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A47748 Liturgy's vindicated by the dissenters, or, The lawfulness of forms of prayer and liturgies proved from the very texts of Scripture urged against them by John Bunyan and the dissenters / by the author of the Religious conference between a minister and his parishioner about infant baptism. Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722. 1700 (1700) Wing L1137; ESTC R34970 43,840 127

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superior_n in_o church_n and_o state_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n 1_o cor._n 14.32_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n persuade_v and_o command_v man_n to_o obey_v every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o our_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sake_n rom._n 13.5_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o but_o these_o man_n by_o their_o causeless_a and_o sinful_a separation_n from_o our_o church_n make_v a_o schism_n in_o it_o as_o by_o their_o frequent_a resistance_n of_o our_o rightful_a king_n they_o have_v make_v rebellion_n in_o the_o state_n a_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a christian_n be_v never_o guilty_a of_o under_o the_o most_o bloody_a persecution_n but_o always_o abhor_v it_o as_o contrary_a to_o the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n 2_o the_o base_a rail_a and_o filthy_a language_n which_o this_o author_n and_o his_o 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