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B16717 Advice from a Catholick to his Protestant friend, touching the doctrine of purgatory ... 1687 (1687) Wing A632; ESTC R7268 153,167 378

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present_a to_o consider_v wound_v i_o the_o more_o i_o perish_v here_o for_o hunger_n but_o through_o mercy_n have_v some_o hope_n yet_o leave_v as_o to_o know_v those_o god_n love_v he_o love_v to_o the_o end_n and_o that_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o i_o say_v i_o 1._o joh._n 13._o 1._o will_v arise_v and_o go_v to_o my_o father_n and_o confess_v i_o have_v sin_v etc._n etc._n i_o will_v no_o long_o lie_v in_o this_o bed_n of_o filth_n i_o will_v arise_v i_o will_v no_o long_o go_v after_o the_o 9_o ps_n 105._o 8._o &_o 111._o 9_o &_o 119_o 8._o 9_o lust_n and_o abomination_n of_o my_o base_a heart_n but_o go_v to_o my_o father_n go_v and_o be_v obedient_a to_o all_o the_o command_n of_o god_n throw_v myself_o down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o god_n say_v lord_n though_o i_o perish_v yet_o will_v i_o trust_v in_o thou_o yea_o though_o thou_o slay_v i_o for_o there_o be_v mercy_n in_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v fear_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o father_n i_o have_v sin_v 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an●…_n from_o thence_o conclude_v it_o be_v lawful_a fo●…_n i_o to_o have_v more_o than_o one_o wife_n an●…_n not_o only_o consent_v within_o i_o to_o this_o abomination_n and_o violation_n of_o this_o thy_o law_n but_o bring_v it_o forth_o into_o action_n take_v into_o my_o bosom_n another_o beside●…_n my_o wife_n nay_o herein_o redouble_v my_o iniquity_n take_v even_o one_o that_o be_v then_o wife_n of_o another_o man_n and_o not_o only_o ●…one_v all_o this_o wickedness_n in_o thy_o sight_n ●…t_o call_v this_o my_o detestable_a abomina●…on_n righteous_a and_o good_a contend_v ●…r_n it_o before_o man_n though_o it_o be_v that_o ●…hich_v the_o very_a heathen_n abhor_v and_o ●…e_v very_a brand_n and_o character_n of_o those_o ●…hom_n thou_o intend_v shall_v never_o ●…e_v thy_o face_n thy_o love_n thy_o son_n heaven_n ●…d_a happiness_n but_o for_o ever_o be_v cast_v ●…th_n into_o utter_a darkness_n as_o the_o apostle_n ●…ul_a say_v to_o the_o corinthian_n know_v you_o 9_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 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