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A05025 A brief discouerie of the false church. 1590 Barrow, Henry, 1550?-1593. 1591 (1591) STC 1517; ESTC S111924 311,536 274

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the_o gospel_n they_o boast_v of_o as_o yet_o discern_v or_o put_v difference_n betwixt_o christ_n most_o lawful_a sacred_a spiritual_a power_n and_o the_o pope_n usurp_v devilish_a carnal_a power_n shall_v not_o magistrate_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o first_o because_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o endure_v or_o suffer_v the_o second_o have_v not_o god_n speak_v from_o heaven_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n hear_v he_o and_o again_o therefore_o god_n have_v high_o exalt_v he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o name_n above_o every_o name_n that_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v &c_n &c_n and_o every_o to●…gue_n confess_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o speak_n unto_o the_o son_n he_o say_v thy_o throne_n o_fw-fr god_n to_o the_o world_n of_o world_n the_o sceptre_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n be_v a_o rod_n of_o righteousness_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n i_o have_v anoint_v my_o king_n upon_o zion_n my_o holy_a mountain_n etc._n etc._n give_v he●…d_n therefore_o you_o 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any_o fear_n of_o god_n or_o love_n of_o that_o appear_v of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n to_o 18._o preserve_v their_o soul_n &_o body_n pure_a from_o the_o idolatry_n and_o abomination_n of_o the_o false_a church_n to_o save_v themselves_o from_o this_o wicked_a &_o perverse_a generation_n by_o come_v out_o from_o among_o they_o &_o flee_v out_o 14._o of_o babel_n and_o by_o gather_v themselves_o unto_o the_o lamb_n in_o mount_n zion_n there_o among_o &_o together_o with_o his_o choose_a call_v faithful_a servant_n under_o his_o banner_n &_o conduct_n to_o fight_v in_o all_o patient_a &_o constant_a manner_n that_o good_a fight_n of_o faith_n hold_v forth_o the_o word_n of_o life_n against_o all_o the_o work_n &_o power_n of_o darkness_n not_o abhor_v the_o cross_n of_o christ_n or_o love_v in_o his_o service_n their_o life_n unto_o the_o death_n but_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o do_v or_o suffer_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n follow_v the_o lamb_n wheresoever_o he_o 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isa._n 52._o 11._o za●…b_n 2._o 7._o i●…rem_fw-la 51._o 6._o 45._o jerem._n 50._o 8._o mat●…_n 24._o ●…6_n etc._n etc._n hebr._n 3._o and●…_n ●…_z cha●…t_fw-la gen._n 4._o 3._o 4._o &_o 17_o 23._o &_o 21._o 4._o gal._n 4._o 25._o 26._o 1_o king_n 3._o 16._o prou._n 7._o 13._o 14._o &c_n &c_n &_o 9_o chap._n 1_o king_n 12._o 28._o etc._n etc._n lam._n 3._o 40._o etc._n etc._n math._n 7._o 13._o 14._o revel_v 14._o 1._o &_o 1●…_n 15._o revel_v 11._o ●…_n ●…_n isa._n 35._o ●…_n 1._o pet._n 2._o 5._o jerem._n 5_o 1._o 26_o 1_o c●…ron_n 29._o 2._o 1_o king_n 5._o 17._o &_o 6._o 7_o 2_o chron._n 2._o 8._o ezra_n 3._o 7._o read_v leviticus_fw-la f●…om_n the_o 10_o to_o the_o 23._o chap●…er_n 1_o pet._n 1_o 10._o 11_o 12._o isai_n 54._o 11._o etc._n etc._n jerem._n 31._o 34._o etc._n etc._n isai_n 60._o 17_o 21._o &_o 35_o 8._o 10._o &_o 55_o 13._o ●…mb_n 2_o 4_o 6._o cant._n 4._o 13._o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 47_o 12._o revel_v 22._o 1._o ●…om_n 11._o 17._o 24._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 11._o titus_n 3._o 3._o 1_o pet._n 4_o 3._o rom._n 6._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 10._o ●…_n 7._o 19_o luk._n 13._o 6_o math._n 15._o 13._o job._n 15._o 6._o i●…r_n 2._o 21._o isai._n 11_o 6._o &_o ●…_n ●…nd_n 65._o 25._o m●…th_n 3._o &_o 10._o 7._o luk._n 10._o &_o 13._o 3._o act._n 2_o 41._o 42._o and_o enerie_n w●…ere_v through_o the_o whol●…_n history_n of_o the_o act●…_n of_o the_o apostle_n exod._n 28._o 15._o 21._o revel_v 21._o z●…ch_o 9_o 16._o mal._n 1._o 10._o ezek._n 44._o 7._o &_o 16._o 25._o &_o 23._o 42._o 44._o prou._n 9_o 17._o micah_n 7._o 3._o nah._n 1._o 10._o isa._n 1._o 16._o lamen_n 2._o 13._o hose_n 4._o 1._o 2._o micah_n 3._o 9_o amo●…_n 6._o 12._o is●…_n ●…9_n 14._o micah_n ●…_n 11._o hose_n 4._o 4._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 3._o ●…ek_v 33._o 3●…_n amo●…_n 5._o 10_o 1_o pe●…_n 4._o 4._o 5._o is●…_n 59_o 15._o r●…uel_a 13._o 17._o 2_o king_n 22._o 11._o 12._o 13._o ezek._n 16._o 49._o isa._n ●…6_n 10._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o 20._o ephes._n 5._o 13._o 1_o thess._n 2._o 15._o 16._o math._n 23._o 32._o etc._n etc._n math._n 21._o 38._o 39_o revel_v 13._o 16._o 17._o gal_n 4._o 9_o 10._o revel_v 14._o 9_o etc._n etc._n joh._n 8._o 37._o gal._n 5._o 1._o &_o col._n ●…_n 6._o 7._o 8._o jude_n 3_o revel_v 14._o 12._o i●…h_n 15._o 14._o caluin_n iustit_fw-la lib._n 4._o sect._n 9_o prou._n 19_o 27._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 1._o math._n 7._o 24._o etc._n etc._n 1_o tim._n 2._o 2._o rom._n 9_o 15._o