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A46991 A collection of the works of that holy man and profound divine, Thomas Iackson ... containing his comments upon the Apostles Creed, &c. : with the life of the author and an index annexed.; Selections. 1653 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.; Oley, Barnabas, 1602-1686.; Vaughan, Edmund. 1653 (1653) Wing J88; Wing J91; ESTC R10327 823,194 586

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and_o the_o open_n of_o augustus_n his_o sepulchre_n 87_o his_o die_a speech_n nunc_fw-la deus_fw-la fio_fw-la 86_o nor_n vespasian_n nor_o titus_n title_v judaicus_n 87_o vicinity_n breed_v envy_v 423_o vision_n counterfeit_v by_o evil_a spirit_n 261_o vision_n see_v to_o one_o not_o to_o other_o 34_o 35_o vision_n of_o queen_n bassina_n 41_o at_o vitrye_n in_o champain_n jew_n imprison_v themselves_o 124_o deus_fw-la vult_fw-la deus_fw-la vult_fw-la rumour_n of_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n 116_o ubi_fw-la unum_fw-la propter_fw-la aliud_fw-la ibi_fw-la unum_fw-la tantum_fw-la 493_o evil_a unity_n good_a dissension_n 277_o vulgar_a edition_n see_v translation_n a_o universal_a text_n limit_v 178_o universal_a precept_n promise_n proposition_n admit_v exception_n 376_o &c_n &c_n all_o that_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n bid_v you_o do_v do_v limit_a 391_o etc._n etc._n and_o limit_v by_o maldonat_n well_o 392._o that_o text_n undue_o extend_v may_v be_v abuse_v to_o justify_v the_o condemnation_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n 396_o urim_n and_o thummim_n what_o it_o be_v 377_o m._n urim_n cease_v 200_o year_n before_o his_o time_n say_v josephus_n 36._o it_o rather_o cease_v with_o that_o generation_n that_o come_v back_o from_o captivity_n soon_o after_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v finish_v 36_o god_n promise_v to_o direct_v by_o urim_n conditional_a 378_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o key_n not_o absolute_o universal_a 395_o unbelief_n of_o curious_a artist_n like_o naaman_n doubt_v 141_o 142_o unbelief_n of_o scripture_n unreasonable_a 150_o unbelief_n may_v find_v pretence_n ib_a unbelief_n antichristian_a a_o axiom_n of_o its_o 478_o w_n william_n rufus_n cruel_a to_o the_o jew_n 117_o jewish_n woman_n eat_v her_o child_n 91_o wood-worship_n indeed_o 129_o lot_n wife_n not_o transform_v but_o candy_v over_o 49_o 50_o want_n of_o wine_n complain_v of_o as_o cause_v of_o want_n of_o courage_n in_o soldier_n who_o yet_o be_v beat_v by_o water-drinker_n 106_o wrangling_n among_o christian_n make_v the_o world_n doubt_v of_o christianity_n 19_o writer_n see_v sacred_a and_o romish_n whore_n of_o babylon_n a_o witch_n proper_o 502_o worm_n in_o the_o host_n whence_o they_o breed_v 329_o m_o write_a word_n sole_a umpire_n 256_o y_o the_o horrid_a suicidium_n of_o the_o jew_n at_o york_n 122_o z_o zidkiah_n the_o prophet_n dispute_n against_o michaiah_n out_o of_o josephus_n 418_o zachary_n and_o sarah_n sin_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o proper_a infidelity_n as_o it_o be_v oppose_v to_o side_n catholica_fw-la when_o they_o doubt_v of_o god_n promise_n to_o they_o because_o the_o revelation_n be_v private_a but_o of_o imprudence_n say_v valentian_n 468_o a_o table_n of_o scripture_n expound_v or_o illustrate_v by_o observation_n in_o these_o three_o book_n of_o commentary_n out_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n genesis_n chap._n verse_n page_n 1._o 26_o 27_o 56_o 2._o 14_o ibid._n 4._o 1_o 25_o 13_o 5._o 1_o 2_o 56_o  _fw-fr 29_o 14_o 9_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 54_o 10._o 13_o 14_o 23_o 52_o 11._o 1_o 2_o 51_o 12._o 2_o 3_o 77_o 16._o 12_o 105_o 17._o 20_o 110_o 19_o 14_o 15_o 49_o 20._o 3_o &c_n &c_n 28_o 25._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 18_o 104_o  _fw-fr 18_o 105_o 34._o 30_o &c_n &c_n 14_o 37._o 10_o 11_o 28_o 40._o 8_o 12_o 13_o 19_o ib._n 42._o 20_o &c_n &c_n 15_o 44._o 16_o &c_n &c_n ibid._n exodus_fw-la 3_o 2_o 34_o 4._o 13_o 446_o 14._o 13_o 408_o 15._o 1_o 43_o  _fw-fr 26_o 408_o 16._o 12_o ib._n 17._o 7_o ibid._n 19_o 4_o 409_o 20._o 10_o 379_o 24._o 9_o 439_o  _fw-fr 10_o 410_o 28._o 30_o 377_o 32._o 1_o &c_n &c_n 38_o 33._o 13_o 59_o leviticus_n 10._o 9_o 378_o 26._o 14_o &c_n &c_n 44_o 81_o number_n 11._o 16_o 439_o 12._o 6_o ib._n  _fw-fr 6_o 7_o 29_o 21._o 6_o 48_o  _fw-fr 16_o &c_n &c_n 47_o 22._o 22_o 34_o 23._o 22_o 446_o 27._o 21_o 377_o deuteronomy_n 4._o 1_o 2_o 407_o  _fw-fr 5_o &c_n &c_n 73_o  _fw-fr 9_o 413_o 5._o 22_o 410_o  _fw-fr 28_o 29_o 444_o 6._o 6_o &c_n &c_n 230_o 10._o 16_o 141_o  _fw-fr 17_o 426_o 11._o 2_o 411_o  _fw-fr 13_o 412_o  _fw-fr 18_o 19_o 411_o  _fw-fr 22_o 26_o 29_o 412_o 17._o 8_o 385_o  _fw-fr 19_o 387_o 18._o 14_o 445_o  _fw-fr 15_o 448_o  _fw-fr 15_o &c_n &c_n 434_o  _fw-fr 18_o 438_o  _fw-fr 18_o 445_o  _fw-fr 19_o 443_o  _fw-fr 20_o 435_o 27._o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 412_o 28._o 29_o 125_o  _fw-fr 30_o 127_o  _fw-fr 31_o 120_o  _fw-fr 32_o 127_o  _fw-fr 33_o 120_o  _fw-fr 34_o 122_o  _fw-fr 37_o 41_o 131_o  _fw-fr 43_o 84_o  _fw-fr 49_o etc._n etc._n 52_o 112_o  _fw-fr 53_o 82_o  _fw-fr 59_o 111_o  _fw-fr 62_o 113_o  _fw-fr 64_o 131_o  _fw-fr 65_o &c_n &c_n 130_o  _fw-fr 68_o 122_o 29._o 19_o 133_o 30._o 1_o 416_o  _fw-fr 11_o &c_n &c_n 304_o 31._o 16_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 413_o  _fw-fr 16_o 426_o  _fw-fr 19_o 44_o 32._o 26_o &c_n &c_n 80_o  _fw-fr 29_o 141_o  _fw-fr 36_o &c_n &c_n 80_o  _fw-fr 39_o 141_o  _fw-fr 46_o 44_o 34._o 10_o 445_o joshuah_n 8._o 33_o 34_o 35_o 413_o 10._o 13_o 48_o judge_n 2._o 7_o 8_o 413_o 5._o 1_o &c_n &c_n 43_o 6._o 12_o 34_o  _fw-fr 13_o 14_o 414_o  _fw-fr 15_o 415_o  _fw-fr 22_o 60_o 8._o 33_o 415_o 13._o 22_o 60_o 16._o 17_o 19_o 49_o 17._o 15_o 415_o 1_o samuel_n 2._o 1_o 2_o &c_n &c_n 43_o 8._o 7_o 11_o &c_n &c_n 118_o 15._o 22_o 171_o 23._o 9_o 377_o 28._o 6_o 29._o 378_o 30._o 7_o 8_o 377_o 1_o king_n 9_o 7_o 131_o 13._o 18_o 422_o 18._o 36_o 437_o 19_o 11_o &c_n &c_n 59_o 20._o 36_o &c_n &c_n 172_o 22._o 24_o 264_o  _fw-fr 24_o 424_o  _fw-fr 28_o 437_o 2_o king_n 1._o 24_o 81_o 4._o 27_o 440_o 5._o 15_o 141_o 6._o 17_o 35_o 2_o chronicle_n 24._o 20_o 426_o ezra_n 2._o 63_o 36_o nehemiah_n 1._o 7_o 417_o 6._o 16_o 77_o ester_n 6._o 13_o 76_o job_n 19_o 25_o 162_o 33._o 14_o &c_n &c_n 28_o 34._o 19_o 140_o psalm_n 2._o 7_o 448_o 3._o 1_o 22_o 9_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 23_o 19_o 7_o 216_o 27._o 1_o 3_o 22_o 34._o 8_o 45_o 42._o 1_o 21_o 43._o 5_o 22_o 44._o 1_o 21_o 46._o 1_o 2_o 23_o 50._o 16_o 354_o  _fw-fr 25_o 355_o 51._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 10_o 12_o 13_o 20_o &_o 21_o 59_o 11_o 117_o  _fw-fr 13_o 135_o 66._o 16_o 20_o 74._o 9_o 21_o 78._o 33_o 34_o 412_o 81._o 11_o 80_o 106._o 39_o 46_o 79_o 119._o 98_o 105_o 224_o proverb_n 16._o 7_o 81_o 28._o 9_o ibid._n isaiah_n 5._o 13_o 264_o 6._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 401_o 11._o 2_o 431_o 28._o 16_o 352_o 29._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 13_o 14_o 209_o 35._o 5_o 431_o 40._o 3_o 441_o 42._o 1_o 431_o  _fw-fr 89_o 441_o  _fw-fr 11_o 104_o 53._o 8_o 9_o 448_o 61._o 1_o 431_o 63._o 10_o 60_o jeremiah_n 2._o 3_o 67_o 9_o 23_o 17_o 10._o 2_o 89_o 18._o 18_o 424_o 20_o 7_o &c_n &c_n 18_o 24._o 1_o 2_o &c_n &c_n 134_o 25._o 29_o 91_o  _fw-fr 31_o 100_o 26._o 8_o 2_o 424_o 28._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 43_n  _fw-fr 10_o 12_o 440_o 29._o 26_o 425_o 30._o 13_o 14_o 316_o 31._o 33_o 32_o 32._o 24_o 25_o &c_n &c_n 416_o  _fw-fr 42_o 43_o &c_n &c_n ibid._n 35._o 9_o 10_o 14_o 19_o 119_o lamentation_n 1._o 12_o 87_o 2._o 20_o 21_o 90_o ezekiel_n 7._o 23_o 79_o 14._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 264_o 33._o 32_o 33_o 438_o daniel_n 2._o 44_o 358_o 9_o 2_o 18_o &_o 20_o 12._o 4_o 8_o 201_o joel_n 2._o 28_o 30_o 31_o 96_o &_o 98_o &_o 100_o habbakkuk_n 1._o 10_o 11_o &c_n &c_n 78_o malachy_n 1._o 11_o 36_o 2._o 1_o 2_o 378_o 4._o 2_o 33_o  _fw-fr 4_o 146_o judith_n 5._o 21_o 76_o wisdom_n 6._o 7_o 40_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la 45._o 23_o 24_o 25_o 388_o 39_o 24_o 231_o 1_o macchabee_n 2._o 36_o 37_o 38_o 380_o  _fw-fr 41_o ibid._n 2_o macchabee_n 6._o 14_o