Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07316	A nevv eight-fold probation of the Church of Englands divine constitution prooved by many pregnant arguments, to be much more complete then any Geneuian in the world against the contrary assertion of the fifty three petitioner-preachers of Scotland in their petition presented in the later Parliament to the Kings most excellent Maiesty. With a ten-folde probation of the same churches doctrine touching one of the most important points of our creede, which is of our sauiours descending into Hell. By Iames Maxvvell. Master of Artes, &c.	Maxwell, James, b. 1581.	1617 (1617)	STC 17704; ESTC S103373	82,870	119

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19_o joh._n 6.32_o 33_o 41_o 51_o reve_v l._n 2_o 17_o a_o reasonable_a and_o live_a sacrifice_n and_o in_o the_o eucharist_n or_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n he_o offer_v unto_o god_n in_o our_o name_n the_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o give_v the_o substance_n of_o his_o bless_a body_n both_o corporal_o for_o we_o a_o bloody_a sacrifice_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o spiritual_o unto_o we_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o bread_n &_o wine_n and_o even_o for_o feed_v of_o we_o in_o a_o my_o sticall_a and_o supernatural_a manner_n with_o his_o flesh_n which_o be_v that_o hide_a manna_n of_o heaven_n 3._o revel_v 1.4_o 5_o 6_o &_o 5.10_o heb._n 7.15_o 17_o 21_o 24_o 26_o 28_o &_o 8_o 1_o 2_o 3._o promise_v in_o the_o revelation_n to_o those_o that_o overcome_v to_o be_v brief_a the_o bless_a apostle_n

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20_o 21_o 2_o 23_o 24_o 1._o cor._n 9.7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o heb._n 10._o 1._o tim._n 5.17_o 18_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o more_o honourable_a maintenance_n than_o geneva_n do_v allow_v they_o in_o their_o beggarly_a contribution_n the_o priest_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v succeed_v into_o the_o room_n of_o the_o legal_a priest_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o therefore_o they_o have_v succeed_v to_o their_o maintenance_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o because_o these_o serve_v he_o in_o a_o more_o excellent_a manner_n then_o the_o other_o do_v and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o minister_n to_o beg_v under_o the_o law_n or_o yet_o to_o depend_v upon_o popular_a benevolence_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o he_o will_v have_v his_o minister_n under_o the_o gospel_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o such_o a_o beggarly_a condition_n every_o provident_a &_o wise_a master_n provide_v for_o his_o household_n and_o servant_n 38._o levit._fw-la 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