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A73502 The Epistles and Gospelles with a brief postil vpon the same from after Easter tyll Aduent, which is the somer parte set forth for the singuler cōmoditie of all good Christen men and namely of prestes and curates. 1542 (1542) STC 2968.3; ESTC S124410 239,766 422

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of_o exodus_fw-la god_n say_v man_n shall_v not_o see_v i_o and_o live_v so_o than_o god_n dwell_v in_o we_o invisible_o it_o follow_v therefore_o if_o we_o love_v one_o another_o god_n dwell_v in_o we_o &_o his_o love_n be_v make_v perfyte_n in_o us._n sure_o the_o knowledge_n &_o confession_n of_o christ_n make_v we_o all_o one_o with_o god_n so_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v perpetual_o in_o he_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o he_o in_o us._n but_o here_o you_o must_v mark_v that_o this_o knowledge_n can_v not_o chance_v but_o to_o such_o as_o be_v endow_v with_o the_o holy_a goost_n for_o he_o say_v herby_n we_o know_v that_o we_o dwell_v in_o he_o &_o he_o in_o we_o because_o he_o have_v give_v we_o of_o his_o spirit_n and_o we_o have_v see_v and_o do_v testify_v say_v s._n john_n that_o the_o father_n have_v send_v his_o son_n to_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n o_o glad_a and_o joyful_a tydynge_n what_o a_o exceed_a charity_n and_o love_n be_v this_o then_o since_o 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xi_o all_o they_o therefore_o which_o do_v not_o live_v accord_v unto_o the_o spirit_n which_o follow_v the_o old_a life_n of_o adam_n which_o accomplish_v the_o desire_n concupiscence_n and_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o which_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o last_o sondaye_n they_o be_v dead_a spiritual_o for_o who_o that_o have_v not_o the_o holy_a goost_n he_o have_v no_o life_n he_o do_v not_o belong_v unto_o jesu_n christ_n which_o be_v the_o life_n if_o any_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v not_o christ_n ro._n viij_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o conduct_v of_o evell_a spirit_n to_o the_o pytte_n of_o hell_n if_o jesu_n christ_n do_v not_o come_v quycke_o for_o to_o touch_v he_o with_o his_o hand_n the_o which_o sygnify_v his_o great_a puissance_n and_o may_v conjoin_v with_o his_o word_n if_o he_o do_v not_o speak_v and_o touch_v lyvely_a the_o heart_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o say_v creature_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o rise_v 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