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A19355
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One God, one fayth. Or A discourse against those lukewarm-Christians who extend saluation to all kinds of fayth and religion; so, that the professours do belieue in the Trinity, the Incarnation, the passion &c. howsoeuer they differ in other inferiour articles. VVritten by VV. B. Priest.
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Anderton, Lawrence.
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1625
(1625)
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STC 578; ESTC S118955
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such_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o our_o newtrallist_n be_v no_o true_a supernatural_a faith_n see_v it_o beleive_v nothing_o through_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n and_o his_o church_n both_o which_o reveal_v &_o propound_v all_o article_n alike_o and_o indifferent_o to_o all_o man_n to_o be_v believe_v now_o what_o more_o cross_a to_o reason_n then_o that_o a_o bare_a opinion_n not_o rely_v upon_o any_o supernatural_a ground_n as_o neither_o have_v god_n for_o its_o revealer_n nor_o the_o church_n for_o its_o propounder_n conceive_v only_o through_o moral_a inducement_n and_o therefore_o ever_o stand_v obnoxious_a to_o error_n and_o mistake_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o purchase_v eternal_a salvation_n to_o man_n soul_n again_o how_o adverse_a be_v it_o to_o all_o true_a judgement_n to_o aver_v that_o it_o be_v no_o prejudice_n or_o hindrance_n to_o man_n salvation_n to_o believe_v those_o principle_n of_o religion_n which_o teach_v &_o advance_v all_o liberty_n &_o sensuality_n in_o conversation_n &_o manner_n &_o do_v depress_v &_o disparage_v all_o chastity_n fast_v voluntary_a poverty_n keep_v of_o the_o commandment_n and_o final_o all_o serious_a and_o painful_a labour_n and_o work_n of_o virtue_n piety_n and_o mortification_n for_o it_o be_v most_o contradictory_n in_o the_o very_a term_n and_o no_o less_o repugnant_a to_o god_n sacred_a word_n that_o that_o doctrine_n which_o 3._o which_o 2._o pet._n 3._o promise_v liberty_n and_o 4._o and_o judae_fw-la vers_fw-la 4._o transfer_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n shall_v be_v account_v the_o 13._o the_o mat._n 7._o luc._n 13._o straight_a way_n which_o lead_v unto_o life_n furthermore_o can_v it_o be_v conceive_v as_o sort_v to_o god_n most_o merciful_a proceed_n with_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v cut_v off_o the_o life_n of_o those_o man_n with_o most_o fearful_a sudden_a and_o prodigious_a death_n and_o particular_o of_o caluin_n who_o be_v eat_v away_o with_o louse_n a_o death_n peculiar_a to_o 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