Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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B02310
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An answer, to a little book call'd Protestancy to be embrac'd or, A new and infallible method to reduce Romanists from popery to Protestancy
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Con, Alexander.
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1686
(1686)
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Wing C5682; ESTC R171481
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80,364
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to_o we_o we_o rely_v not_o on_o any_o thing_n we_o add_v ourselves_o to_o they_o it_o be_v so_o small_a as_o the_o church_n witness_n in_o her_o prayer_n for_o the_o sunday_n of_o sexagesime_n o_o god_n who_o see_v we_o confide_v in_o no_o action_n of_o our_o own_o grant_v merciful_o etc._n etc._n acknowledge_v when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o can_v we_o be_v but_o useless_a servant_n to_o god_n though_o enable_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n not_o useless_a to_o ourselves_o 8._o our_o divine_a worship_n be_v pure_a without_o any_o vain_a devotion_n or_o honour_v of_o that_o which_o shall_v not_o be_v honour_v but_o not_o without_o many_o sacred_a ceremony_n which_o serve_v to_o make_v we_o we_o be_v sensible_a creature_n sensible_a of_o inward_a grace_n for_o warrant_v of_o which_o we_o have_v upon_o record_n ceremony_n use_v by_o christ_n and_o since_o he_o be_v the_o chief_a agent_n in_o our_o sacrifice_n why_o may_v not_o he_o use_v ceremony_n by_o his_o vicegerent_n as_o 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