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The spirit of enthusiasm exorcised in a sermon preached before the University of Oxford, on Act-Sunday, July 11, 1680 / by George Hickes.
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Hickes, George, 1642-1715.
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in_o cap._n 7._o matth._n multi_fw-la mihi_fw-la dicent_fw-la etc._n etc._n judas_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o therefore_o say_v our_o saviour_n matt._n 7.23_o to_o this_o purpose_n many_o will_v say_v unto_o i_o in_o that_o day_n that_o be_v the_o day_n of_o judgement_n eccles_n judgement_n si_fw-mi sciam_fw-la inquit_fw-la omne_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la charitatem_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la habeam_fw-la nihil_fw-la sum_fw-la nemo_fw-la ergo_fw-la vobis_fw-la fabulas_fw-la vendai_fw-la &_o pontius_n fecit_fw-la miraculum_fw-la &_o donatus_n oravit_fw-la &_o respondit_fw-la deus_fw-la ei_fw-la de_fw-la coelo_fw-la contra_fw-la istos_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la loquar_fw-la mirabiliarios_fw-la cautum_fw-la i_o fecit_fw-la deus_fw-la meus_fw-la dicens_fw-la in_o novissimis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n tract_n 13._o in_o evang._n johan_n cyprian_n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccles_n lord_n lord_n have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o in_o thy_o name_n have_v do_v many_o wonderful_a work_n and_o than_o will_v i_o profess_v unto_o you_o i_o never_o know_v you_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n from_o which_o place_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o miraculous_a gift_n be_v so_o far_o from_o transform_v the_o sinful_a nature_n of_o man_n that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o find_v we_o they_o can_v make_v we_o good_a nor_o like_o a_o single_a act_n of_o faith_n and_o repentance_n give_v we_o a_o title_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n then_o as_o for_o their_o extent_n the_o latter_a be_v not_o useful_a for_o all_o church_n nor_o for_o the_o same_o church_n in_o all_o condition_n and_o state_n and_o in_o the_o church_n where_o they_o be_v useful_a they_o be_v as_o it_o appear_v from_o ecclesiastical_a history_n common_o give_v to_o the_o minister_n more_o than_o the_o people_n to_o child_n not_o at_o all_o and_o seldomer_n to_o woman_n than_o to_o man_n but_o the_o save_v grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v equal_o 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