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A02793 Two godlie and learned sermons, preached at Manchester in Lancashire before a great audience, both of honor and vvoorship. The first, containeth a proofe of the subtill practises of dissembling neuters, and politique worldlings. The other, a charge and instruction, for all vnlearned, negligent, and dissolute ministers: and an exhortation to the common people, to seeke their amendment, by prayer, vnto God. By Simon Harward, preacher of the woord of God, and Maister of Arte, late of Newe Colledge in Oxfoord. Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614. 1582 (1582) STC 12924; ESTC S112568 108,746 262

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therefore_o abstain_v from_o public_a prayer_n and_o from_o the_o open_a confession_n of_o their_o faith_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n wherein_o first_o they_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o commit_v sacrilege_n in_o keep_v back_o their_o tongue_n from_o the_o public_a confess_v &_o their_o body_n from_o the_o open_a glorify_v of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n secondlie_o they_o cut_v themselves_o off_o from_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n 4.15.25_o ephe._n 1.22_o ephe._n 4.15.25_o and_o we_o be_v the_o body_n one_o head_n have_v but_o one_o body_n and_o thus_o as_o paul_n say_v we_o be_v all_o member_n one_o of_o a_o other_o and_o therefore_o as_o one_o body_n we_o shall_v be_v all_o of_o one_o faith_n all_o agree_v in_o one_o truth_n and_o all_o with_o one_o hart_n &_o one_o voice_n lawde_a and_o magnify_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o who_o soever_o by_o schism_n &_o devision_n do_v separate_v himself_o from_o his_o brethren_n and_o cut_v himself_o off_o from_o the_o church_n that_o man_n do_v cut_v himself_o off_o from_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n three_o they_o show_v intolerable_a pride_n and_o arrogancy_n for_o what_o proud_a wretch_n be_v they_o which_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o condemn_v the_o congregation_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v assemble_v together_o in_o his_o holy_a name_n and_o to_o account_n they_o he●tiques_n for_o who_o christ_n shed_v his_o ●ood_n and_o how_o vile_o do_v they_o think_v of_o ●eir_n brethren_n 22.22_o psal_n 22.22_o which_o will_v not_o vouchsafe_v 〈◊〉_d pray_v &_o to_o make_v confession_n of_o their_o faith_n together_o with_o they_o they_o be_v worse_o a_o ●reat_a deal_n then_o the_o phariseis_n for_o they_o though_o they_o be_v proud_a &_o haughty_a and_o ●d_a above_o all_o other_o disdain_v the_o publi●nes_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o refuse_v to_o come_v to_o ●e_a temple_n because_o the_o publican_n re●rted_v unto_o it_o for_o s._n 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