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A10398 Three and tvventie sermons, or, Catechisticall lectures upon the sacrament of the Lords Supper preached monthly before the Communion. By that late able, and painfull preacher, Master Iohn Randall Bachelour of Divinitie, pastor of Saint Andrewes Hubbart in little Eastcheape London, sometimes fellow of Lincolne Colledge in Oxford. Published by his executor Iosh. Randall, as he found it corrected by the authors one hand, in his study, since his death. Randall, John, 1570-1622.; Randall, Joshua, fl. 1630. 1630 (1630) STC 20682A; ESTC S115645 295,622 568

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stain_v with_o man_n invention_n and_o concern_v brotherly_a love_n and_o fellowship_n herein_o they_o will_v seem_v to_o excel_v all_o other_o oh_o say_v they_o we_o be_v full_a of_o alm_n and_o good_a work_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o which_o of_o we_o will_v not_o give_v all_o he_o have_v to_o the_o poor_a if_o he_o be_v thorough_o persuade_v that_o he_o shall_v merit_v heaven_n by_o it_o but_o what_o be_v their_o practice_n of_o love_n to_o get_v all_o to_o themselves_o for_o look_v in_o all_o place_n where_o popery_n have_v reign_v &_o tell_v i_o if_o they_o have_v not_o encrocht_v upon_o the_o great_a or_o upon_o the_o rich_a and_o fat_a part_n of_o the_o land_n if_o they_o do_v part_n with_o any_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o uphold_v the_o pope_n crown_n or_o the_o jesuit_n faction_n and_o if_o they_o do_v build_v hospital_n or_o give_v alm_n they_o do_v it_o with_o opinion_n of_o merit_n which_o mar_v all_o to_o themselves_o or_o to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n and_o then_o they_o have_v 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