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A50410
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Certain sermons and letters of defence and resolution to some of the late controversies of our times by Jas. Mayne.
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Mayne, Jasper, 1604-1672.
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Wing M1466; ESTC R30521
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and_o prejudice_n against_o they_o i_o shall_v with_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n and_o candour_n with_o which_o saint_n paul_n here_o in_o this_o text_n bespeak_v his_o corinthian_n beseech_v you_o who_o hear_v i_o this_o day_n to_o observe_v and_o weigh_v and_o consider_v well_o this_o which_o i_o shall_v say_v for_o a_o reply_n first_o farneze_n far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o so_o to_o flatter_v the_o place_n of_o my_o education_n or_o so_o to_o bias_n my_o belief_n by_o any_o false_a ovevarlue_v of_o humane_a industry_n or_o great_a part_n that_o i_o shall_v pinion_n as_o it_o be_v or_o put_v limit_n to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o almighty_a or_o shall_v be_v so_o irreligious_o bold_a as_o to_o gainsay_v that_o piece_n of_o his_o gospel_n which_o compare_v his_o holy_a spirit_n to_o the_o wind_n which_o blow_v where_o it_o list_v if_o they_o who_o thus_o pretend_v to_o a_o private_a inspiration_n do_v mean_a that_o whatever_o god_n do_v in_o the_o time_n heretofore_o he_o be_v 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