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A03949 Bromelion A discourse of the most substantial points of diuinitie, handled by diuers common places: vvith great studie, sinceritie, and perspicuitie. Whose titles you haue in the next page following. S. I., fl. 1595.; Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605. Summa totius Christianismi. English. 1595 (1595) STC 14057; ESTC S107410 412,250 588

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stretch_v forth_o itself_o even_o to_o the_o small_a thing_n neither_o can_v we_o say_v that_o any_o thing_n do_v happen_v that_o god_n know_v not_o or_o care_v not_o for_o except_o we_o will_v fall_v into_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o epicure_n from_o the_o which_o god_n preserve_v we_o neither_o yet_o by_o any_o bare_a or_o idle_a permission_n or_o sufferance_n which_o be_v separate_v from_o his_o will_n &_o sure_a determination_n for_o see_v he_o have_v appoint_v the_o end_n it_o be_v necessary_a also_o that_o he_o shall_v appoint_v the_o cause_n which_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o same_o end_n unless_o we_o affirm_v with_o the_o wicked_a manichée_n that_o this_o end_n happen_v at_o all_o adventure_n or_o by_o mean_n of_o cause_n ordain_v by_o some_o other_o god_n furthermore_n we_o can_v think_v that_o any_o thing_n happen_v contrary_a to_o god_n will_v except_o we_o deny_v 99_o enchiri_fw-la ad_fw-la laurent_n cap._n 99_o blasphemous_o that_o he_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o almighty_a as_o 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shall_v hear_v indeed_o but_o you_o shall_v not_o understand_v you_o shall_v plain_o see_v and_o not_o perceive_v o_o the_o genena_n note_n upon_o that_o place_n whereby_o be_v declare_v that_o for_o the_o malice_n of_o man_n god_n will_v not_o immediate_o take_v away_o his_o word_n but_o he_o will_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v preach_v to_o their_o condemnation_n when_o as_o they_o will_v not_o learn_v thereby_o to_o obey_v his_o will_n and_o be_v save_v hereby_o he_o exhort_v the_o minister_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o answer_v to_o the_o wicked_a murmurer_n that_o through_o their_o own_o malice_n their_o heart_n be_v harden_v mat._n 13._o 14._o act._n 28._o 26._o rom._n 11._o 8._o verse_n 10._o make_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n fat_a make_v their_o ear_n heavy_a and_o shut_v their_o eye_n lest_o they_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n and_o hear_v with_o their_o ear_n and_o understande_v with_o their_o heart_n and_o convert_v and_o he_o heal_v they_o and_o to_o bring_v this_o to_o 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