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A11462 Sermons made by the most reuerende Father in God, Edwin, Archbishop of Yorke, primate of England and metropolitane Sandys, Edwin, 1516?-1588. 1585 (1585) STC 21713; ESTC S116708 357,744 396

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hand_n of_o god_n so_o he_o at_o we_o shall_v have_v the_o duty_n of_o continual_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n of_o life_n 1._o cor._n 1._o luc._n 11._o matth._n 23._o matth._n 7._o ep._n jud._n john_n 3_o heb._n 6._o 2._o pet._n 2._o act_n 13._o osee._n 13._o our_o redemption_n the_o end_n thereof_o to_o serve_v he_o the_o manner_n of_o service_n in_o holiness_n etc._n etc._n all_o man_n by_o nature_n bondman_n psal._n 51._o rom._n 6._o rom._n 5._o ephes_n 2._o by_o christ_n we_o be_v redeem_v out_o of_o bondage_n col._n 2._o ephes._n 4._o john_n 1_o act_n 10._o we_o he_o have_v deliver_v after_o a_o more_o peculiar_a &_o special_a manner_n the_o cause_n of_o our_o deliverance_n be_v the_o mercy_n of_o hi●_n who_o have_v deliver_v us._n ephes._n 2._o tit._n 3._o we_o be_v redeem_v to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v serve_v he_o john_n 4._o man_n bear_v unto_o labour_n and_o service_n matth._n 8._o i●hn_n 12._o 2._o tim._n 2._o gen._n 3._o matth._n 20._o we_o must_v serve_v he_o and_o 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