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A04695 A contrarye (to a certayne manis) consultacion: that adulterers ought to be punyshed wyth deathe Wyth the solucions of his argumentes for the contrarye. Made by George Ioye. Joye, George, d. 1553. 1549 (1549) STC 14822; ESTC S120472 40,793 110

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if_o you_o suffer_v all_o adulterer_n and_o malefactor_n to_o sin_v till_o they_o be_v all_o slay_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o this_o new_a broach_v spirit_n england_n be_v like_a to_o swarm_v full_a of_o thief_n and_o adulterer_n to_o for_o what_o and_o if_o these_o sinner_n will_n not_o be_v touch_v wy●h_v the_o very_a sword_n of_o god_n spirit_n ●ut_v so_o violent_o resist_v it_o that_o they_o will_v turn_v the_o point_n thereof_o into_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o true_a teacher_n true_o your_o spirit_n be_v all_o to_o weak_a to_o enter_v where_o christ_n spirit_n take_v no_o place_n christ_n command_v not_o to_o geve_v so_o holy_a thing_n to_o dog_n nor_o to_o cast_v perel_n before_o swine_n but_o you_o will_v have_v your_o incurable_a adulterer_n not_o by_o fear_n of_o death_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o continency_n but_o by_o the_o word_n which_o they_o will_v neither_o hear_v ne_o believe_v but_o thrust_v it_o from_o they_o the_o original_a vice_n and_o sore_n of_o adultery_n say_v he_o lie_v deep_a in_o our_o concupiscence_n which_o must_v be_v first_o cure_v i_o pray_v you_o in_o which_o of_o all_o the_o most_o perfect_a justify_v be_v the_o original_a concupiscence_n so_o cure_v that_o he_o neither_o lust_v ne_o desire_v at_o any_o time_n contrary_a to_o god_n will_v your_o presupposition_n be_v impossible_a whereof_o you_o know_v what_o follow_v but_o and_o if_o the_o flesh_n be_v corrupt_a with_o concupiscence_n the_o severite_n and_o cruelty_n of_o the_o extern_a law_n shall_v do_v nothing_o yisse_v very_o for_o who_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n refrayn_v not_o yet_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v death_n hold_v they_o from_o the_o extern_a act_n for_o what_o fear_n the_o sword_n bear_v of_o the_o magistrate_n smit_v into_o malefactor_n hertes_o xii●_n paul_n express_v with_o many_o terrible_a sentence_n and_o much_o more_o fear_v it_o bring_v when_o it_o be_v just_o without_o affection_n and_o respect_n of_o person_n minister_v and_o true_o 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contrary_a operation_n as_o have_v moses_n &_o the_o gospel_n wherefore_o one_o can_v not_o be_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o other_o the_o law_n workethe_v wrath_n the_o gospel_n &_o christ_n reconcile_v we_o to_o god_n that_o law_n make_v sin_v to_o increase_v christ_n remit_v it_o the_o law_n accuse_v and_o dampn_v christ_n with_o his_o gospel_n delyver_v and_o save_v and_o yet_o say_v this_o man●_n that_o all_o moses_n dede_n all_o his_o write_n yea_o and_o all_o his_o life_n be_v not_o else_o but_o a_o mystik_a figuratyve_a image_n and_o similitude_n of_o christ_n to_o come_v belike_o this_o man_n be_v universal_o see_v in_o all_o the_o scripture_n &_o name_o in_o all_o moses_n law_n &_o gest_n non_fw-la except_v that_o he_o there_fw-mi so_o universal_o compare_v they_o with_o christ_n make_v the_o one_o holly_n y_fw-fr e_o figur_n of_o the_o other_o when_o the_o one_o be_v in_o work_v &_o effect_n contrary_a to_o the_o other_o as_o be_v the_o law_n to_o the_o gospel_n the_o letter_n 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