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A66578 Nehushtan, or, A sober and peaceable discourse, concerning the abolishing of things abused to superstition and idolatry which may serve as one intire, and sufficient argument, to evince that the liturgy, ceremonies, and other things used at this day in the Church of England, ought neither to be imposed, nor retained, but utterly extirpated and laid aside : and to vindicate the non-conformists in their refusal to close with them. Wilson, Joseph, d. 1678. 1668 (1668) Wing W2927; ESTC R38669 118,485 216

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wherewith_o they_o have_v commit_v so_o much_o superstition_n and_o wickedness_n and_o sacrifice_v they_o to_o justice_n in_o the_o fire_n and_o agreeable_a hereunto_o be_v what_o we_o find_v record_v of_o the_o christian_n of_o aftertime_n 306._o euseb_n vit_fw-mi const_n l._n 3._o c._n 52._o niceph._n l._n 8._o c._n 33._o sozom._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o voetius_fw-la disp_n part_n 3._o p._n 306._o the_o good_a emperor_n do_v not_o only_o destroy_v the_o temple_n of_o idol_n but_o likewise_o the_o statue_n image_n and_o whatever_o they_o can_v light_v on_o that_o have_v be_v serviceable_a to_o they_o constantine_n severity_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o imperial_a standard_n be_v well_o know_v when_o he_o see_v his_o soldier_n adore_v it_o and_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o it_o he_o abolish_v it_o and_o substitute_v the_o cross_n in_o its_o place_n and_o the_o state_n of_o vtretcht_a light_v in_o the_o year_n 1609._o on_o the_o whole_a fardel_n of_o mass_n accoutrement_n do_v notwithstanding_o the_o costliness_n thereof_o take_v it_o into_o the_o market_n place_n and_o there_o public_o burn_v it_o of_o instance_n of_o this_o nature_n there_o be_v such_o plenty_n in_o all_o history_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o the_o mention_n of_o any_o more_o 6._o he_o will_v have_v such_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n as_o have_v be_v abuse_v in_o superstitious_a and_o idolatrous_a service_n 129._o see_v mr._n gillesp_n disp_n of_o cerem_fw-la pt_v 3_o ch_z 2._o p._n 129._o and_o thereby_o have_v be_v defile_v to_o be_v lay_v aside_o whether_o they_o be_v such_o as_o consist_v in_o vesture_n posture_n or_o action_n when_o they_o have_v be_v employ_v to_o corrupt_v and_o bad_a use_n and_o thereby_o have_v contract_v a_o stain_n upon_o they_o he_o will_v have_v they_o throw_v by_o as_o be_v thenceforth_o disgraceful_a and_o scandalous_a and_o by_o virtue_n thereof_o unfit_a to_o be_v use_v either_o in_o his_o worship_n or_o by_o his_o people_n the_o learned_a 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