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A96143 The judgement set, and the bookes opened. Religion tried whether it be of God or of men. The Lord cometh to visit his own, for the time is come that judgement must begin at the house of God. To separate the sheep from the goats. and the precious from the vile. And to discover the blasphemy of those that say, they are apostles, teachers, alive, rich, Jewes, but are found lyars. Deceivers. Dead. Poore, blind, naked. The synagogue of Satan. In severall sermons at Alhallows Lumbard-street, by John Webster, a servant of Christ and his church. Webster, John, 1610-1682. 1654 (1654) Wing W1210; Thomason E805_13; ESTC R207390 257,953 337

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12.13_o have_v one_o man_n then_o any_o more_o power_n than_o another_o can_v it_o be_v this_o man_n learning_n or_o the_o other_o man_n wisdom_n or_o another_o man_n elquence_n or_o power_n of_o word_n or_o persuasion_n oh_o let_v no_o man_n think_v so_o far_o be_v such_o thought_n from_o any_o that_o profess_v to_o exalt_v jesus_n christ_n for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o doshonour_n to_o he_o and_o yet_o how_o do_v the_o general_a course_n of_o the_o world_n and_o all_o pretender_n to_o religion_n run_v this_o way_n though_o they_o say_v in_o word_n christ_n be_v all_o and_o man_n can_v do_v nothing_o and_o he_o be_v dead_a yet_o they_o in_o all_o their_o practice_n and_o persuasion_n and_o exhortation_n hold_v forth_o that_o they_o very_o believe_v the_o power_n of_o man_n and_o that_o he_o be_v but_o half_a dead_a and_o may_v raise_v himself_o and_o uphold_v himself_o and_o choose_v this_o plant_n jesus_n christ_n and_o ingraff_n it_o and_o nourish_v it_o and_o dig_v and_o hedge_n 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can_v teach_v it_o for_o it_o be_v only_o teach_v and_o wrought_v by_o jesus_n christ_n and_o it_o be_v infinite_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o humane_a wisdom_n nay_o man_n by_o all_o his_o learning_n and_o wisdom_n and_o acquire_v part_n and_o utmost_a industry_n be_v so_o far_o from_o attain_v it_o in_o the_o true_a possession_n and_o power_n thereof_o that_o by_o all_o those_o thing_n he_o can_v never_o come_v to_o know_v it_o nor_o understand_v it_o and_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o pride_n arrogance_n and_o presumption_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n they_o will_v undertake_v to_o preach_v thereof_o and_o teach_v it_o to_o other_o when_o as_o they_o never_o understand_v it_o themselves_o nor_o ever_o come_v to_o the_o practice_n thereof_o for_o this_o power_n and_o this_o liberty_n and_o this_o deliverance_n can_v never_o be_v know_v but_o by_o the_o working_n and_o feeling_n thereof_o it_o must_v be_v bring_v to_o we_o by_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o spirit_n workng_v it_o in_o 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