follow_v the_o people_n because_o early_o surprise_v into_o a_o opinion_n that_o can_v enter_v so_o valuable_a a_o plea_n for_o its_o self_n as_o common_a consent_n this_o notion_n of_o presage_n by_o prodigy_n be_v so_o popular_a and_o catholic_n wise_a man_n in_o their_o first_o and_o unwary_a year_n when_o they_o be_v discipuli_fw-la plebis_fw-la may_v entertain_v conceit_n thereof_o which_o shall_v plead_v prescription_n against_o the_o strong_a reason_n to_o dispossess_v they_o as_o iron_n in_o a_o great_a and_o more_o massy_a body_n sequitur_fw-la naturam_fw-la communem_fw-la follow_v the_o law_n of_o common_a nature_n in_o all_o heavy_a body_n and_o move_v to_o the_o earth_n but_o in_o small_a piece_n sequitur_fw-la naturam_fw-la privatam_fw-la it_o follow_v its_o own_o private_a nature_n and_o direct_v itself_o to_o the_o loadstone_n thus_o learned_a man_n where_o they_o be_v press_v by_o the_o force_n and_o weight_n of_o education_n and_o a_o common_a prejudice_n general_o follow_v common_a nature_n in_o man_n which_o incline_v to_o embrace_v society_n and_o therefore_o more_o in_o judgement_n secundum_fw-la viam_fw-la terrae_fw-la but_o in_o matter_n out_o of_o vulgar_a ken_n and_o where_o they_o can_v be_v tempt_v by_o a_o common_a agreement_n they_o move_v secundum_fw-la viam_fw-la consilii_fw-la and_o pursue_v the_o dictate_v of_o their_o private_a light_n and_o understanding_n even_o wise_a man_n in_o many_o instance_n hold_v aras_n &_o focos_fw-la their_o faith_n and_o their_o estate_n by_o the_o same_o tenure_n tradition_n from_o ancestor_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v receive_v their_o judgement_n tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la cathedrâ_fw-la as_o engagement_n to_o consider_v not_o always_o tanquam_fw-la ex_fw-la tripod_n as_o obligation_n to_o believe_v ib._n p._n 39_o they_o look_v upon_o their_o god_n as_o a_o kind_n of_o fairy_n which_o will_v throw_v firebrand_n and_o fury_n about_o the_o house_n for_o the_o omission_n of_o some_o petty_a criticism_n in_o their_o rite_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o give_v forth_o frequent_a intimation_n of_o those_o impotency_n and_o distaste_n they_o think_v they_o be_v lose_v with_o a_o trifle_n and_o win_v again_o to_o a_o good_a opinion_n of_o they_o by_o pay_v they_o the_o homage_n of_o a_o little_a crouch_v and_o circumstantial_a devotion_n ☞_o father_n not_o all_o pure_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o father_n i_o answer_v in_o general_a that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n to_o find_v they_o live_v so_o near_o the_o time_n of_o gentilism_n speak_v in_o favour_n sometime_o for_o some_o of_o the_o doctrine_n thereof_o the_o main_a trunk_n and_o body_n of_o the_o gentile_a superstition_n be_v indeed_o hew_v down_o in_o their_o mind_n but_o still_o there_o be_v some_o small_a root_n and_o fibre_n remain_v which_o be_v observe_v to_o spring_v up_o ever_o