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A19355
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One God, one fayth. Or A discourse against those lukewarm-Christians who extend saluation to all kinds of fayth and religion; so, that the professours do belieue in the Trinity, the Incarnation, the passion &c. howsoeuer they differ in other inferiour articles. VVritten by VV. B. Priest.
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Anderton, Lawrence.
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STC 578; ESTC S118955
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shall_v forgive_v they_o be_v forgive_v they_o and_o who_o sin_n you_o shall_v retain_v they_o be_v retain_v the_o protestant_n believe_v that_o neither_o the_o confession_n of_o sin_n to_o man_n nor_o the_o absolution_n of_o man_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o remit_v of_o sin_n unto_o they_o but_o that_o it_o be_v suficient_a to_o confess_v they_o only_o to_o god_n and_o thus_o according_a to_o this_o their_o diversity_n of_o doctrine_n either_o the_o protestant_n for_o want_v of_o this_o sacrament_n grant_v it_o to_o be_v necessary_a after_o he_o have_v once_o mortal_o sin_v can_v be_v save_v or_o the_o catholic_a for_o practise_v a_o false_a &_o superstitious_a manner_n of_o seek_v to_o have_v his_o sin_n remit_v suppose_v it_o to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o christ_n can_v have_v they_o remit_v and_o consequent_o can_v be_v save_v touch_v the_o most_o bless_a eucharist_n the_o catholic_n believe_v that_o the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n do_v lie_v ineffable_o 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