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A17300 For God, and the King. The summe of two sermons preached on the fifth of November last in St. Matthewes Friday-streete. 1636. / By Henry Burton, minister of Gods word there and then. Burton, Henry, 1578-1648. 1636 (1636) STC 4142; ESTC S106958 113,156 176

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by_o superstitious_a idolater_n in_o honour_n of_o ceres_n and_o proserpina_n heathen_a goddess_n may_v be_v turn_v into_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o pag._n 209._o the_o assumption_n of_o his_o lady_n be_v set_v forth_o with_o a_o picture_n how_o she_o be_v take_v up_o into_o heaven_n with_o verse_n and_o pag._n 212._o he_o seem_v to_o hold_v the_o virgin_n mary_n to_o have_v be_v without_o sin_n and_o pag._n 219._o 220._o he_o bold_o bear_v himself_o upon_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o magnify_v the_o virgin_n mary_n as_o consider_v not_o as_o a_o mere_a woman_n but_o as_o a_o type_n and_o idea_n of_o a_o accomplish_a piety_n and_o pag._n 158._o of_o sanctity_n itself_o and_o pag._n 220._o he_o prefer_v the_o error_n of_o the_o adore_a extreme_a before_o the_o puritan_n neglect_v of_o she_o in_o call_v her_o mal_n god_n maid_n and_o reject_v hail_n mary_n full_a of_o grace_n and_o pag._n 223._o he_o say_v of_o one_o thing_n i_o will_v assure_v they_o till_o they_o be_v good_a marian_n they_o shall_v never_o be_v good_a christian_n and_o pag._n 235._o of_o sundry_a grandee_n he_o say_v all_o which_o be_v canonize_v for_o saint_n have_v erect_v and_o dedicate_v temple_n to_o her_o memory_n neither_o have_v the_o prince_n of_o this_o our_o isle_n be_v defective_a in_o do_v she_o all_o possible_a honour_n and_o in_o consecrate_v chapel_n and_o temple_n to_o her_o memory_n and_o ibid._n my_o arithmetic_n will_v not_o serve_v i_o to_o number_v all_o those_o who_o have_v register_v their_o name_n in_o 236._o the_o sodality_n of_o the_o rosary_n of_o this_o our_o bless_a lady_n the_o original_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o battle_n of_o naupactan_n gain_v by_o john_n of_o austria_n and_o the_o christian_n which_o victory_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o intercession_n with_o her_o son_n and_o pag._n 236._o he_o recite_v the_o many_o holy_a order_n of_o this_o sodality_n style_v they_o great_a worthy_a and_o pious_a people_n and_o conclude_v thus_o for_o shame_v let_v not_o we_o alone_o deny_v she_o that_o honour_n and_o praise_n which_o worship_v all_o the_o world_n allow_v she_o and_o pag._n 247._o he_o invocate_v she_o say_v o_o pardon_n gracious_a princess_n my_o weak_a endeavour_n to_o sum_n up_o thy_o value_n etc._n etc._n and_o pag._n 248._o thou_o deserve_v a_o choir_n of_o queen_n here_o &_o another_o of_o angel_n in_o heaven_n to_o sing_v thy_o praise_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o confess_v o_o my_o sweet_a lady_n and_o pag._n 249._o to_o give_v thou_o a_o estimation_n answerable_a to_o thy_o merit_n be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a i_o must_v therefore_o be_v content_a to_o do_v by_o thou_o as_o the_o ancient_a heathen_a do_v by_o the_o image_n of_o their_o god_n when_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o height_n they_o can_v not_o place_v the_o crown_n they_o humble_o lay_v they_o at_o their_o foot_n many_o more_o passage_n may_v be_v add_v as_o pag._n 150._o he_o call_v she_o woman_n dear_a 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