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A17981 A thankfull remembrance of Gods mercy In an historicall collection of the great and mercifull deliverances of the Church and state of England, since the Gospell began here to flourish, from the beginning of Queene Elizabeth. Collected by Geo: Carleton, Doctor of Divinitie, and Bishop of Chichester. Carleton, George, 1559-1628.; Passe, Willem van de, 1598-ca. 1637, engraver. 1624 (1624) STC 4640; ESTC S107513 118,127 246

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illustrious_a example_n of_o god_n mercy_n will_v hardly_o be_v find_v any_o where_o god_n have_v for_o many_o year_n deliver_v this_o church_n preserve_v we_o in_o peace_n when_o all_o the_o nation_n about_o we_o have_v be_v in_o bloody_a war_n 11_o it_o can_v be_v prove_v that_o god_n do_v ever_o in_o such_o manner_n and_o so_o many_o way_n defend_v a_o nation_n but_o only_o there_o where_o he_o have_v a_o people_n of_o his_o own_o his_o true_a church_n 12_o it_o can_v never_o be_v prove_v that_o they_o that_o profess_v and_o practice_v malice_n cruelty_n sedition_n idolatry_n and_o such_o other_o work_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ._n 13_o they_o that_o make_v falsehood_n their_o refuge_n and_o hide_v themselves_o under_o vanity_n have_v no_o cause_n to_o boast_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o catholic_a church_n if_o we_o shall_v rehearse_v the_o strange_a lie_n which_o they_o have_v invent_v against_o luther_n calvin_n beza_n against_o deuer_n reverend_a bishop_n whereof_o some_o be_v depart_v some_o yet_o live_v against_o the_o church_n and_o state_n of_o england_n it_o will_v fill_v a_o book_n to_o speak_v of_o their_o particular_a lie_n they_o understand_v wel●_n enough_o who_o they_o serve_v herein_o their_o practice_n be_v to_o lie_v their_o hope_n be_v that_o every_o lie_n can_v be_v examine_v by_o the_o common_a people_n they_o care_v not_o though_o it_o be_v find_v out_o to_o be_v a_o lie_n by_o some_o so_o it_o be_v not_o find_v by_o the_o multitude_n who_o to_o de●cive_v be_v their_o chief_a care_n not_o respect_v god_n nor_o truth_n nor_o god_n church_n which_o be_v the_o pillar_n of_o truth_n and_o may_v not_o be_v maintain_v with_o lie_n 14_o how_o the_o pope_n the_o jesuit_n the_o whole_a church_n of_o rome_n be_v well_o know_v by_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o how_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v never_o for_o these_o many_o hundred_o year_n be_v observe_v in_o they_o i_o leave_v to_o the_o conscience_n of_o all_o to_o consider_v but_o especial_o to_o the_o great_a judge_n that_o must_v judge_v they_o and_o us._n who_o bless_a and_o joyful_a come_n the_o true_a church_n do_v love_n and_o wait-for_a in_o faith_n and_o patience_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la in_o the_o summarie_n cap._n 14._o for_o who_o inforce_v the_o bishop_n r._n who_o inform_v the_o bishop_n page_n 11._o for_o excommunicate_a r._n excommunication_n p._n 4._o ●_o for_o swear_v r._n swear_v p._n 76_o for_o do_v tear_v r._n do_v tear_n p._n 78._o for_o otherman_n r._n other_o mean_n p._n 166._o for_o all_o mellifont_n r._n at_o mellifont_n p._n 206._o for_o out_o of_o his_o conscience_n r._n out_o of_o his_o confession_n she_o enter_v anno._n 1558._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 30._o an._n don_n 1560._o this_o bull_n be_v date_v anno_fw-la dom._n 1569._o quinto_fw-la cal_n mar●_n apoc._n 6._o 10._o psal._n 59_o 5._o psal._n 124._o 6._o an._n don_n 1569._o an._n don_n 1569._o an_n don_n 1569._o an_fw-mi don_n 1570._o an_fw-mi don_n 1571._o an_n don_n 1572._o an_fw-mi don_n 1576._o an_fw-mi don_n 1577._o he_o die_v anno_fw-la dom._n 1578._o an_fw-mi don_n 1572._o gregor_n 13._o an_fw-mi don_n 1578._o an_fw-mi don_n 1579._o an._n don_n 1579._o an_fw-mi don_n 1580._o 2_o thes._n 2._o an_fw-mi don_n 1580._o an_fw-mi don_n 1582._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o contr_n epist._n parmen_fw-la math._n 5._o ibid._n t●p_n 10._o gal._n 5._o 19_o an_fw-mi don_n 1584._o throgmorton_n an_fw-mi don_n 1584._o psal._n 58._o 11._o an_fw-mi don_n 1585._o an_fw-mi don_n 1586._o an_fw-mi don_n 1587._o a._n d._n 1588._o octogesimus_fw-la octavus_fw-la mirabilis_fw-la annus_fw-la psal._n 121._o psal._n iii_o psal._n 74._o 19_o a●●●_n 1597._o anno_fw-la 1598._o anno_fw-la 1599_o anno_fw-la 1600._o anno_fw-la 1601._o charles_n mount_n gen._n 3._o 15._o rom._n 3._o 2._o rom._n 9_o 4._o numb_a 25._o 17._o anno_fw-la 1603._o odivi_fw-la ecclesi●m_fw-la malignantium_fw-la psal._n 25._o ●_o in_o edit_n vul●ata_fw-la in_o his_o book_n philopater_n sect._n 2._o novemb._n 5._o anno_fw-la 1605._o anno_fw-la 1605._o holbeach_n in_o staffordshire_n the_o house_n of_o stephen_n littleton_n psal._n 124._o 124._o i●_n cant_fw-mi ca●t_fw-la serm_n 30_o 30_o lib._n 1._o send_v do_v 1_o 1_o in_o ●_o ad_fw-la timoth._n cap._n 6._o et_fw-la sum._n par_fw-fr 1._o q._n 1._o a●_n 8._o 8._o in_o prolog_n sent._n q_o 2._o 2._o praef_n in_o sent._n sent._n distinct._n 37._o c._n 14._o 14._o 1_o send_v q._n 1._o art_n 3._o cor●●l_v lit_fw-fr h._n h._n dec._n m_o sub_fw-la utraque_fw-la specie_fw-la specie_fw-la locor_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 29._o 29._o derevelat_fw-la antichr_n apud_fw-la possevin_n biblioth_n select_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 2d_o 2d_o lib_fw-la 13._o verbo_fw-la scriptura_fw-la apoc._n 16._o 19_o apoc._n 18._o 8._o