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A08201 Abrahams faith: that is, The olde religion VVherein is taught, that the religion now publikely taught and defended by order in the Church of England, is the onely true Catholicke, auncient, and vnchangeable faith of Gods elect. And the pretensed religion of the Sea of Rome is a false, bastard, new, vpstart, hereticall and variable superstitious deuise of man. Published by Iosias Nicholls, an humble seruant and minister of the gospell in the Church. Nichols, Josias, 1555?-1639. 1602 (1602) STC 18538; ESTC S113254 207,023 348

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know_v the_o true_a religion_n by_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n pag._n 1.2_o 2._o that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n and_o he_o be_v the_o only_a lawgiver_n pag._n 3._o 3_o there_o be_v but_o one_o catholic_a religion_n whereof_o god_n be_v author_n and_o maintainer_n pag._n 3._o 4._o for_o this_o cause_n christ_n &_o his_o apostle_n teach_v the_o same_o religion_n which_o be_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o gentiles_n be_v adopt_v to_o be_v child_n unto_o abraham_n pag._n 5._o 5._o here_o be_v take_v away_o the_o objection_n which_o may_v arise_v by_o the_o difference_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o the_o three_o time_n before_o the_o law_n under_o the_o law_n and_o under_o the_o
gospel_n pag._n 7._o 6._o here_o be_v open_v that_o faith_n and_o love_n be_v substantial_a and_o perpetual_a but_o by_o god_n disposition_n ceremony_n and_o manner_n of_o government_n be_v changeable_a pag._n 9_o 10._o 11._o 12._o 13._o 7._o although_o ceremony_n and_o manner_n of_o government_n be_v not_o of_o the_o unchangeable_a substance_n of_o religion_n yet_o be_v they_o to_o be_v reverent_o use_v and_o not_o violate_v during_o the_o time_n of_o god_n assignment_n and_o prescription_n pag._n 14._o 15._o 16._o cap._n 2._o 1._o how_o god_n have_v govern_v his_o church_n in_o one_o religion_n before_o and_o after_o the_o fall_n pag._n 17._o 18._o 2._o and_o since_o the_o promise_n give_v to_o adam_n of_o christ_n in_o three_o sort_n the_o father_n before_o the_o law_n the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gentile_n under_o the_o gospel_n pag._n 19_o 20._o 21._o 3._o in_o all_o these_o three_o time_n be_v there_o a_o difference_n in_o the_o outward_a face_n of_o government_n 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