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A47625 A systeme or body of divinity consisting of ten books : wherein the fundamentals and main grounds of religion are opened, the contrary errours refuted, most of the controversies between us, the papists, Arminians, and Socinians discussed and handled, several Scriptures explained and vindicated from corrupt glosses : a work seasonable for these times, wherein so many articles of our faith are questioned, and so many gross errours daily published / by Edward Leigh. Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671. 1654 (1654) Wing L1008; ESTC R25452 1,648,569 942

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3_o p._n 257_o papist_n confute_v l._n 2._o p._n 177._o &_o l._n 4._o p._n 311_o 321_o 358_o paradise_n paradise_n where_o l._n 3._o p._n 293_o whether_o destroy_v by_o the_o flood_n ibid._n paraphrase_n the_o use_n of_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n be_v very_o great_a l._n 1._o p._n 61_o parent_n duty_n to_o their_o child_n l._n 9_o p._n 825_o 826_o 827_o pastor_n pastor_n their_o name_n they_o be_v of_o year_n before_o they_o enter_v into_o that_o function_n l._n 6._o p._n 454_o their_o office_n vindicate_v l._n 6._o p._n 454._o to_o 457_o patient_n god_n be_v patient_a l._n 2._o p._n 186_o what_o patience_n be_v in_o we_o ib._n paul_n a_o great_a champion_n of_o grace_n l._n 2._o p._n 177_o peace_n l._n 7._o p._n 597_o 600_o pearl_n which_o best_a and_o why_o they_o be_v call_v uniones_fw-la in_o latin_a l._n 3._o p._n 249_o perfect_a the_o scripture_n be_v perfect_a l._n 1._o p._n 85._o to_o 92_o god_n be_v perfect_a l._n 2._o p._n 153_o 154_o person_n person_n in_o the_o trinity_n the_o word_n use_v in_o scripture_n l._n 2._o p._n 204_o the_o word_n may_v well_o be_v use_v ibid._n what_o a_o person_n be_v l._n 2._o p._n 207_o several_a thing_n require_v to_o a_o person_n l._n 2._o p._n 207_o the_o communion_n and_o distinction_n of_o the_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n l._n 2._o p._n 213_o 214_o pelagius_n pelagius_n mention_n grace_v often_o but_o hide_v his_o meaning_n l._n 2._o p._n 177_o he_o say_v grace_n be_v give_v for_o our_o merit_n l._n 2._o p._n 175_o pelagian_n confute_v l._n 4._o p._n 316_o pentateuch_n pentateuch_n why_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o p._n 30_o contain_v a_o history_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n ibid._n who_o have_v write_v well_o on_o it_o l._n 1._o p._n 31._o see_v l._n 1._o p_o 21_o people_n the_o duty_n of_o people_n to_o their_o minister_n l._n 9_o p._n 831_o 832_o perjury_n l._n 4._o p._n 368_o perseverance_n l._n 4._o p._n 369_o 600_o peter_n whether_o he_o exercise_v a_o primacy_n at_o 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l._n 8._o p._n 635_o 636_o what_o we_o must_v do_v after_o ibid._n the_o lord_n prayer_n open_v l._n 8._o p._n 637._o to_o 655_o corollary_n from_o the_o defect_n of_o our_o prayer_n l._n 8._o p._n 618_o 619_o 620_o motive_n and_o mean_n to_o prayer_n l._n 8._o p._n 62●_n 621_o the_o efficacy_n of_o prayer_n l._n 8._o p._n 621_o 622_o the_o godly_a must_v pray_v and_o persevere_v in_o prayer_n l._n 8._o p._n 622_o 623_o objection_n against_o prayer_n answer_v l._n 8._o p._n 625_o who_o not_o to_o be_v pray_v for_o l._n 8._o p._n 628_o preach_v preach_v what_o it_o be_v l._n 6._o p._n 461_o 462_o whether_o private_a person_n not_o in_o office_n may_v preach_v l._n 6._o p._n 462_o 463_o minister_n must_v preach_v often_o and_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n against_o sinner_n l._n 6._o p._n 463_o 464_o predestination_n predestination_n what_o l._n 2._o p._n 218_o how_o it_o differ_v from_o election_n and_o providence_n ib._n the_o part_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 219_o the_o error_n of_o the_o predestinati_n l._n 3_o p._n 223_o prescience_n god_n prescience_n or_o foreknowledge_n l._n 2._o p._n 164_o distinguish_v l._n 3._o p._n 121_o pope_n pope_n what_o the_o word_n signify_v l._n 6._o p._n 484_o whether_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n be_v antichrist_n l._n 6._o p._n 474_o 475_o whether_o he_o be_v christ_n vicar_n above_o all_o other_o bishop_n above_o king_n can_v make_v law_n to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n determine_v controversy_n of_o faith_n l._n 6._o p._n 476_o 477_o 478_o whether_o he_o can_v pardon_v sin_n l._n 6._o p._n 478_o the_o papist_n make_v the_o pope_n a_o god_n in_o divers_a particular_n l._n 6._o p._n 483_o present_v god_n be_v every_o where_o present_a l._n 2._o p._n 144_o 145_o 146_o 147_o presumption_n what_o l._n 7_o p._n 570_o pride_n pride_n a_o great_a sin_n l._n 4._o p._n 370_o 371_o 372_o principle_n a_o double_a principle_n in_o divinity_n l._n 1._o p._n 5_o how_o principle_n may_v be_v demonstrate_v l._n 2._o p._n 123_o profaneness_n what_o l._n 9_o p._n 780_o prophet_n how_o the_o prophetical_a book_n be_v divide_v l._n 1._o p._n 39_o why_o twelve_o prophet_n be_v call_v the_o lesser_a ibid._n who_o expound_v the_o lesser_a prophet_n ibid._n proverb_n proverb_n by_o who_o write_v their_o excellency_n l._n 1._o p._n 36_o the_o best_a expositor_n of_o it_o ibid._n providence_n providence_n whence_o l._n 3._o p._n 295._o m._n that_o it_o be_v and_o what_o it_o be_v l._n 3._o p._n 295_o 296_o the_o object_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 296_o 297_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 298._o to_o 302_o psalm_n psalm_n how_o call_v in_o hebrew_n l._n 1._o p._n 35_o often_o quote_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n ibid._n who_o the_o author_n of_o they_o ibid._n and_o how_o divide_v ibid._n the_o best_a expositor_n of_o it_o ibid._n a_o choice_a book_n ib._n &_o p._n 36_o the_o turk_n swear_v solemn_o by_o david_n psalm_n l._n 1_o p._n 36_o pure_a the_o scripture_n be_v pure_a l._n 1._o p._n 85_o purgatory_n confute_v l._n 10._o p._n 866_o 867_o r_o rabbin_n some_o censure_v other_o commend_v l._n 1._o p._n 112_o rain_n rain_v a_o great_a work_n of_o god_n l._n 3._o p._n 246_o 247_o rainbow_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 247_o it_o be_v several_a colour_n ib._n rail_a l._n 4._o p._n 372_o reading_n who_o be_v command_v to_o read_v the_o scripture_n l._n 1._o p._n 21_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v read_v public_o and_o private_o l._n 1._o p._n 23_o what_o read_v the_o scripture_n be_v ibid._n the_o scripture_n read_v may_v be_v the_o instrument_n of_o
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bind_v to_o believe_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o he_o adam_n disobedience_n be_v general_a and_o universal_a not_o in_o power_n alone_o but_o in_o act_n too_o it_o make_v all_o sinner_n the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n have_v a_o potential_a universality_n and_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v all_o righteous_a but_o actual_o it_o justify_v the_o faithful_a only_o dr_n hampton_n on_o rom._n 5._o 19_o every_o man_n be_v bind_v upon_o pain_n of_o damnation_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o faith_n john_n 3._o 18._o that_o be_v by_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a assent_n to_o believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o that_o true_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o have_v this_o faith_n thou_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v thy_o saviour_n that_o he_o die_v for_o thy_o sin_n and_o rise_v again_o for_o thy_o justification_n but_o every_o individual_a person_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o believe_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o he_o for_o then_o the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o believe_v untruth_n so_o some_o answer_n it_o other_o say_v that_o all_o general_o have_v the_o offer_n of_o christ_n to_o who_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v act._n 13._o 38_o 39_o yet_o christ_n die_v not_o alike_o for_o all_o as_o the_o arminian_n hold_v but_o for_o the_o elect_a more_o especial_o so_o as_o not_o only_o to_o save_v they_o if_o they_o believe_v but_o also_o that_o they_o may_v believe_v and_o so_o be_v save_v john_n 17._o 2_o 6_o 9_o act_n 13._o 48._o phil._n 1._o 29._o vide_fw-la davenant_n dissertat_fw-la de_fw-fr morte_fw-la christi_fw-la mori_n pro_fw-la aliquo_fw-la propriè_fw-la est_fw-la morte_fw-la sua_fw-la aliquem_fw-la à_fw-la morte_fw-la liberare_fw-la seu_fw-la mori_fw-la alicujus_fw-la loco_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la vivat_fw-la 2_o sam._n 18._o 33._o rom._n 5._o 6_o 8._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 15._o 1_o joh._n 3._o 16._o &_o 4._o 9_o act._n synod_n nation_n dordrecht_n artic._n 2._o exam_n vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ibid._n testatur_fw-la scriptura_fw-la christum_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la mortuum_fw-la nusquam_fw-la autem_fw-la pro_fw-la singulis_fw-la nec_fw-la disertis_fw-la nec_fw-la aequivalentibus_fw-la verbis_fw-la quamobrem_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la propositione_n aut_fw-la not_o at_o gentes_fw-la pariter_fw-la &_o judaeos_fw-la rom._n 3._o 9_o aut_fw-la not_o at_o varia_fw-la hominum_fw-la genera_fw-la ut_fw-la 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o aut_fw-la denique_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o singulos_fw-la fideles_fw-la ut_fw-la 2_o cor._n 5._o 14_o 15._o id._n ib._n p._n 133._o vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ibid._n ponit_fw-la enim_fw-la aliquando_fw-la scriptura_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la multos_fw-la gen._n 17._o 4._o &_o 22._o 18._o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la l._n 20._o c._n 23._o now_o after_o his_o death_n follow_v two_o thing_n more_o for_o his_o further_a humble_v viz._n his_o burial_n and_o his_o descend_v into_o hell_n for_o his_o burial_n the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a in_o it_o matth._n 27._o 59_o 60._o luke_n 23._o 53._o and_o die_v there_o be_v good_a reason_n for_o it_o 1._o to_o fulfil_v the_o scripture_n isa._n 53._o 9_o 2._o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v true_o dead_a for_o none_o but_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a use_n to_o be_v bury_v and_o pilate_n will_v not_o grant_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bury_v until_o by_o diligent_a search_n he_o find_v that_o christ_n be_v dead_a 3._o to_o bury_v sin_n rom._n 6._o 4._o 4._o that_o his_o resurrection_n may_v be_v the_o more_o evident_a to_o which_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o burial_n belong_v for_o therefore_o be_v he_o lay_v in_o a_o new_a sepulchre_n in_o which_o none_o yet_o ever_o lay_v lest_o they_o shall_v say_v that_o he_o rise_v again_o not_o by_o his_o own_o virtue_n but_o by_o the_o touch_n of_o some_o other_o there_o bury_v 2_o king_n 13._o 21._o 5._o to_o sanctify_v our_o burial_n and_o sweeten_v the_o grave_n to_o we_o 6._o that_o he_o may_v conquer_v death_n in_o his_o strong_a 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