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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69010	Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.; Institutiones theologicae. English	Bucanus, Guillaume.	1606 (1606)	STC 3961; ESTC S106002	729,267	922

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as_o christ_n pray_v in_o the_o mountain_n 10.9_o mountain_n mark_v 6.46_o acts._n 10.9_o peter_n in_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o house_n izack_n in_o the_o field_n daniel_n in_o the_o den_n &_o paul_n at_o the_o shore_n how_o many_o be_v the_o part_n or_o kind_n of_o prayer_n 〈◊〉_d well_o precamur_fw-la vel_fw-la deprecamur_fw-la aliquid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paul_n 1._o ti._n 2.1_o do_v reckon_v up_o 4_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o deprecation_n whereby_o we_o desire_v the_o turn_n away_o of_o some_o evil_a which_o either_o trouble_v we_o already_o or_o hang_v over_o our_o head_n of_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v to_o ask_v to_o pray_v as_o luk._n

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the_o angel_n shall_v be_v minister_n who_o shall_v be_v present_a to_o serve_v christ_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o judgement_n for_o they_o shall_v gather_v before_o he_o all_o people_n they_o shall_v separate_v the_o elect_a from_o the_o reprobate_n they_o shall_v carry_v the_o elect_a to_o meet_v christ_n in_o the_o air_n they_o shall_v cast_v of_o the_o reprobate_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n into_o everlasting_a fire_n 25.31_o fire_n math._n 25.31_o shall_v then_o the_o son_n without_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o judge_n and_o execute_v that_o judgement_n not_o simple_o but_o after_o a_o sort_n that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o argument_n and_o reason_n which_o in_o this_o separate_v he_o from_o the_o father_n because_o the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n namely_o a_o part_n as_o the_o jew_n think_v but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o he_o may_v judge_v and_o govern_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o son_n joh._n 5.22_o or_o because_o the_o son_n be_v wisdom_n and_o truth_n beget_v and_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n and_o represent_v he_o perfect_o and_o judgement_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v in_o wisdom_n and_o truth_n therefore_o be_v the_o power_n of_o judgement_n give_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o a_o certain_a appropriation_n that_o as_o the_o father_n work_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o son_n joh._n 1.3_o for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v the_o cunning_a of_o the_o father_n say_v augustine_n lib._n 6._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la so_o likewise_o do_v he_o judge_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o son_n for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v the_o wisdom_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o father_n which_o be_v signify_v dan._n 7.9_o 13_o where_o first_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o ancient_a of_o day_n do_v sit_v and_o after_o be_v add_v that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v even_o to_o the_o ancient_a of_o day_n who_o give_v he_o dominion_n and_o honour_n and_o a_o kingdom_n whereby_o be_v 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certain_a law_n to_o a_o good_a end_n without_o hatred_n to_o the_o person_n which_o the_o gospel_n forbid_v not_o nay_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o magistrate_n office_n whereupon_o paul_n rom._n 13.4_o do_v express_o call_v the_o magistrate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o avenger_n of_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a and_o it_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o consonant_a to_o that_o deut._n 32.35_o vengeance_n be_v i_o and_o i_o will_v repay_v it_o for_o god_n the_o just_a judge_n do_v punish_v sin_n either_o without_o man_n help_n as_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n or_o by_o ordinary_a punishment_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v to_o magistrate_n 2._o the_o second_o be_v inordinate_a proceed_v from_o a_o evil_a affection_n tend_v to_o the_o hurt_n or_o overthrow_v of_o he_o of_o who_o we_o seek_v

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