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A82317 Right reformation: or, The reformation of the church of the New Testament, represented in Gospell-light. In a sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons, on Wednesday, November 25. 1646. Together with a reply to the chief contradictions of Master Love's sermon, preached the same day. All published for the good of the faithfull, at their desire. / By William Dell, minister of the Gospel, attending on his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax. Dell, William, d. 1664. 1646 (1646) Wing D927; Thomason E363_2; Thomason E363_3; ESTC R201227 36,729 61

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honour_n power-advantage_n and_o so_o to_o themselves_o rather_o than_o to_o christ_n and_o when_o man_n have_v once_o attain_v to_o their_o own_o end_n their_o activity_n cease_v again_o it_o bring_v man_n to_o certain_a outward_a order_n and_o conformity_n and_o then_o run_v round_o as_o in_o a_o mill_n and_o go_v no_o far_o again_o it_o reform_v for_o a_o time_n and_o not_o constant_o because_o the_o outward_a power_n be_v take_v away_o nature_n return_v to_o its_o own_o course_n again_o for_o state-ecclesiastical_a reformation_n only_o change_v some_o outward_a work_n leave_v the_o nature_n the_o self_n same_o that_o it_o be_v as_o you_o have_v hear_v now_o where_o the_o work_n be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n nature_n by_o degree_n return_v to_o itself_o again_o and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o those_o work_n and_o so_o there_o be_v a_o end_n of_o that_o reformation_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o gospel-reformation_n be_v and_o how_o qualify_v whereby_o you_o see_v it_o clear_o 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it_o and_o so_o among_o other_o thing_n to_o reform_v it_o that_o be_v to_o wash_v it_o sanctify_v it_o purify_v it_o christ_n then_o be_v the_o only_a reformer_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n for_o note_n first_o god_n have_v commit_v the_o care_n of_o the_o church_n reformation_n christ_n to_o christ_n only_o and_o to_o nobody_o else_o and_o this_o be_v a_o thousand_o time_n better_o for_o the_o church_n then_o if_o he_o have_v commit_v it_o to_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o magistrate_n in_o the_o world_n all_o thing_n be_v give_v to_o i_o of_o my_o father_n say_v christ_n and_o the_o church_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n thou_o they_o be_v and_o thou_o give_v they_o i_o thou_o they_o be_v by_o election_n and_o thou_o give_v they_o i_o that_o i_o may_v redeem_v they_o and_o reform_v they_o and_o present_v they_o to_o thou_o again_o without_o spot_n so_o that_o the_o father_n have_v commit_v the_o care_n of_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n to_o christ_n and_o second_o christ_n have_v take_v this_o care_n upon_o himself_o out_o it_o of_o obedience_n to_o his_o father_n and_o love_n to_o his_o church_n 1._o out_o of_o obedience_n to_o his_o father_n for_o he_o say_v i_o come_v not_o to_o do_v obedience_n my_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o and_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o that_o of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v give_v i_o i_o shall_v lose_v none_o and_o so_o christ_n reform_v all_o that_o he_o may_v lose_v none_o out_o of_o obedience_n to_o his_o father_n 2._o out_o of_o love_n to_o his_o church_n he_o take_v this_o care_n and_o charge_n on_o love_n he_o for_o such_o be_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o church_n everywhere_o so_o glorious_o discover_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o to_o redeem_v we_o but_o also_o give_v himself_o to_o we_o to_o reform_v we_o christ_n die_v for_o we_o be_v our_o redemption_n christ_n dwell_v and_o live_v in_o we_o 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