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A53499 An answer to the challenge of Mr. Henry Jennings (Protestant Arch-Deacon of Dromore) which evidently makes-out the present Church of Romes doctrine to have been maintain'd in the first five ages, & the adversarys principles to be only a heap of heresies lawfully condemn'd by the primitive Church. To which is annexed An answer to one Whealy. Set forth by James O Shiell reader of Divinity. O'Sheill, James. 1699 (1699) Wing O530A; ESTC R214539 82,791 345

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16._o he_o say_v that_o those_o who_o ●●s_o sin_n deserve_v temporal_a punishment_n shall_v go_v through_o purgatory_n fire_n according_a to_o that_o of_o ●●ul_a he_o shall_v be_v save_v as_o by_o fire_n and_o expound_v the_o 37._o psalm_n he_o say_v thus_o that_o ●ire_n be_v slight_v because_o it_o be_v say_v he_o shall_v be_v save_v it_o be_v sure_o but_o although_o he_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o fire_n yet_o that_o fire_n be_v more_o grievous_a than_o any_o thing_n that_o a_o man_n can_v suffer_v in_o this_o life_n in_o his_o 2._o book_n de_fw-fr genesi_fw-la c._n 20_o speak_v of_o he_o who_o make_v not_o good_a use_n of_o his_o life_n he_o say_v thus_o after_o this_o life_n he_o shall_v either_o suffer_v the_o
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though_o dead_a the_o lord_n save_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n from_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o assyrian_n as_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o the_o four_o book_n of_o king_n c._n 19_o v._n 32_o &_o 3●_n &_o ●_o 20._o v._n 6._o when_o solomon_n beg_v any_o great_a request_n from_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o he_o wont_a to_o set_v down_o the_o merit_n of_o david_n that_o thereby_o he_o may_v the_o soon_o obtain_v his_o request_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o 131._o psalm_n v._o 1._o 10._o which_o be_v in_o the_o protestant_a bible_n the_o 132._o psalm_n now_o let_v the_o reader_n consider_v what_o a_o great_a happiness_n it_o be_v to_o have_v a_o faithful_a friend_n and_o patron_n in_o great_a honour_n and_o request_n with_o god_n almighty_a through_o who●e_a merit_n and_o intercission_n one_o may_v obtain_v several_a benefit_n which_o otherwise_o will_v not_o be_v grant_v as_o the_o premise_n do_v evident_o make-out_a for_o as_o god_n almighty_a be_v gracious_o please_v through_o the_o 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