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A93702 Rome ruin'd by VVhite Hall, or, The papall crown demolisht: containing a confutation of the three degrees of popery, viz. papacy, prelacy, and presbitery; answerable to the triple crowne of the three-headed Cerberus the Pope, with his three fold hierarchies aforesaid. With a dispelling of all other dispersed clouds of errour, which doth interpose the clear sun-shine of the Gospel in our horrizon. Wherein the chiefe arguments each of them have, for the vindication of their erronious tenents are incerted, and refuted; with a description of such whem [sic] the true Church of Christ doth consist of: as also how, and by whom, they may be gathered, and governed, according to the will, and appointment of Jesus Christ, and his apostles, in the primative purity thereof. / By Iohn Spittlehouse, assistant to the Marshall Generall of the Army, under the command of his Excellency, the Lord Generall Fairfax. Imprimated by Theod. Jennings, and entred in the Stationers Hall. Spittlehouse, John. 1649 (1649) Wing S5013; Thomason E586_2; ESTC R203633 304,213 396

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the_o cause_n for_o judas_n do_v not_o perish_v that_o the_o scripture_n may_v be_v fulfil_v but_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o scripture_n in_o judas_n perish_v be_v fulfil_v there_o be_v also_o the_o like_a instance_n in_o the_o 51._o psal_n against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v evil_a in_o thy_o sight_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o say_n and_o clear_v when_o thou_o be_v judge_v but_o david_n do_v not_o sin_n to_o that_o end_n that_o god_n may_v be_v justify_v god_n have_v no_o need_n of_o his_o sin_n to_o set_v forth_o his_o glory_n but_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o god_n spare_v david_n and_o by_o his_o mercy_n over-came_a his_o sin_n and_o yet_o david_n sin_v not_o to_o that_o end_n like_a as_o when_o a_o man_n be_v at_o work_n and_o one_o of_o his_o acquaintance_n simile_n simile_n come_v to_o see_v he_o he_o desi_v from_o work_a he_o shall_v say_v my_o friend_n come_v to_o day_n to_o hinder_v my_o work_n whereas_o he_o have_v no_o such_o 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incorrigable_a and_o without_o hope_n of_o remission_n of_o their_o sin_n may_v thus_o appear_v the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v irremissable_a as_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o that_o blaspheme_v against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v never_o be_v forgive_v mark_n 3._o 29._o therefore_o there_o be_v some_o in_o this_o life_n which_o can_v repent_v neither_o can_v have_v their_o sin_n forgiu●●_n they_o again_o a_o remarkable_a testimony_n of_o rejection_n be_v declare_v in_o such_o as_o wilful_o make_v away_o themselves_o by_o a_o untimely_a death_n sect_n 15._o obj._n the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v say_v to_o be_v irremissable_a or_o unpardonable_a not_o because_o it_o can_v at_o all_o be_v unpardoned_a or_o forgive_v but_o because_o it_o be_v hardly_o forgive_v ans_fw-fr in_o answer_n to_o this_o objection_n the_o place_n of_o the_o apostle_n may_v be_v urge_v who_o say_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o such_o to_o be_v renew_v by_o repentance_n heb._n 6._o 6._o so_o then_o that_o which_o be_v impossible_a be_v not_o only_o hardly_o do_v but_o not_o at_o all_o 2._o the_o freeknowledge_n and_o decree_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o rejection_n of_o some_o be_v unchangeable_a and_o can_v be_v alter_v but_o god_n have_v fore-seen_a some_o to_o be_v damn_v and_o decree_v they_o to_o be_v reject_v as_o judas_n be_v call_v the_o child_n of_o perdition_n joh._n 17._o 12._o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o such_o to_o come_v to_o repentance_n to_o be_v save_v for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o predestinate_v can_v be_v obtain_v but_o cod_n have_v not_o decree_v repentance_n for_o such_o as_o be_v reject_v and_o reprobate_a ergo_fw-la they_o can_v repent_v and_o where_o there_o can_v be_v no_o repentance_n there_o can_v be_v no_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o some_o have_v such_o heart_n they_o can_v repent_v rom._n 7._o 5._o therefore_o the_o sin_n of_o such_o be_v irremissable_a and_o can_v be_v forgive_v as_o one_o 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