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A15828 A treatise of the honor of Gods house: or, The true paterne of the Church, shewed in the parts and pietie of it with a discovery of the true cause and cure of our present contentions, and an answer of such objections as may offend the weake. Yates, John, d. ca. 1660. 1637 (1637) STC 26089; ESTC S120542 57,719 94

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the_o lord_n be_v there_o &_o not_o the_o lord_n be_v this_o and_o upon_o his_o altar_n and_o temple_n we_o write_v as_o in_o zach._n 14.20_o 21._o holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n prince_n have_v their_o arm_n and_o inscription_n upon_o their_o chariot_n which_o be_v not_o image_n of_o their_o person_n but_o ensign_n of_o their_o honour_n god_n keep_v from_o we_o σεβάσματα_n and_o δαιμόνια_n dead_a man_n and_o their_o picture_n to_o be_v worship_v and_o bless_v be_v god_n we_o have_v public_a testimony_n by_o burn_v their_o book_n that_o maintain_v such_o evil_n that_o we_o detest_v their_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n in_o this_o kind_n the_o second_o rule_n of_o st._n august_n in_o psal_n 113_o concern_v image_n and_o instrument_n in_o god_n worship_n the_o gentile_n worship_v that_o which_o they_o themselves_o have_v make_v of_o gold_n and_o silver_n but_o we_o also_o have_v divers_a instrument_n make_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o mettle_n for_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o 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we_o by_o the_o example_n of_o elder_n and_o angel_n the_o manner_n whereof_o we_o know_v not_o exact_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v whole_o leave_v to_o the_o church_n to_o prescribe_v the_o form_n st._n gregor_n say_v in_o unitate_fw-la fidei_fw-la diversa_fw-la est_fw-la consuetude_n and_o st._n aug._n more_o full_o epist_n 118._o ad_fw-la januar._n cap._n 22._o in_o his_o nulla_fw-la melior_fw-la disciplina_fw-la prudenti_fw-la christiane_n quam_fw-la ut_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la agate_n quo_fw-la agit_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la ad_fw-la quamcunque_fw-la devenerit_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la nec_fw-la contra_fw-la fidom_n nec_fw-la contra_fw-la bonos_fw-es more_o be_v iniungitur_fw-la indifferenter_fw-la est_fw-la habendum_fw-la church_n custom_n shall_v command_v i_o where_o i_o see_v they_o corrupt_v neither_o a_o true_a faith_n nor_o my_o duty_n to_o god_n i_o shall_v always_o wish_v with_o st._n
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they_o and_o further_o 2_o sam._n 23._o it_o be_v put_v for_o the_o troop_n of_o the_o philistine_n &_o 1_o chro_fw-la 11.15_o the_o word_n machanes_n be_v use_v for_o it_o which_o every_o learned_a man_n know_v to_o be_v a_o camp_n or_o leaguer_n gen._n 23.2_o jacob_n call_v the_o place_n where_o the_o angel_n meet_v he_o mahanaim_n two_o host_n or_o camp_n for_o as_o laban_n in_o the_o rear_n and_o esau_n in_o the_o front_n come_v against_o god_n servant_n so_o his_o bless_a angel_n come_v for_o he_o and_o make_v two_o camp_n to_o cross_v they_o both_o in_o the_o song_n of_o song_n it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o shulamite_n shall_v convert_v to_o god_n as_o it_o be_v a_o double_a army_n tither_n of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n or_o as_o the_o child_n of_o the_o jew_n convert_v to_o their_o father_n and_o the_o disobedient_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o just_a can._n 6.13_o luke_n 1.17_o i_o may_v hold_v my_o resolution_n and_o take_v the_o four_o beast_n for_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o gentile_n or_o all_o people_n that_o come_v in_o and_o encamp_v about_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o seat_n of_o his_o minister_n we_o will_v consider_v their_o name_n number_n order_n office_n and_o action_n name_n beast_n better_a as_o in_o ezech._n 1.5_o live_v creature_n of_o the_o most_o vigorous_a nature_n quatuor_fw-la sunt_fw-la superbi_fw-la vel_fw-la qui_fw-la emineant_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la leo_fw-la inter_fw-la feras_fw-la bos_n inter_fw-la jumenta_fw-la aquila_n inter_fw-la volucres_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la cvi_fw-la deus_fw-la supra_fw-la omnes_fw-la pulchritudinem_fw-la largitus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la omnibus_fw-la imporaret_fw-la schindler_n pag._n 266._o d._n god_n people_n shall_v be_v as_o courageous_a as_o lion_n as_o patient_a in_o bear_v their_o burden_n as_o the_o ox_n be_v in_o labour_n and_o submit_v to_o his_o master_n yoke_n they_o shall_v quit_v themselves_o as_o man_n in_o their_o best_a reason_n and_o rule_v and_o subdue_v their_o lust_n 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