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A03284 The confession of faith contending how the troubled man should seeke refuge at his God, thereto led by faith: with the declaratio[n] of the article of iustification at length. ... Compiled by M. Henry Balnaues of Halhill, & one of the Lords of session, and Counsell of Scotland, being as prisoner within the old pallaice of Roane: in the yeare of our Lord. 1548. Direct to his faithfull brethren, being in like trouble or more ... Balnaves, Henry, Sir, d. 1579.; Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572. 1584 (1584) STC 1340; ESTC S100771 112,936 310

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equal_o subject_n follow_v the_o vice_n of_o their_o superior_a magistrate_n magistrate_n god_n common_o punish_v the_o wicked_a by_o they_o which_o be_v more_o wicked_a jer._n 7._o mark_v diligent_o 1._o reg._n 15_o 1._o reg._n 15._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 2._o tim._n 2._o 1._o tim_n 6._o the_o blood_n of_o the_o flock_n perish_v for_o fault_n of_o spiritual_a food_n be_v require_v at_o the_o bishope_fw-mi ezech._n 3._o &_o the_o complaint_n of_o chrisostom_n chrisostom_n without_o a_o bishope_fw-mi preach_v true_o he_o can_v do_v no_o good_a work_n before_o god_n god_n the_o legacy_n paul_n unto_o bishop_n that_o be_v sorrow_n &_o eterne_a damnation_n abide_v you_o 1._o cor._n 3._o 1._o timoth_n 6_o tit._n 2._o 2._o timoth._n 2_o malach._n 2._o sap._n 11._o 1._o reg._n 2_o 3._o reg._n 2._o 1._o reg._n 2._o 2._o the_o punishment_n of_o david_n pertain_v to_o bishop_n aswell_o as_o to_o prince_n ephe._n 5_o collos._n 3_o 1._o pet._n 3._o 1._o cor._n 7._o coloss._n 3._o 1._o pet._n 3._o 1._o tim._n 1._o tim._n 5._o psal._n 77._o deut._n 6._o coloss._n 3.4_o ephe._n 6._o 6._o right_o prayer_n prayer_n the_o unfaithles_a work_n no_o good_a work_n ro._n 14._o 14._o the_o life_n of_o the_o father_n shall_v be_v clean_o because_o it_o be_v a_o mirror_n to_o the_o son_n 1._o tim._n 3._o mark_v diligent_o deut._n 8._o math._n 4._o the_o faithful_a lament_v the_o fault_n of_o other_o