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Sermons preached upon several publike and eminent occasions by ... Richard Vines, collected into one volume.; Sermons. Selections
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Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.
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it_o be_v use_v for_o separation_n of_o man_n to_o the_o work_n or_o office_n of_o the_o ministry_n but_o there_o be_v no_o miracle_n wrought_v nor_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v nor_o any_o inward_a grace_n the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d grace_n seem_v somewhere_o to_o be_v put_v for_o office_n as_o rom._n 1._o 5._o ãâã_d 5._o see_v rom._n 1._o 5_o &_o 15._o 15_o 16._o gal._n 2._o 9_o grotius_n beza_n dieu_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d grace_n and_o apostleship_n that_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o apostleship_n &_o in_o this_o sense_n as_o beza_n say_v if_o that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o grace_n be_v take_v 1_o tim._n 4._o 14._o then_o may_v it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v give_v with_o imposition_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o presbytery_n as_o for_o election_n by_o the_o people_n which_o be_v by_o some_o cry_v up_o as_o the_o all_o in_o all_o in_o this_o point_n though_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v against_o the_o lawfullnesse_n of_o it_o where_o it_o be_v 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