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A12099 Five pious and learned discourses 1. A sermon shewing how we ought to behave our selves in Gods house. 2. A sermon preferring holy charity before faith, hope, and knowledge. 3. A treatise shewing that Gods law, now qualified by the Gospel of Christ, is possible, and ought to be fulfilled of us in this life. 4. A treatise of the divine attributes. 5. A treatise shewing the Antichrist not to be yet come. By Robert Shelford of Ringsfield in Suffolk priest. Shelford, Robert, 1562 or 3-1627. 1635 (1635) STC 22400; ESTC S117202 172,818 340

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42._o 8._o ego_fw-la sum_fw-la jehova_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nomen_fw-la meum_fw-la i_o be_o jehovah_n this_o be_v my_o name_n this_o name_n express_v his_o eternity_n apoc._n 1._o 4._o which_o be_v which_o be_v and_o be_v to_o come_v this_o name_n jehovah_n be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d esse_fw-la to_o be_v in_o this_o name_n jehovah_n be_v contain_v the_o 5_o vowel_n which_o be_v the_o sinew_n of_o all_o language_n as_o without_o they_o no_o tongue_n can_v be_v express_v so_o without_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o jehovah_n no_o flesh_n can_v be_v save_v this_o name_n pagnine_n call_v ineffabile_fw-la nomen_fw-la this_o name_n of_o god_n essence_n be_v so_o reverence_v of_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o think_v not_o themselves_o worthy_a to_o speak_v it_o therefore_o whensoever_o it_o come_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n they_o pronounce_v some_o other_o name_n of_o god_n for_o it_o as_o adonai_n the_o lord_n or_o elohim_n god_n this_o expression_n 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and_o hope_n in_o the_o prefer_n of_o this_o virtue_n s._n gregory_n in_o his_o 38_o homily_n upon_o the_o gospel_n call_v charity_n the_o wedding_n garment_n which_o he_o that_o want_v at_o the_o great_a marriage_n be_v throw_v into_o utter_a darkness_n his_o word_n be_v these_o quid_fw-la debemus_fw-la intelligere_fw-la nuptialem_fw-la vestem_fw-la nisi_fw-la charitatem_fw-la intrat_fw-la enim_fw-la ad_fw-la nuptias_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la nuptiali_fw-la veste_fw-la non_fw-la intrat_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o sancta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la assistens_fw-la fidem_fw-la habet_fw-la sed_fw-la charitatem_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la what_o be_v we_o to_o understand_v by_o the_o wedding_n garment_n but_o charity_n for_o he_o go_v in_o to_o the_o wedding_n but_o not_o with_o the_o wedding_n garment_n who_o be_v in_o the_o holy_a church_n have_v faith_n but_o have_v not_o charity_n he_o add_v further_a to_o this_o purpose_n omnis_fw-la ergò_fw-la vestrûm_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la 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