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the_o pardon_n and_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n than_o by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n for_o since_o it_o be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n to_o pitch_v upon_o this_o way_n of_o do_v it_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o for_o we_o vain_o to_o inquire_v whether_o he_o may_v not_o have_v make_v use_n of_o some_o other_o this_o we_o ought_v at_o least_o to_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v his_o reason_n for_o prefer_v this_o and_o that_o however_o we_o ought_v not_o so_o far_o to_o tie_v up_o the_o power_n and_o liberty_n of_o our_o creator_n as_o to_o presume_v to_o say_v he_o can_v not_o otherwise_o have_v redeem_v we_o than_o by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n yet_o thus_o much_o we_o may_v and_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o conclude_v that_o none_o can_v have_v better_o or_o so_o well_o have_v answer_v the_o great_a end_n both_o of_o his_o justice_n and_o of_o his_o mercy_n or_o more_o illustrious_o have_v set_v forth_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n to_o mankind_n 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meaux_n and_o his_o vindicator_n the_o second_o part_n a_o discourse_n of_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n in_o the_o two_o great_a point_n of_o the_o real_a presence_n and_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o host_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o two_o discourse_n late_o print_v at_o oxford_n on_o this_o subject_a to_o which_o be_v prefix_v a_o large_a historical_a preface_n relate_v to_o the_o same_o argument_n two_o discourse_n of_o purgatory_n and_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a a_o continuation_n of_o the_o controversy_n between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v a_o full_a account_n of_o the_o book_n that_o have_v be_v of_o late_o write_v on_o both_o side_n preparation_n for_o death_n be_v a_o letter_n send_v to_o a_o young_a gentlewoman_n in_o france_n in_o a_o distemper_n of_o which_o she_o die_v print_a for_o william_n rogers_n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o idolatry_n in_o which_o a_o late_a author_n viz._n the_o bishop_n of_o oxford_n true_a and_o only_a notion_n of_o idolatry_n be_v consider_v and_o confute_v 4_o to_z the_o sum_n of_o a_o conference_n between_o dr._n clagert_n and_o f._n p._n gooden_o about_o transubstantiation_n publish_a by_o this_o author_n with_o a_o preface_n print_a for_o richard_n chiswell_n and_o william_n rogers_n two_o sermon_n one_o before_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n the_o other_o before_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o both_o reprint_v in_o this_o present_a collection_n other_o tract_n by_o the_o same_o author_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o paris_n on_o the_o 30_o the_o of_o january_n s.v._n 1681_o 5._o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o controversy_n sure_o and_o honest_a mean_n for_o conversion_n of_o all_o heretic_n and_o wholesome_a advice_n and_o expedient_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n the_o preface_n by_o this_o author_n a_o letter_n from_o several_a french_a minister_n flee_v into_o germany_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o persecution_n in_o france_n to_o such_o of_o their_o brethren_n in_o england_n as_o approve_v the_o king_n declaration_n touch_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n translate_v from_o the_o original_a french_a french_a mat._n xi_o 15_o xiii_o 9.43_o mat_n seven_o 16_o luk._n fourteen_o 35_o etc._n etc._n 2_o cor._n v_o 11_o mat._n xiii_o 8_o 2_o tim._n three_o 5_o joh._n xv_o 22_o 1_o cor._n i_o 12_o ib._n ver·_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19·_n and_o 2_o cor._n four_o 13_o 2_o cor._n four_o 5_o 1_o cor._n ix_o 22_o 1_o cor._n vi_o 7_o 2_o tim._n four_o 3_o aristot._fw-la eth._n nic._n lib._n 1._o c._n 1._o rom._n twelve_o 17_o mat._n v_o 44_o luke_n xi_o 41_o xuj_o 9_o 1_o co._n i_o 18_o 21_o 23_o 25._o john_n seven_o 17_o luke_n viij_o 14_o ib._n mat._n xxii_o 15_o mat._n x._o 16_o andronic_n rhod._n par._n eth._n nic._n l._n 1._o cap._n 4._o jo._n v_o 44_o jo._n twelve_o 42_o 43._o jo._n viij_o 47_o 1_o joh._n four_o ver_fw-la 6._o col_fw-fr cum_fw-la vers_fw-la 4_o 5._o john_n iii._o 19_o etc._n etc._n act_n xxiv_o 16._o rom._n i_o 28_o see_v pontif_n r._n ordo_fw-la ad_fw-la reconcil_n haer._n luke_n twelve_o 47_o 1_o cor._n â—â—_o 14._o acts._n xuj_o 14_o luke_n xi_o 13_o see_v chap._n xxxi_o 19_o 30._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ‡_z see_v munster_n and_o fagius_n on_o v_o 1_o of_o this_o chapter_n crit._n m._n vol_n 1_o titus_n two_o 11_o psal._n lviii_o 5_o mat._n xuj_o 26_o psal._n 132.3_o 4._o hos._n v_o 15_o isa._n xxvi_o 9_o see_v the_o commination_n use_v on_o ash-wednesday_n 2_o cor._n four_o 5_o 1_o cor._n four_o 5_o see_v 1_o cor._n v_o 1_o see_v the_o rhemist_n annot._v on_o this_o chap._n catholic_n scripture_n point_n 26._o of_o indulgence_n n._n 6._o mat._n seven_o 14_o 1_o tim._n four_o 8_o prov._n iii._o 17_o maâ—_n xuj_o 24_o psal._n fourteen_o 1_o morin_n de_fw-fr poenir_fw-fr l._n 8._o c._n 4._o n._n 26._o 1_o jo._n three_o 21_o psa._n 130.4_o 1_o joh_n 19_o phil._n two_o 12_o card_n perron_n see_v this_o more_o at_o large_a serm._n vi_o vii_o collect_v for_o the_o four_o the_o sund._n after_o epiph._n judas_n iii._o v._o 1._o v._o 2._o see_v the_o r._n pontific_n o._n d._n ad_fw-la reconcil_n haerer_n spondeo_fw-la sub_fw-la anathematis_fw-la obligatione_fw-la mâ—_n nunquam_fw-la quorumlibet_fw-la suasionibus_fw-la vel_fw-la quocunque_fw-la alâ—o_fw-la modo_fw-la ad_fw-la reversurum_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la quod_fw-la absit_fw-la ab_fw-la hâc_fw-la i_o unitate_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la occasione_n vel_fw-la argumento_fw-la divisero_fw-la perjurii_fw-la reatum_fw-la incurrens_fw-la aeternae_fw-la obligatus_fw-la poenae_fw-la inveniar_fw-la etc._n etc._n act_n four_o 19_o ii_o chap._n ver_fw-la 18._o 2._o 1_o cor._n two_o 9_o mat._n v_o 44_o 1_o tim._n two_o 5_o 2_o d_o com._n aquin._n &_o his_o school_n 1_o cor._n fourteen_o mat._n four_o 8_o heb._n xi_o 25_o 26._o heb._n xi_o 35_o dan._n iii._o 15._o 16._o 17._o 18_o mat._n x._o 28_o matth._n x._o 32._o 33._o act_n xxiii_o v_o 23_o etc._n etc._n ib._n v._n 12_o 14_o 16._o joh._n xuj_o 2_o act_n xxiv_o 23_o v_o 24_o see_v grotius_n and_o dr._n hammond_n on_o that_o verse_n which_o in_o our_o translation_n seem_v to_o imply_v quite_o otherwise_o viz._n that_o he_o have_v a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o the_o jewish_a law_n josephus_n hist._n l._n 20._o tacitus_n hist._n l._n 5._o verse_n 2._o verse_n 24._o act_n xvii_o 31_o rom._n fourteen_o 10_o 2_o cor._n v_o 10_o 1_o thess._n four_o 15_o etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n xv_o matt._n twenty-five_o 31_o etc._n etc._n rom._n two_o 6_o etc._n etc._n gen._n xviii_o 25_o wisd._n v_o 4â—_n 5._o v_o 24_o 2_o cor._n v_o 10_o 10_o tacitus_n hist._n lib._n v_o c._n 9_o say_v of_o he_o that_o per_fw-la omnem_fw-la saevitiam_fw-la ac_fw-la libidinem_fw-la jus_o regium_fw-la servili_fw-la ingenio_fw-la exercuit_fw-la et_fw-fr annal_n l_o twelve_o c._n 54._o cuncta_fw-la malefacta_fw-la sibi_fw-la impune_fw-la ratus_fw-la tanta_fw-la potentia_fw-la subnixo_fw-la subnixo_fw-la joseph_n antiq._n jud._n l._n 20._o c._n 5._o pag._n 616._o basil._n 1544._o the_o account_n of_o which_o see_v above_o p._n 159._o act._n two_o 37_o eccl._n xi_o 9_o mat._n twenty-five_o 41_o the_o socâ—nians_n one_a deny_v immortality_n to_o the_o wicked_a smalc_n contr_n frantz_n p._n 415._o volkelius_n lib._n iii._o cap._n 11.12_o two_o they_o affirm_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v for_o ever_o destroy_v smalc_n l._n c._n volk_n l._n c._n pag._n 73._o and_o cap._n 33._o pag._n 133._o socinus_n in_o 1_o john_n 2.17_o bibl._n fr_n pol._n p._n 178._o woltzogen_n in_o mat._n iii._o 12_o and_o in_o mat._n twenty-five_o 46_o and_o that_o three_o by_o fire_n schlict_v comm_n in_o hebr._n x._o 27_o apud_fw-la crellium_fw-la in_o bibl._n fratr_n polon_n t._n 1._o see_v his_o paraphr_n on_o the_o same_o vers_n ibid._n mat._n xiii_o 42.xxii.13_n twenty-five_o 41_o 46._o mar._n ix_o 43_o &_o c·_n compare_v with_o rev._n fourteen_o 10.xx.10_n rom._n two_o 5_o 6_o 8_o 9_o add_v for_o the_o reality_n of_o the_o pain_n mat._n xi_o