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A11458 Two sermons preached at Paules-Crosse London The one November 21. the other Aprill 15. 1627. By Robert Saunderson, Bachelour in Divinitie, and sometimes Fellow of Lincolne Colledge in Oxford. Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663. 1628 (1628) STC 21709; ESTC S112209 107,028 135

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that_o god_n reveal_v himself_o and_o his_o will_n frequent_o in_o old_a time_n especial_o before_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o scripture_n canon_n 1.1_o canon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 1.1_o in_o sundry_a manner_n as_o by_o vision_n prophecy_n ecstasy_n oracle_n and_o other_o supernatural_a mean_n and_o namely_o and_o among_o the_o rest_n by_o ●_o by_o numb_a 12.6_o joel_n 2.28_o job._n 33.14.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n iliad_n ●_o dream_n second_o that_o god_n impart_v his_o will_n by_o such_o kind_n of_o supernatural_a revelation_n not_o only_o to_o the_o godly_a &_o faithful_a though_o to_o they_o most_o frequent_o and_o especial_o but_o sometime_o also_o to_o hypocrite_n within_o the_o church_n as_o to_o 10.10_o to_o 1._o sam._n 10.10_o saul_n and_o other_o yea_o and_o sometime_o even_o to_o infidel_n too_o out_o of_o the_o church_n as_o to_o 45._o to_o gen._n 41.25.28.28_o 45._o pharao●_n etc._n pharao●_n numb_a 24_o 2.4_o etc._n etc._n balaam_n 28.4●_n 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