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A70235 The vanity of self-boasters, or, The prodigious madnesse of tyrannizing Sauls, mis-leading doegs, or any others whatsoever, which peremptorily goe on, and atheistically glory in their shame and mischief in a sermon preached at the funerall of John Hamnet, gent. late of the parish of Maldon in Surrey / by E.H. Minister ... Hinton, Edward, 1608 or 9-1678. 1643 (1643) Wing H2066; ESTC R7444 51,429 56

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ancient_a father_n shall_v i_o cry_v out_o 388._o out_o justin_n mart_n de_fw-fr trinit_fw-la p._n 388._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o these_o point_n of_o christianity_n be_v above_o our_o understanding_n above_o our_o reason_n and_o above_o the_o capacity_n of_o create_a nature_n and_o therefore_o a_o little_a before_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o interpretation_n of_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_o to_o humane_a reason_n 375._o p._n 375._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o according_a to_o the_o sense_n and_o will_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o spirit_n especial_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o son_n of_o the_o church_n once_o therefore_o well_o speak_v tilenus_n 30._o syntag._n l._n 1._o cap._n 3._o thes_n 30._o though_o since_o miserable_o he_o fall_v rationem_fw-la extinguo_fw-la fides_fw-la ut_fw-la ducem_fw-la &_o dominam_fw-la adhibet_fw-la ut_fw-la
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