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A45520 What is truth. Or, the patern in the mount Wherein many places of scripture are (in pursuit of truth, and the churches peace) explained. Therein, most false opinions and heresies (both modern and ancient) are clearly detected and refelled. By Tho. Harby.; What is truth. Harby, Thomas. 1671 (1671) Wing H686; ESTC R216529 205,140 354

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consume_v by_o literal_a famine_n and_o fire_n her_o plague_n she_o be_v a_o city_n of_o another_o nature_n be_v express_o set_v down_o to_o be_v of_o another_o kind_n chap._n 11.13_o &_o 16.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o as_o by_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o her_o fall_n and_o the_o rest_n glorify_v god_n by_o sincere_a repentance_n and_o true_a conversion_n ver_fw-la 13_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o city_n by_o this_o and_o all_o these_o undeniable_a demonstration_n be_v the_o threesold_a city_n of_o papal_a room_n contain_v many_o sect_n and_o nation_n which_o the_o text_n in_o the_o 11_o and_o 16_o chapter_n intend_v only_o but_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o insist_v thus_o in_o resell_v such_o plain_a absurdity_n though_o it_o be_v some_o fault_n in_o saint_n of_o fond_a pleader_n for_o error_n in_o opinion_n and_o manner_n let_v the_o reader_n observe_v the_o further_a refutation_n of_o like_a mistake_n as_o he_o find_v they_o in_o the_o sequel_n this_o city_n triplicity_n and_o what_o this_o city_n 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be_v seal_v i_o answer_v their_o title_n teach_v we_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o be_v so_o call_v they_o be_v call_v the_o first-fruit_n it_o seem_v because_o they_o be_v to_o be_v the_o first_o after_n the_o grand_a apostasy_n that_o shall_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n of_o more_o visible_a and_o conspicuous_a obedience_n to_o god_n and_o good_a work_n to_o man_n and_o the_o 144000_o in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n to_o the_o 9th_o vers_fw-la the_o church_n seal_v be_v for_o different_a or_o contrary_a cause_n not_o call_v the_o first-fruit_n to_o wit_n because_o they_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o grand_a apostasy_n '_o do_v not_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n of_o such_o visible_a obedience_n to_o god_n nor_o good_a work_n so_o apparent_a to_o man_n for_o such_o as_o the_o tree_n be_v such_o be_v the_o fruit_n but_o that_o numerus_fw-la sigillatus_fw-la be_v the_o seal_a church_n and_o such_o must_v her_o fruit_n be_v seal_v work_n of_o necessity_n for_o a_o book_n or_o letter_n seal_v be_v 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spend_v wherefore_o a_o necessity_n a_o necessity_n urgent_a and_o indispensible_a even_n comples_fw-la the_o gospel-church_n and_o all_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n to_o ask_v of_o god_n to_o open_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o may_v see_v the_o life-redeeming_a river_n of_o apparent_a righteousness_n and_o do_v as_o hagar_n and_o her_o son_n do_v drink_v and_o not_o die_v that_o be_v that_o they_o may_v find_v what_o that_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n in_o the_o forehead_n of_o his_o servant_n shall_v be_v and_o seek_v to_o have_v it_o fair_o transcribe_v in_o their_o own_o that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v a_o part_n of_o those_o first-fruit_n redeem_v from_o the_o earth_n vers_fw-la 3_o 4._o we_o must_v therefore_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v this_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n sure_a to_o ourselves_o to_o know_v what_o that_o life-redeeming_a righteousness_n be_v and_o how_o to_o work_v it_o but_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v how_o to_o work_v it_o without_o a_o pattern_n a_o 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