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A72210
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The race celestiall, or, A direct path to heauen by Henry Greenvvood, maister of arts and preacher of the word of God.
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Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5.
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1609
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STC 12335.3; ESTC S5239
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no_o very_o for_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o neither_o death_n nor_o life_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o height_n nor_o depth_n nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n neither_o the_o love_n which_o we_o have_v to_o god_n from_o we_o who_o be_v make_v his_o son_n through_o christ_n jesus_n and_o indeed_o that_o which_o paul_n promise_v he_o perform_v for_o he_o be_v behead_v at_o rome_n for_o the_o gospel_n defence_n although_o y_o e_o sword_n do_v separate_v his_o head_n from_o his_o shoulder_n yet_o it_o can_v not_o separate_v he_o from_o his_o head_n christ_n jesus_n such_o be_v the_o resolution_n of_o the_o pattern_n of_o patience_n that_o though_o the_o lord_n shall_v kill_v he_o 13.15_o yet_o will_v he_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o he_o such_o be_v the_o resolution_n of_o ignatius_n bishop_n of_o 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