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A66243 A plain defence of the Protestant religion, fitted to the meanest capacity being a full confutation of the net for the fishers of men, published by two gentlemen lately gone over to the Church of Rome. Wherein is evidently made appear, that their departure from the Protestant religion was without cause of reason. Written for publick good by L. E. a son of the Church of England, as by law established. L. Ė.; Wake, William, 1657-1737, attributed name. 1687 (1687) Wing W251A; ESTC R221936 36,083 64

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115._o extreme_a unction_n either_o be_v a_o sacrament_n or_o it_o be_v not_o pro._n it_o be_v not_o pa._n why_o then_o have_v it_o the_o visible_a sign_n the_o priest_n prayer_n ●nd_v the_o anoint_v with_o oil_n of_o a_o invisible_a grace_n james_n 13_o 14_o 15_o pro._n it_o have_v no_o sign_n of_o a_o invisible_a grace_n st._n james_n ●n_v that_o place_n speak_v of_o it_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o heal_v the_o sick_a but_o ●hat_n be_v no_o invisible_a grace_n therefore_o it_o be_v no_o sacrament_n whether_o that_o rite_n be_v still_o to_o be_v retain_v be_v another_o question_n and_o not_o to_o our_o purpose_n pa._n 116._o holy_a order_n either_o be_v a_o sacrament_n or_o it_o be_v not_o pro._n it_o be_v not_o pa._n why_o then_o have_v it_o the_o visible_a sign_n the_o word_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o thing_n give_v to_o he_o that_o be_v ordain_v of_o a_o invisible_a grace_n according_a to_o that_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 14._o neglect_n not_o the_o grace_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o by_o 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