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A53717
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A peace-offering in an apology and humble plea for indulgence and liberty of conscience by sundry Protestants differing in some things from the present establishment about the worship of God.
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Owen, John, 1616-1683.
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1667
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Wing O790; ESTC R21637
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a_o peace-offering_a in_o a_o apology_n and_o humble_a plea_n for_o indulgence_n and_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n by_o sundry_a protestant_n differ_v in_o some_o thing_n from_o the_o present_a establishment_n about_o the_o worship_n of_o god._n ambigua_fw-la de_fw-la religione_fw-la capita_n quae_fw-la plurimum_fw-la habere_fw-la videntur_fw-la obscuritatis_fw-la tantis_fw-la tamdiu_fw-la animus_fw-la decertata_fw-la apud_fw-la sapientes_fw-la hoc_fw-la fere_n certum_fw-la reliaverunt_fw-la nusquam_fw-la minus_fw-la inveniri_fw-la veritatem_fw-la quam_fw-la ubi_fw-la cogitur_fw-la assensus_fw-la hugo_n grotius_n exiguam_fw-la sedem_fw-la sacris_fw-la littusque_fw-la rogamus_fw-la innocuum_fw-la &_o cunctis_fw-la undamque_fw-la auramque_fw-la patentem_fw-la london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1667._o the_o infinite_o wise_a and_o holy_a god_n who_o dispose_v of_o all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n have_v design_v our_o portion_n in_o the_o world_n unto_o the_o latter_a day_n thereof_o wherein_o beside_o those_o difficulty_n which_o in_o all_o age_n attend_v they_o who_o be_v call_v unto_o the_o search_n and_o profession_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o be_v forewarn_v of_o sundry_a evil_n peculiar_a unto_o they_o render_v they_o perilous_a as_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o serve_v his_o good_a pleasure_n in_o our_o generation_n without_o repine_v at_o that_o station_n which_o in_o his_o work_n he_o have_v allot_v unto_o we_o so_o also_o diligent_o to_o take_v care_n that_o we_o add_v not_o unto_o the_o evil_n of_o the_o day_n wherein_o we_o live_v and_o that_o what_o we_o may_v be_v call_v to_o suffer_v in_o they_o according_a to_o his_o will_n may_v not_o be_v lose_v unto_o his_o holy_a end_n and_o purpose_n in_o the_o world_n but_o some_o way_n or_o other_o redound_v unto_o his_o glory_n what_o shall_v befall_v we_o in_o the_o course_n of_o our_o pilgrimage_n how_o we_o shall_v be_v 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