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A90276 Of schisme the true nature of it discovered and considered, with reference to the present differences in religion. / By John Owen D.D. Owen, John, 1616-1683. 1657 (1657) Wing O780; Thomason E1664_2; ESTC R203088 121,002 281

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they_o not_o at_o all_o l._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 38._o l._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 88_o l._n 1._o deal_n sense_n v._n 24._o say_v the_o apostle_n i_o fill_v up_o that_o l._n 12._o repartee_n l._n 21._o church_n there_o be_v no_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o church_n p._n 90._o l._n 1._o sense_n v._n 24._o say_v the_o apostle_n i_o fill_v up_o that_o p._n 91_o l._n 4._o zion_n p._n 93._o l._n 10._o that_o it_o have_v a_o p._n 101._o l._n 13._o dispute_v man_n p._n 102._o l._n 19_o be_v in_o p._n 110._o l._n 28._o moat_n p._n 124._o l._n 28._o juvenalis_n p._n 126._o l._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 131._o l._n 20._o have_v be_v p._n 133._o l._n 18._o sum_v up_o p._n 134._o l._n 15._o man_n p._n 146._o l._n 15._o ad_fw-la judaeos_fw-la p._n 155._o l._n ult_n scripture_n p._n 160._o l._n 13._o catholic_n church_n p._n 166._o l._n 20._o their_o writing_n l._n 21._o a_o sweet_a p._n 168._o l._n 28._o have_v not_o only_o p._n 169._o l._n 24._o begin_v p._n 172._o l._n 6._o sport_n l._n 8._o institution_n l._n 9_o language_n p._n 173._o l._n 18._o gentleman_n p._n 176._o l._n 15._o do_v that_o p._n 180._o l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 185._o l._n 19_o another_o p._n 186._o l._n 10._o to_o it_o p._n 189._o l._n 2._o athenaeus_n l._n 3._o thrasilaus_n p._n 192._o l._n 13._o patriarch_n or_o metropolitan_o l._n 29._o conscience_n p._n 194._o l._n 13_o 14._o be_v there_o p._n 198._o l._n 15._o scripture_n p._n 199._o l._n 24_o 25._o the_o gift_n of_o his_o spirit_n p._n 200._o l._n 14._o due_a to_o elder_n p._n 202._o l._n 7._o those_o many_o church_n p._n 204._o l._n 1._o it_o seem_v 205._o l._n 17._o deal_n his_o p._n 215._o l._n 18._o be_v the_o union_n inquire_v after_o p._n 216._o l._n 17._o their_o sense_n l._n 21._o deal_n the_o p._n 218._o l._n 2._o a_o title_n p._n 229._o l._n 24._o your_o several_a p._n 234._o l._n 13._o if_o i_o have_v p._n 236._o l._n 16._o the_o unity_n consist_v l._n 25._o 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§._o 32_o §._o 33._o §._o 34._o §._o 35._o §._o 36._o §._o 37._o §._o 38._o §._o 39_o §._o 40._o §._o 41._o §._o 42._o §._o 43._o §._o 44._o §._o 45._o §._o 46._o §._o 47._o §._o 48._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20._o §._o 21._o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o ille_fw-la coetus_fw-la christianorum_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la clare●_n regeneratis_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la solus_fw-la coetus_fw-la christianorum_fw-la papae_fw-la subditorum_fw-la claret_n regeneratis_fw-la ergo_fw-la prob_fw-la apud_fw-la illas_fw-la solos_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la miracula_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ergo_fw-la val_n mag._n deut._n 13._o 1_o 2._o mat._n 7._o 22_o 23._o exod._n 3._o 7._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 28._o §._o 29._o §._o 30._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14_o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20._o §._o 21._o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 28._o §._o 29._o §._o 30._o §._o 31._o §._o 32._o §._o 33._o §._o 34._o §._o 35._o §._o 36._o §._o 3●_n §._o 38._o §._o 39_o §._o 40._o §._o 41_o §._o 42._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20._o §._o 21._o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 28._o §._o 29._o §._o 30._o §_o 31._o §._o 32._o §._o 33._o §._o 34._o §._o 35._o §._o 36._o 36._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la aut_fw-la privatus_fw-la aut_fw-la populus_fw-la eorum_fw-la decret●●_n non_fw-la stetit_fw-la sacrificiis_fw-la interdicunt_fw-la haec_fw-la paena_fw-la apud_fw-la eos_fw-la est_fw-la gravissima_fw-la quibus_fw-la ita_fw-la est_fw-la interdictum_fw-la two_o numero_fw-la impiorum_fw-la &_o sceleratorum_fw-la habentur_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la omnes_fw-la decedunt_fw-la aditum_fw-la eorum_fw-la sermonemque_fw-la defugiunt_fw-la ne_fw-la quid_fw-la ex_fw-la contagione_fw-la incommodi_fw-la accipiant_fw-la neque_fw-la iis_fw-la petentibus_fw-la jus_o redditur_fw-la neque_fw-la honos_fw-la ullus_fw-la communicatur_fw-la his_fw-la autem_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dr●dibus_fw-la praeest_fw-la unus_fw-la qui_fw-la summam_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la habet_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la hoc_fw-la mortus_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la ex_fw-la reliquis_fw-la excellit_fw-la dignitate_fw-la succedit_fw-la at_o si_fw-la sunt_fw-la plures_fw-la suffragio_fw-la druidum_fw-la adlegitur_fw-la nonnunquam_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la principatu_fw-la armis_fw-la contendunt_fw-la caes_n lib._n 6._o de_fw-fr bell._n gal._n §._o 37._o §._o 38._o §._o 39_o §._o 40._o §._o 41._o §._o 42._o §._o 43._o §._o 44._o §._o 45._o §._o 46._o §._o 47._o §._o 48._o §._o 49._o §._o 50._o §._o 51._o §._o 52._o §._o 53._o §._o 54._o §._o 55._o §._o 56._o §._o 57_o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20._o §._o 21._o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 13._o §._o 13._o §._o 14._o §._o 16._o §._o 17._o §._o 18._o §._o 19_o §._o 20_o §._o 21_o §._o 22._o §._o 23._o §._o 24._o §._o 25._o §._o 26._o §._o 27._o §._o 28._o §._o 29._o §._o 30._o §._o 31._o §._o 32._o §._o 33._o §._o 34._o §._o 35._o §._o 36._o §._o 37._o §._o 38._o §._o 39_o §._o 40._o §._o 41._o §._o 42._o §._o 43._o §._o 44._o §._o 45._o §._o 46._o §._o 47._o §._o 48._o §._o 49._o §._o 50._o §._o 51._o §._o 52._o §._o 53._o §._o 54._o §._o 55._o §._o 56._o §._o 57_o §._o 58._o §._o 59_o §._o 60._o §._o 62._o §._o 63._o §._o 64._o §._o 65_o §._o 66._o §._o 67._o §._o 68_o
9_o 10._o rev._n 22._o 15._o i_o find_v some_o person_n of_o late_a appropriate_a holiness_n and_o regeneration_n to_o the_o roman_a party_n 24._o on_o this_o account_n that_o among_o they_o only_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v mag._n which_o be_v say_v they_o the_o only_a proof_n of_o true_a holiness_n but_o these_o man_n err_v as_o their_o predecessor_n not_o know_v the_o scripture_n nor_o the_o power_n of_o god_n among_o all_o the_o evidence_n that_o be_v give_v in_o scripture_n of_o regeneration_n i_o suppose_v they_o will_v scarce_o find_v this_o to_o be_v one_o and_o they_o who_o have_v no_o other_o assurance_n that_o they_o be_v themselves_o bear_v of_o god_n but_o that_o some_o of_o their_o church_n work_v miracle_n have_v need_n maintain_v also_o that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v assure_v thereof_o in_o this_o life_n they_o will_v find_v that_o a_o break_a reed_n if_o they_o lean_a upon_o it_o 2._o will_v it_o evince_v all_o the_o member_n of_o their_o church_n to_o be_v regenerate_v 23._o or_o only_o some_o 7._o if_o they_o say_v all_o i_o ask_v then_o what_o become_v of_o bellarmin_n church_n which_o be_v make_v up_o of_o they_o who_o be_v not_o regenerate_v if_o some_o only_a i_o desire_v to_o know_v on_o what_o account_n the_o miracle_n of_o one_o man_n may_v be_v a_o evidence_n to_o some_o in_o his_o society_n that_o they_o be_v regenerate_v and_o not_o to_o other_o or_o whether_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o distinction_n must_v not_o lie_v in_o themselves_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o miracle_n now_o pretend_v be_v a_o evidence_n of_o a_o contrary_a condition_n to_o what_o these_o man_n be_v willing_a to_o own_o 2_o thess_n 2._o 11_o 12._o 2._o all_o ignorant_a person_n 25._o into_o who_o heart_n god_n have_v not_o shine_v to_o give_v they_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o glory_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v to_o be_v add_v to_o the_o former_a account_n there_o be_v a_o measure_n of_o knowledge_n of_o absolute_a &_o indispensable_a 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the_o jealous_a god_n do_v of_o all_o thing_n most_o abhor_v so_o fasten_v on_o they_o beyond_o all_o possibility_n of_o escape_n that_o one_o of_o the_o wise_a of_o they_o have_v at_o length_n fix_v on_o that_o most_o desperate_a and_o profligate_v refuge_n that_o some_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n be_v lawful_a because_o peter_n mention_n abominable_a idolatry_n 1_o pet._n 4._o 5._o who_o be_v therein_o so_o far_o from_o distinguish_v of_o several_a sort_n &_o kind_n of_o it_o to_o any_o such_o purpose_n as_o that_o he_o aggravate_v all_o sort_n &_o kind_n of_o it_o with_o the_o epithet_n of_o nefarious_a or_o abominable_a a_o man_n may_v say_v 28._o what_o be_v there_o almost_o that_o they_o have_v not_o commit_v lewdness_n in_o this_o kind_n withal_o on_o every_o hill_n and_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n be_v the_o filth_n of_o their_o abomination_n find_v saint_n &_o angel_n in_o heaven_n image_n of_o some_o that_o never_o be_v of_o other_o that_o have_v be_v better_a they_o never_o 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