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A39064
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An Expedient for peace amongst Christians. The second part grounded on the impossibility of their agreement in matters of religion : and further enlarged in a discourse of church and state : wherein a new ecclesiastical administration is exhibited.
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1689
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Wing E3872A_VARIANT; ESTC R31481
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the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o they_o will_v have_v they_o for_o by_o fire_n and_o by_o sword_n will_v they_o plead_v with_o all_o flesh_n and_o the_o slay_a of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v many_o the_o god_n of_o pleaven_n have_v already_o begin_v to_o shake_v the_o nation_n and_o be_v about_o to_o fulfil_v all_o his_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o prophet_n behold_v say_v he_o isa_n 66_o and_o the_o 12._o i_o will_v extend_v peace_n to_o she_o like_o a_o river_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o gentile_n like_o a_o flow_a stream_n now_o what_o can_v be_v like_a to_o a_o flow_a stream_n than_o these_o angeli_fw-la evangelizantes_fw-la these_o gospel_n angel_n which_o by_o a_o constant_a flux_n and_o reflux_n from_o the_o heart_n of_o each_o nation_n will_v fill_v the_o earth_n full_a of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o water_n cover_v the_o sea_n no_o dry_a or_o barren_a corner_n shall_v escape_v water_v from_o 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that_o have_v not_o fill_v his_o day_n for_o the_o child_n shall_v die_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a but_o the_o sinner_n be_v a_o hundred_o year_n old_a shall_v be_v accurse_v and_o they_o shall_v build_v house_n and_o inhabit_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v plant_v vineyard_n and_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o they_o they_o shall_v not_o build_v and_o another_o inhabit_v they_o shall_v not_o plant_v and_o another_o eat_v for_o as_o the_o day_n of_o a_o tree_n be_v the_o day_n of_o my_o people_n and_o my_o elect_n shall_v long_o enjoy_v the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n they_o shall_v not_o labour_v in_o vain_a nor_o bring_v forth_o for_o trouble_n for_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o bless_a of_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o offspring_n with_o they_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o before_o they_o call_v i_o will_v answer_v and_o whilst_o they_o be_v yet_o speak_v i_o will_v hear_v the_o wolf_n and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v feed_v together_o and_o the_o lion_n shall_v eat_v 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prophetarum_fw-la vaticinia_fw-la de_fw-la faelici_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la aut_fw-la gentilium_fw-la statut_fw-la diutiùs_fw-la habebuntur_fw-la nam_fw-la omne_fw-la ista_fw-la grandiloquia_fw-la de_fw-fr pace_n justitiâ_fw-la &_o veritate_fw-la plenam_fw-la solutionem_fw-la hoc_fw-la ministerio_fw-la theocratico_n habebunt_fw-la &_o exiguo_fw-la temporis_fw-la spatio_fw-la diversas_fw-la mundi_fw-la regiones_fw-la quasi_fw-la diversas_fw-la unius_fw-la gentis_fw-la civitates_fw-la mutuo_fw-la foedere_fw-la irrefragabilis_fw-la amiciticae_fw-la conjunctas_fw-la spectabimus_fw-la et_fw-la preces_fw-la illa_fw-la tum_fw-la frequent_a in_o over_o sacerdotum_fw-la viz._n revoca_fw-la ad_fw-la sedes_fw-la antiquam_fw-la gentem_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la &_o gloriam_fw-la gentilium_fw-la red_a completam_fw-la habebit_fw-la responsum_fw-la finis_fw-la
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