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A25854 Mr. John Arndt (that famous German divine) his book of Scripture declaring that every child of God ought and must 1. daily die to the old Adam, but to Christ live daily, 2. and be renewed to the image of God day by day, 3. and in the new-birth live the life of the new creature / translated out of the Latine copie by Radulphus Castrensis Antimachivalensis.; Wahres Christenthum. 1. Buch. English Arndt, Johann, 1555-1621.; Antimachivalensis, Radulphus Castrensis. 1646 (1646) Wing A3731; ESTC R16074 180,338 440

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may_v do_v good_a unto_o he_o which_o to_o perform_v if_o any_o contemn_v and_o refuse_v this_o man_n can_v be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o he_o love_v not_o his_o neighbour_n he_o that_o exercise_v not_o christian_n christ_n charity_n do_v show_v a_o man_n how_o to_o be_v a_o live_a member_n of_o christ_n charity_n that_o man_n separate_v himself_o from_o the_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o church_n and_o forfeit_v or_o lose_v thereby_o all_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o ephesian_n chap._n 4._o one_o lord_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n for_o even_o as_o the_o member_n pull_v from_o the_o body_n do_v not_o participate_v of_o the_o life_n and_o bountiful_a influence_n of_o the_o head_n but_o die_v every_o member_n even_o so_o as_o many_o as_o live_v not_o in_o charity_n these_o because_o they_o separate_v themselves_o from_o their_o head_n christ_n do_v not_o participate_v nor_o receive_v his_o life_n lively_a motion_n and_o 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