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A45520 What is truth. Or, the patern in the mount Wherein many places of scripture are (in pursuit of truth, and the churches peace) explained. Therein, most false opinions and heresies (both modern and ancient) are clearly detected and refelled. By Tho. Harby.; What is truth. Harby, Thomas. 1671 (1671) Wing H686; ESTC R216529 205,140 354

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lip_n may_v preserve_v knowledge_n and_o they_o prophesy_v by_o power_n from_o god_n while_o they_o do_v not_o that_o duty_n or_o do_v it_o without_o sedulity_n thus_o the_o gospel-witness_n fill_v their_o golden_a vial_n the_o word_n of_o pprophecy_n in_o their_o own_o mouth_n with_o self_n destroy_v plague_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n last_o i_o will_v givepower_v to_o my_o two_o witness_n religious_a minister_n and_o magistrate_n and_o they_o shall_v prophesy_v and_o what_o be_v prophesy_v the_o spirit_n or_o gift_n of_o pprophecy_n be_v say_v the_o text_n the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n or_o a_o faithful_a witness_n of_o sincere_a truth_n both_o in_o word_n and_o work_n without_o delay_n diminish_v or_o defalk_v so_o much_o as_o in_o circumstance_n any_o part_n of_o it_o which_o this_o prophet_n send_v to_o bethel_n find_v by_o sad_a experience_n this_o appertain_v as_o their_o duty_n to_o minister_n to_o do_v it_o in_o word_n and_o in_o work_n also_o and_o to_o magistrate_n to_o do_v it_o in_o work_n or_o practice_v and_o in_o word_n also_o though_o not_o in_o word_n altogether_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o it_o belong_v to_o minister_n prophesia_n est_fw-la testimonium_fw-la tum_fw-la verbis_fw-la tum_fw-la fact_n be_v verum_fw-la afferre_fw-la non_fw-la impugnationem_fw-la convitlum_fw-la vel_fw-la cavillationem_fw-la infer_v for_o they_o that_o prefer_v truth-opposing-contradiction_n or_o prefer_v not_o the_o truth_n conform_v to_o god_n command_n prophesy_v not_o or_o at_o least_o fill_v that_o golden_a vial_n their_o power_n and_o gift_n to_o prophesy_v with_o the_o plague_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o themselves_o second_o other_o also_o perhaps_o true_a saint_n fill_v the_o golden_a vial_n of_o the_o gospel-witness_n with_o self-destroying_a temporal_a plague_n so_o a_o certain_a prophet_n say_v to_o a_o man_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n smite_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o the_o man_n perhaps_o in_o favour_n to_o he_o as_o a_o prophet_n refuse_v 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day_n death_n mourn_v famine_n fire_n chap._n 18.2_o 8._o a_o few_o sincere_a saint_n in_o that_o city_n stand_v and_o that_o city_n support_v by_o their_o stand_n stand_v firm_a a_o few_o sincere_a saint_n fall_v and_o babylon_n the_o great_a fall_v by_o their_o fall_n fall_v temporal_o by_o their_o spiritual_a fall_n in_o part_n their_o fall_n though_o but_o in_o part_n fill_v the_o vial_n of_o her_o faithful_a witness_n their_o reproof_n and_o prophecy_n with_o the_o plague_n and_o wrath_n of_o god_n which_o they_o pour_v forth_o upon_o that_o fall_a city_n true_a saint_n thus_o fill_v the_o golden_a vial_n of_o the_o witness_n with_o plague_n against_o themselves_o against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n against_o all_o man_n if_o while_o they_o sound_v their_o trumpet_n they_o shut_v their_o ear_n or_o be_v hearer_n of_o the_o word_n only_o not_o doer_n of_o it_o or_o do_v it_o careless_o or_o inconform_v to_o god_n command_n if_o they_o forget_v judgement_n mercy_n faith_n
author_n be_v any_o such_o must_v expect_v the_o same_o or_o somewhat_o like_a measure_n from_o the_o modern_a apostasy_n that_o saint_n jerom_n find_v from_o their_o forefather_n scarce_o find_v a_o man_n among_o they_o such_o proud_a in_o animadvertency_n ever_o attend_v apostasy_n that_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o read_v it_o many_o to_o condemn_v it_o unread_a or_o before_o by_o their_o cursory_a read_n of_o it_o they_o can_v understand_v it_o they_o have_v also_o their_o suppose_a necessary_a business_n in_o their_o opinion_n of_o great_a importance_n to_o wit_n beside_o secular_a divertisment_n their_o serious_a duty_n as_o the_o pharisee_n have_v of_o formal_a devotion_n for_o such_o be_v the_o strict_a unfruitful_a profession_n and_o sound_a doctrine_n that_o deceive_v by_o busy_a misdo_n this_o they_o count_v to_o be_v a_o far_o more_o heavenly_a and_o powerful_a mean_n to_o salvation_n than_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n indeed_o and_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o 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