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A02186 Greenvvoods vvorkes contayned in fiue seueral tractates. 1. Of the day of iudgement. 2. Of the Lords Prayer. 3. Of the race to saluation. 4. Of the torment of Tophet. 5. Of the baptisme of Christ. Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5.; Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5. Treatise of the great and generall daye of judgement. aut; Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5. Race celestiall. aut; Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5. Tormenting Tophet. aut; Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5. Joyfull tractate of the most blessed baptisme. aut 1620 (1620) STC 12329; ESTC S115797 129,145 422

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and_o maintain_v the_o good_a name_n good_n and_o body_n of_o our_o brethren_n among_o who_o we_o live_v and_o not_o impair_v hurt_n or_o malicious_o massacre_v the_o same_o to_o keep_v ourselves_o chaste_a and_o unspotted_a from_o all_o fleshly_a lust_n and_o every_o act_n of_o uncleanness_n injurious_o to_o take_v away_o no_o man_n right_a or_o due_a to_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o not_o to_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o our_o brethren_n to_o be_v content_a with_o our_o own_o estate_n more_o or_o less_o and_o not_o to_o repine_v at_o or_o covet_v that_o which_o be_v other_o o_o grant_v that_o our_o life_n may_v be_v unreprovable_a before_o thou_o and_o man_n but_o because_o o_o lord_n of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v able_a to_o do_v no_o good_a thing_n but_o it_o be_v thou_o that_o work_v the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n lord_n therefore_o stand_v ever_o by_o we_o with_o thy_o prevent_n assist_a and_o consequent_a grace_n whereby_o we_o may_v be_v able_a in_o some_o measure_n to_o 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