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A13630 The triall of truth Containing a plaine and short discovery of the chiefest pointes of the doctrine of the great Antichrist, and of his adherentes the false teachers and heretikes of these last times. Terry, John, 1555?-1625. 1600 (1600) STC 23913; ESTC S101270 292,240 350

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because_o they_o receive_v the_o book_n of_o the_o prophet_n wherein_o his_o doctrine_n be_v sufficient_o confirm_v yet_o it_o have_v please_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o have_v record_v in_o holy_a scripture_n more_o miracle_n do_v by_o christ_n himself_o they_o be_v do_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o apostle_n yea_o it_o have_v please_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o be_v say_v before_o to_o have_v testify_v the_o conceal_n of_o strange_a revelation_n show_v to_o the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n himself_o least_o that_o any_o shall_v conceive_v of_o he_o more_o they_o be_v meet_v with_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o legend_n lead_v that_o have_v blaze_v abroad_o so_o many_o strange_a wonder_n report_v to_o be_v do_v by_o their_o doubtful_a &_o demy-saint_n to_o draw_v the_o people_n no_o doubt_n into_o such_o a_o admiration_n of_o they_o as_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v be_v move_v to_o believe_v in_o they_o what_o shall_v we_o imagine_v that_o the_o same_o spirit_n which_o will_v have_v the_o strange_a revelation_n of_o the_o 35._o chrys_n hom._n 5_o in_o math._n aug._n de_fw-fr mirabil_n sacra_fw-la scripturae_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 35._o apostle_n conceal_v to_o that_o end_n for_o the_o which_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o moset_n be_v keep_v secret_a by_o god_n lest_o the_o people_n shall_v have_v worship_v he_o will_v have_v as_o strange_a or_o strange_a wonder_n to_o be_v publish_v as_o do_v by_o the_o petty_a saint_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n for_o the_o far_o advaunce_n of_o their_o estimation_n nay_o may_v we_o not_o just_o think_v that_o as_o the_o devil_n do_v strive_v with_o michael_n about_o the_o body_n of_o moses_n that_o his_o 34._o ●yr_n in_o deut_n
justification_n itself_o be_v free_a and_o depend_v not_o at_o all_o on_o work_n 16._o sixteneth_o they_o teach_v that_o the_o saint_n be_v not_o mediator_n of_o redemption_n and_o yet_o that_o the_o work_n of_o supererogation_n do_v by_o the_o saint_n be_v both_o satisfactory_a for_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o and_o also_o meritorious_a of_o eternal_a glory_n which_o be_v the_o proper_a work_n of_o the_o mediator_n of_o redemption_n 17._o seventeneth_o they_o say_v that_o it_o be_v blasphemous_a against_o the_o dignity_n of_o christ_n blood_n which_o he_o shed_v for_o our_o sin_n to_o avouch_v that_o he_o suffer_v also_o in_o soul_n for_o the_o whole_a raunsome_v of_o our_o soul_n and_o for_o the_o full_a satisfy_n of_o the_o most_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a justice_n of_o god_n as_o if_o one_o of_o christ_n suffering_n do_v derogate_v from_o the_o other_o but_o it_o be_v no_o blasphemye_n against_o the_o dignity_n of_o christ_n suffering_n with_o they_o to_o teach_v that_o our_o own_o 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