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A08276 A commentarie or exposition vpon the first chapter of the prophecy of Amos delivered in xxi. sermons in the parish church of Meisey Hampton in the diocesse of Gloucester, by Sebastian Benefield ... Hereunto is added a sermon vpon 1. Cor. 9.19. wherein is touched the lawfull vse of things indifferent. Benefield, Sebastian, 1559-1630. 1613 (1613) STC 1861; ESTC S101601 198,690 274

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be_v less_o than_o nothing_o he_o vaunt_v to_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n vers_fw-la 10._o let_v not_o thy_o god_n deceive_v thou_o thus_o be_v our_o belly_n our_o god_n when_o walk_v after_o the_o lust_n of_o our_o flesh_n we_o serve_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o our_o own_o belly_n as_o s._n paul_n speak_v rom._n 16.18_o of_o such_o speak_v the_o same_o apostle_n philip._n 3.19_o many_o do_v walk_v as_o enemy_n to_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n who_o end_n be_v damnation_n who_o god_n be_v their_o belly_n who_o glory_n be_v their_o shame_n who_o mind_n earthly_a thing_n who_o god_n be_v their_o belly_n thus_o belove_v you_o see_v what_o idol_n be_v yet_o remain_v among_o we_o &_o how_o we_o be_v defile_v with_o they_o what_o remain_v but_o that_o we_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v exhort_v in_o the_o word_n of_o barnab●s_n &_o paul_n to_o the_o man_n of_o lystra_n act._n 14.15_o that_o we_o will_v turn_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o those_o vain_a idol_n 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