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A30136 A confession of my faith and a reason of my practice, or, With who, and who not, I can hold church-fellowship, or the communion of saints Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1672 (1672) Wing B5506; ESTC R36326 44,845 152

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father_n the_o word_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 1_o joh._n 5.7_o see_v also_o gen._n 1.26_o chap._n 3.22_o chap._n 11.7_o and_o esa._n 6.8_o 5._o i_o believe_v that_o these_o three_o be_v in_o nature_n essence_n and_o eternity_n equal_o one_o these_o three_o be_v one_o 1_o joh._n 5.7_o 6._o i_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o world_n to_o come_v heb._n 2.5_o chap._n 6.5_o 7._o i_o believe_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a both_o of_o the_o just_a and_o unjust_a many_o that_o sleep_n in_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v awake_v some_o to_o everlasting_a life_n and_o some_o to_o everlasting_a shame_n and_o contempt_n marvel_v not_o at_o this_o for_o the_o hour_n be_v come_v in_o the_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o their_o grave_n shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o they_o that_o have_v do_v good_a to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o life_n and_o they_o that_o have_v do_v evil_a to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o damnation_n act._n 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