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A68449 A catholike and ecclesiasticall exposition of the holy Gospell after S. Iohn. Gathered out of all the singuler and approued deuines (which the Lorde hath giuen vnto his Church) by Augustine Marlorate. And translated out of Latin into Englishe by Thomas Timme minister. Seene and allovved according to the order appoynted; Novi Testamenti catholica expositio ecclesiastica. English. Selections Marlorat, Augustin, 1506-1562.; Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620. 1575 (1575) STC 17406; ESTC S114256 780,235 632

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the_o verity_n last_o we_o must_v be_v free_a and_o we_o must_v note_n that_o liberty_n have_v his_o degree_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o faith_n 8.23_o rom._n 8.23_o wherefore_o paul_n be_v free_a groon_v still_o look_v for_o the_o full_a and_o perfect_a delyveraunce_n 33._o they_o answer_v he_o we_o be_v abraham_n seed_n and_o be_v never_o bond_n to_o any_o man_n how_o say_v thou_o you_o shall_v be_v make_v free_a c._n this_o answer_n be_v confuse_o make_v unto_o christ_n and_o that_o by_o such_o as_o be_v contemner_n and_o not_o beléeve_v and_o this_o manner_n be_v much_o use_v in_o the_o scripture_n so_o often_o as_o mention_v be_v make_v of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n general_o to_o ascribe_v unto_o all_o man_n that_o thing_n which_o belong_v only_o to_o one_o part_n m._n the_o unbeléeve_a jew_n therefore_o break_v forth_o into_o the_o midst_n ▪_o and_o there_o also_o gain_v say_v christ_n where_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o appertain_v unto_o they_o bu_n 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free_a soever_o he_o be_v in_o body_n out_o of_o this_o captivitye_n no_o captive_n can_v ever_o deliver_v another_o sin_n man_n captive_v to_o sin_n wherefore_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o be_v make_v man_n and_o by_o his_o cross_n death_n and_o resurrection_n have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o law_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n jest_n the_o same_o shall_v kill_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o death_n lest_o the_o same_o shall_v condemn_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o affliction_n lest_o they_o shall_v trouble_v we_o and_o bring_v we_o to_o misery_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n lest_o he_o shall_v destroy_v us._n and_o he_o have_v restore_v we_o to_o righteousness_n free_a christ_n have_v make_v we_o free_a to_o joy_n to_o life_n and_o into_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o most_o mighty_a god_n and_o have_v make_v we_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o be_v before_o the_o bondeslave_n of_o satan_n also_o this_o true_a liberty_n must_v not_o be_v 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