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A68859 Holsome and catholyke doctryne concerninge the seuen Sacramentes of Chrystes Church expedient to be knowen of all men, set forth in maner of shorte sermons to bee made to the people, / by the reuerend father in God. Thomas byshop of Lincolne. Anno. 1558. Mense Februarij. Watson, Thomas, 1513-1584. 1558 (1558) STC 25112.5; ESTC S100033 209,288 398

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of_o christ_n to_o compel_v man_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n which_o need_n not_o to_o be_v draw_v but_o for_o the_o hardness_n of_o our_o heart_n that_o love_v the_o world_n more_o than_o god_n and_o to_o serve_v the_o devyll_n rather_o than_o christ_n the_o author_n of_o all_o grace_n which_o be_v give_v to_o we_o in_o this_o bless_a sacrament_n whereunto_o i_o shall_v most_o earnest_o exhort_v everye_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o they_o love_v their_o own_o soul_n and_o to_o be_v preserve_v in_o grace_n &_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o dispose_v themselves_o often_o time_n effectual_o to_o receyve_v the_o body_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi christ_n which_o be_v everye_o day_n both_o offer_v to_o god_n the_o father_n for_o the_o sin_n and_o infyrmity_n of_o the_o people_n and_o also_o be_v prepare_v &_o offer_v to_o all_o they_o that_o will_v with_o a_o pure_a heart_n receyve_v it_o for_o they_o that_o wilful_o abstain_v from_o it_o they_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o all_o the_o grace_n 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wholesome_a and_o catholyke_a doctrine_n concern_v the_o seven_o sacrament_n of_o chryste_n church_n expedient_a to_o be_v know_v of_o all_o man_n set_v forth_o in_o manner_n of_o short_a sermon_n to_o be_v make_v to_o the_o people_n by_o the_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n thomas_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n anno._n 1558._o mensae_fw-la februarij_fw-la excusum_fw-la londini_fw-la in_o aedibus_fw-la roberti_n caly_a typographi_fw-la cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la solum_fw-la ¶_o the_o content_n of_o the_o book_n of_z the_o number_a of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o same_o ser._n i._n fol._n i._n ¶_o of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n ser._n two_o fol._n viij_o ¶_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o baptism_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o same_o ser_n iii._n fol._n xiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o ancient_a and_o godly_a ceremony_n perteyninge_v to_o baptism_n and_o what_o be_v mean_v and_o teach_v by_o they_o ser._n iiii_o fol._n 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