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A68236 The third booke of commentaries vpon the Apostles Creede contayning the blasphemous positions of Iesuites and other later Romanists, concerning the authoritie of their Church: manifestly prouing that whosoeuer yeelds such absolute beleefe vnto it as these men exact, doth beleeue it better then Gods word, his Sonne, his prophets, Euangelists, or Apostles, or rather truly beeleeues no part of their writings or any article in this Creede. Continued by Thomas Iackson B. of Diuinitie and fellow of Corpus Christi College in Oxford.; Commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Book 3 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640. 1614 (1614) STC 14315; ESTC S107489 337,354 346

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etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 7_o p._n 2_o 11_o 13_o if_o you_o shall_v hearken_v therefore_o to_o my_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 4._o 11_o 18_o therefore_o shall_v you_o lay_v up_o these_o my_o word_n in_o your_o heart_n and_o in_o your_o soul_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 2._o 11_o 19_o and_o you_o shall_v teach_v they_o your_o child_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 11_o 22_o for_o if_o you_o keep_v diligent_o all_o these_o commandment_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 11_o 26_o behold_v i_o set_v before_o you_o this_o day_n a_o blessing_n &_o a_o curse_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 4._o 18_o 15_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v raise_v up_o thou_o a_o prophet_n like_o unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 1_o 18_o 15_o 19_o unto_o he_o shall_v you_o hearken_v according_a to_o all_o that_o thou_o desire_v of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n sec_fw-la 3._o c._n 11_o p._n 21_o 18_o 18_o i_o will_v raise_v they_o up_o a_o prophet_n from_o among_o their_o brethren_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 11._o p._n 10_o 18_o 18_o whosoever_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o my_o word_n which_o he_o shall_v speak_v etc._n etc._n sec_fw-la 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 18_o 18_o 19_o whosoever_o will_v not_o hearken_v etc._n etc._n sect_n c._n 11_o p._n 16_o 18_o 14_o the_o nation_n which_o thou_o shall_v possess_v harken_v unto_o those_o that_o regard_v the_o time_n ibid._n p._n 19_o 18_o 20_o but_o the_o prophet_n that_o shall_v presume_v to_o speak_v a_o word_n in_o my_o name_n ibid._n p._n 1._o 17_o 8_o if_o there_o arise_v a_o matter_n to_o hard_a for_o thou_o in_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n sect_n c._n 2_o p._n 1_o 17_o 19_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 4_o 24_o 10_o there_o arise_v not_o a_o prophet_n since_o in_o israel_n like_v unto_o moses_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 18_o 27_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o these_o shall_v stand_v upon_o mount_n gerizim_n to_o bless_v the_o people_n etc._n etc._n s_o 3_o c._n 7_o p._n 4_o 30_o 1_o now_o when_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 11_o 31_o 16_o that_o when_o they_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o the_o god_n of_o a_o strange_a land_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 9_o p._n 6_o 31_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o every_o seven_o year_n when_o the_o year_n of_o freedom_n shall_v be_v etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 7_o p._n 4_o joshua_n 8_o 33_o 34_o 35_o and_o all_o israel_n and_o their_o elder_n and_o their_o officer_n stand_v on_o this_o side_n the_o ark_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 7_o p._n 4_o judge_n 2_o 7_o 8_o the_o people_n have_v serve_v the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 7_o p._n 6_o 6_o 13_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o thou_o valiant_a man_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 6_o 14_o and_o the_o lord_n look_v upon_o he_o and_o say_v go_v in_o this_o thy_o might_n ibid._n p._n 7_o 17_o 15_o when_o gideon_n hear_v the_o dream_n tell_v etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 8_o 6_o 15_o ah_o my_o lord_n whereby_o shall_v i_o save_v israel_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 8_o 33_o but_o when_o gideon_n be_v dead_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n par_fw-fr 9_o samuel_n 1_o 23_o 9_o and_o david_n have_v knowledge_n that_o saul_n imagine_v mischief_n against_o he_o say_v to_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 1_o p._n 3_o 1_o 30_o 7_o 8_o and_o david_n say_v to_o abiathar_n the_o priest_n ahimelech_n son_n i_o pray_v thou_o bring_v i_o the_o ephod_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 1_o 28_o 6_o therefore_o saul_n ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o not_o ibid._n p._n 4_o king_n 1_o 13_o 18_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o i_o be_o a_o prophet_n also_o as_o thou_o be_v and_o a_o angel_n speak_v unto_o i_o etc._n etc._n s_o 3_o c._n 8_o p._n 6_o 1_o 22_o 24_o when_o go_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o i_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 9_o p._n 2_o 1_o 18_o 36_o and_o when_o they_o shall_v offer_v the_o evening_n sacrifice_n elijah_n the_o prophet_n come_v and_o say_v &c._n &c._n sect_n 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 7_o 1_o 22_o 28_o if_o thou_o return_v in_o peace_n the_o lord_n have_v not_o speak_v by_o i_o ibid._n 2_o 4_o 27_o let_v she_o alone_o for_o her_o soul_n be_v vex_v within_o she_o etc._n etc._n sec_fw-la 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 11._o chronicle_n 2_o 21_o 20_o thus_o say_v god_n why_o transgress_v you_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n sure_o you_o shall_v not_o prosper_v etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 9_o p._n 6._o nehemiah_n 1_o 7_o we_o have_v grievous_o sin_v against_o thou_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 7_o p._n 11._o psalm_n 2_o 7_o thou_o be_v my_o son_n this_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 11_o p._n 22_o 50_o 16_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v to_o declare_v my_o ordinance_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2_o c._n 7._o p._n 12_o 50_o 25_o to_o he_o that_o dispose_v his_o way_n aright_o will_v i_o show_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 78_o 33_o 34_o when_o he_o slay_v they_o they_o seek_v he_o etc._n etc._n s_o 3_o c._n 7_o p._n 3._o isaiah_n 6_o 1_o 2_o 3_o i_o see_v also_o the_o lord_n sit_v upon_o a_o high_a throne_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3_o c._n 10_o p._n 5_o 6_o 9_o go_v and_o say_v unto_o this_o people_n you_o shall_v hear_v indeed_o but_o you_o shall_v not_o understand_v etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 5._o p._n 3._o 11_o 2_o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v rest_v upon_o he_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 10._o p._n 5._o 28_o 16_o behold_v i_o lie_v in_o zion_n a_o chief_a corner_n stone_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2._o c._n 7_o p._n 7._o 35_o 5_o then_o shall_v the_o eye_n of_o blind_a be_v lighten_v sect_n 3._o c._n 10._o p._n 5._o 40_o 3_o a_o voice_n cry_v in_o the_o wilderness_n prepare_v you_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 11._o p._n 12._o 42_o 1_o behold_v my_o servant_n i_o will_v stay_v upon_o he_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 30._o p._n 5._o 61_o 1_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o i_o therefore_o the_o lord_n have_v anoint_v i_o sect_n 3._o c._n 10._o p._n 5_o 53_o 8_o 9_o but_o his_o generation_n who_o shall_v declare_v etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 11._o p._n 22._o 42_o 8_o 9_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v my_o name_n and_o my_o glory_n i_o will_v not_o give_v unto_o another_o sect_n 3._o c._n 11_o p._n 13._o jeremiah_n 18_o 18_o come_v and_o let_v we_o imagine_v some_o devise_n against_o jeremiah_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c_o 9_o p._n 3._o 28_o 6._o 7._o 8._o 9_o even_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n say_v so_o be_v it_o the_o lord_n so_o do_v etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 11._o p._n 7._o 26_o 8._o 9_o now_o when_o jeremiah_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o speak_v all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v he_o to_o speak_v etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 9_o p._n 3._o 28._o 10._o 12._o this_o say_v the_o lord_n even_o so_o will_v i_o break_v the_o yoke_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n sect_n 3._o c._n 11._o p._n 1●_n 29_o 26_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v thou_o priest_n for_o jehoiada_n the_o priest_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 9_o p._n 3._o 30_o 13_o 14_o their_a be_v none_o to_o judge_v thy_o cause_n or_o to_o lay_v a_o plaster_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 7._o p._n 11._o 32_o 24_o behold_v the_o mount_n they_o be_v come_v into_o the_o city_n to_o take_v it_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n 32_o 42_o 43_o etc._n etc._n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n like_a as_o i_o have_v bring_v all_o this_o great_a plague_n upon_o this_o people_n so_o will_v i_o bring_v upon_o they_o all_o the_o good_a i_o have_v promise_v they_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n ezekiel_n 33._o 32._o 33_o and_o lo_o thou_o be_v unto_o he_o as_o a_o jest_a song_n of_o on_o that_o have_v a_o pleasant_a voice_n sect_n 3._o c._n 11._o p._n 7._o daniel_n 2._o 44._o this_o kingdom_n shall_v never_o be_v destroy_v or_o give_v to_o another_o people_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 2._o c._n 7._o p._n 20._o malachi_n 2._o 12._o and_o now_o o_o you_o priest_n this_o commandment_n be_v for_o you_o etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n p._n p._n 6._o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 23._o 45._o 24._o 25_o because_o phineas_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n have_v zeal_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n sect_n 3._o c._n 2._o p._n 8._o maccabee_n 1._o 2._o 36._o 37._o 38._o but_o the_o other_o answer_v they_o nothing_o neither_o cast_v any_o one_o stone_n at_o they_o etc._n etc._n se_fw-la 3._o c._n 1._o p._n 9_o
grace_n &_o itself_o will_v rather_o have_v hold_v the_o negative_a for_o if_o we_o believe_v as_o the_o papist_n general_o instruct_v we_o that_o we_o ourselves_o all_o private_a spirit_n may_v err_v in_o every_o persuasion_n of_o faith_n but_o the_o church_n which_o only_o be_v assist_v by_o a_o public_a spirit_n can_v possible_o teach_v amiss_o in_o any_o we_o must_v upon_o term_n as_o peremptory_a and_o in_o equal_a degree_n believe_v every_o particular_a point_n of_o faith_n because_o the_o church_n so_o teach_v we_o not_o because_o we_o certain_o apprehend_v the_o truth_n of_o it_o in_o itself_o for_o we_o may_v err_v but_o this_o public_a spirit_n can_v and_o consequent_o we_o must_v infallible_o believe_v these_o proposition_n 2._o christ_n be_v the_o redeemer_n of_o the_o world_n not_o mahomet_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o trinity_n of_o person_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n for_o this_o reason_n only_o that_o the_o church_n commend_v they_o unto_o we_o for_o divine_a revelation_n 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