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A87006 Truth and innocency, prevailing against error and insolency: wherein is examined and discovered these following particulars. I. Whether Baptism be sprinkling or dipping. II. Whether the subject to be baptised, be infants or believers. III. Whether the punishment of original sin, be the first or second death. IV. Whether man be in an immortal estate before the resurrection. V. As touching the resurrection, whether these bodies of ours shall rise again & be made immortal, or whether it will be another body. VI. Of Gods love to the whole lump of mankind make known. VII. Of the personal raign of our blessed saviour upon Earth ... by way of answer to Mr. Hezekiah Holland, sometimes preacher at Sutton-Valence in Kent ... a second part: wherein is proved, that all the laws and statutes of King Jesus ... are practicable ... with many objections answered. It being an answer to one Mr. Simon Hendon of Benenden in Kent. / By George Hammon, Pastor to the church of Christ in Biddenden, Kent. Hammon, George. 1660 (1660) Wing H505; Thomason E1022_4; ESTC R208505 201,438 228

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against_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n but_o because_o i_o shall_v hasten_v to_o the_o conclusion_n i_o shall_v wave_v all_o long_a circumlocution_n and_o in_o short_a say_v as_o beforesaid_a that_o elijah_n or_o elias_n be_v yet_o to_o come_v before_o the_o great_a and_o dreadful_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n who_o be_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o two_o prophet_n or_o witness_n to_o establish_v the_o remnant_n of_o the_o woman_n seed_n namely_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o city_n after_o the_o woman_n flight_n into_o the_o wilderness_n object_n but_o against_o this_o be_v object_v from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n that_o elias_n be_v already_o come_v which_o be_v john_n the_o baptist_n mat._n 11.14_o mark_v 9.11_o 12_o 13._o luke_n 1.16_o 17._o answ_n that_o john_n the_o baptist_n be_v a_o forerunner_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o first_o day_n be_v not_o deny_v and_o that_o he_o come_v in_o the_o 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