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A93781 Spiritual infatuation, the principal cause of our past and present distempers. Or a serious caveate to the many seducers and seduced who under the specious pretences of reformation and conscience endeavour the subversion of Church and State. In several sermons on Isa. 9,10,11,12. By W. Stamp D.D. late minister of the Word at Stepn[e]y near London. Stampe, William, 1611-1653? 1662 (1662) Wing S5195; ESTC R229850 116,158 268

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contradiction_n for_o a_o ambassador_n be_v not_o a_o ambassador_n till_o he_o have_v his_o commission_n seal_v nor_o a_o steward_n a_o steward_n till_o entrust_v by_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n neither_o may_v any_o man_n assume_v unto_o himself_o the_o honour_n and_o employment_n of_o a_o priest_n but_o he_o that_o be_v lawful_o and_o external_o call_v and_o design_v unto_o the_o function_n as_o be_v aaron_n heb._n 5._o 4._o as_o i_o shall_v not_o think_v the_o worse_a of_o my_o own_o coat_n for_o that_o these_o boisterous_a time_n have_v wear_v it_o threadbare_a so_o god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v be_v so_o strong_o opinionate_a of_o it_o as_o not_o to_o believe_v a_o secular_a man_n may_v have_v more_o gift_n and_o those_o more_o eminent_a then_o ordinary_o reside_v in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a person_n i_o know_v well_o that_o every_o christian_n quatenus_fw-la a_o chri●…ian_a be_v oblige_v to_o pray_v for_o reprove_v exhort_v and_o instruct_v his_o christian_a brother_n &_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v convert_v a_o sinner_n from_o the_o error_n of_o his_o way_n whether_o he_o be_v laic_a or_o ecclesiastic_a shall_v hide_v a_o multitude_n of_o sin_n and_o shall_v shine_v as_o the_o star_n in_o 3._o jam._n 5._o 20._o dan._n 12._o 3._o the_o firmament_n and_o yet_o though_o one_o star_n may_v differ_v from_o another_o in_o glory_n light_n and_o magnitude_n for_o every_o star_n be_v confine_v to_o its_o proper_a sphere_n otherwise_o they_o may_v fall_v under_o the_o censure_n of_o those_o wander_a star_n s._n lude_fw-la speak_v of_o to_o who●_n be_v reserve_v the_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n for_o ever_o jude_n 13._o every_o man_n by_o natural_a pity_n be_v oblige_v to_o help_v a_o sheep_n out_o of_o a_o ditch_n and_o yet_o every_o man_n be_v not_o by_o profession_n a_o shepherd_n uriah_n may_v be_v a_o good_a king_n and_o yet_o but_o a_o bad_a priest_n there_o be_v a_o apparent_a difference_n 19_o 2._o chro._n 26._o 19_o between_o a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o 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