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A51590 The Catholike scriptvrist, or, The plea of the Roman Catholikes shewing the Scriptures to hold forth the Roman faith in above forty of the chiefe controversies now under debate ... / by I.M. Mumford, J. (James), 1606-1666. 1662 (1662) Wing M3063; ESTC R32100 169,010 338

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again_o ch._n 49._o v._n 1._o listen_v o_o you_o land_n and_o attend_v you_o people_n from_o a_o far_o and_o then_o v._n 6._o it_o be_v a_o small_a thing_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v my_o servant_n to_o raise_v up_o the_o tribe_n of_o jacob_n and_o to_o convert_v the_o dregs_n of_o israël_n it_o be_v too_o too_o poor_a a_o thing_n for_o christ_n to_o be_v author_n of_o so_o small_a a_o church_n as_o the_o jewish_a church_n be_v behold_v i_o have_v give_v thou_o to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gentill_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v salvation_n even_o to_o the_o far_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n king_n shall_v see_v and_o prince_n arise_v and_o adore_v for_o our_o lord_n sake_n behold_v these_o shall_v come_v from_o far_o and_o behold_v they_o from_o the_o north_n and_o the_o sea_n and_o these_o from_o the_o south_n country_n lift_v up_o thy_o eye_n round_o about_o and_o see_v all_o these_o be_v gather_v together_o thy_o be_v come_v to_o thou_o and_o v._o 19_o thy_o desert_n and_o thy_o 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of_o thy_o tabernacle_n for_o thou_o shall_v penetrate_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o left_a and_o thy_o seed_n shall_v inherit_v the_o gentill_n and_o shall_v inhabit_v the_o desolate_a city_n here_o note_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v speak_v to_o the_o jewish_a church_n tell_v she_o how_o much_o the_o future_a glory_n of_o christ_n church_n shall_v exceed_v she_o and_o so_o to_o her_o the_o prophet_n say_v in_o the_o first_o verse_n poise_n o_o barren_a woman_n which_o bear_v not_o sing_v praise_n and_o make_v joyful_a noise_n because_o many_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o desolate_a gentill_n more_o than_o of_o she_o that_o have_v a_o husband_n to_o wit_n the_o synagogue_n to_o which_o he_o have_v be_v so_o long_o espouse_v so_o that_o it_o be_v flat_o against_o scripture_n to_o make_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n at_o any_o time_n so_o barren_a as_o the_o synagogue_n be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o elias_n although_o even_o then_o she_o have_v in_o the_o field_n far_o above_o 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to_o thou_o the_o inundation_n of_o camel_n shall_v cover_v thou_o v._o 10._o the_o child_n of_o stranger_n shall_v build_v thy_o wall_n and_o their_o king_n shall_v minister_v to_o thou_o and_o thy_o gate_n shall_v be_v open_a continual_o never_o shall_v thou_o be_v invisible_a for_o day_n and_o night_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v shut_v that_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o gentill_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o thou_o for_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o kingdom_n that_o shall_v not_o serve_v thou_o shall_v perish_v what_o nation_n can_v serve_v yea_o and_o be_v bind_v under_o pain_n of_o perish_v to_o serve_v a_o invisible_a church_n again_o v._n 15._o i_o will_v make_v thou_o a_o eternal_a excellency_n a_o joy_n unto_o generation_n and_o generation_n and_o thou_o shall_v suck_v the_o milk_n of_o gentill_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v nourish_v with_o the_o teat_n of_o king_n again_o ch._n 62._o v._n 2._o and_o the_o gentill_n shall_v see_v thy_o righteousness_n and_o all_o the_o king_n thy_o glory_n 5._o jeremie_n also_o every_o where_o full_o chap._n 30.19_o i_o will_v multiply_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v few_o and_o i_o will_v glorify_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v small_a christ_n church_n still_o shall_v ever_o contain_v a_o vast_a number_n of_o people_n again_o 31.34_o and_o a_o man_n shall_v no_o more_o teach_v his_o neightbour_n and_o a_o man_n his_o brother_n say_v know_v our_o lord_n for_o all_o shall_v know_v i_o from_o the_o lest_o of_o they_o to_o the_o great_a say_v our_o lord_n thus_o say_v our_o lord_n that_o give_v the_o sun_n for_o the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n the_o order_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n for_o the_o light_n of_o the_o night_n if_o these_o law_n shall_v fail_v before_o i_o say_v our_o lord_n than_o also_o the_o seed_n of_o israël_n shall_v fail_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o nation_n for_o ever_o before_o i_o this_o text_n come_v convince_o home_o to_o prove_v that_o this_o universality_n shall_v be_v perpetual_a 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many_o nor_o half_a so_o convince_a text_n can_v be_v allege_v against_o it_o and_o yet_o grant_v this_o and_o you_o must_v grant_v all_o note_v that_o beside_o these_o 30._o text_n here_o allege_v i_o have_v also_o all_o those_o numerous_a and_o most_o full_a text_n relate_v at_o large_a point_n 3_o for_o whatsoever_o prove_v that_o the_o true_a church_n can_v fail_v to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n prove_v also_o her_o infallibility_n for_o truth_n of_o doctrine_n be_v essential_a to_o a_o true_a church_n if_o therefore_o by_o be_v fallible_a and_o err_a the_o whole_a church_n can_v recede_v from_o the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n it_o manifest_o follow_v that_o the_o whole_a church_n can_v fail_v to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n contrary_a to_o these_o most_o express_a scripture_n there_o plentiful_o allege_v 23._o most_o impertinent_a be_v the_o distinction_n which_o our_o adversary_n use_v to_o avoid_v the_o force_n of_o these_o text_n they_o say_v that_o the_o church_n may_v be_v 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num._n 3.32_o the_o prince_n of_o prince_n of_o the_o levitt_n eliazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n the_o priest_n and_o num._n 27.21_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v for_o josue_n their_o governor_n eliazar_n the_o priest_n shall_v consult_v our_o lord_n at_o his_o word_n shall_v he_o josue_n go_v out_o and_o go_v in_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israël_n with_o he_o by_o go_v in_o and_o go_v out_o all_o the_o principal_a action_n be_v usual_o understand_v in_o scripture_n in_o those_o action_n therefore_o god_n will_v have_v josue_n and_o all_o the_o people_n to_o depend_v on_o the_o high_a priest_n when_o then_o we_o read_v josue_n 3.8_o that_o josue_n do_v command_v the_o priest_n and_o that_o ch._n 5._o he_o appoint_v circumcision_n to_o be_v minister_v and_o that_o ch._n 24._o he_o renew_v god_n covenant_n etc._n etc._n he_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v therein_o as_o in_o all_o his_o principal_a action_n to_o have_v proceed_v according_a to_o the_o above_o 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