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A87161 A glimpse of divine light, breaking through a cloud of errours. Being an explanation of certain passages exhibited by anonymus, to the commissioners of White-Hall, appointed for approbation of publick preachers, against Joseph Harrison Gospel-preacher at Lund-Chappel in Lancashire, for the supposed delivering of which, he was denied approbation. / Published by the said Joseph Harrison, and proposed to the consideration of all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Harrison, Joseph. 1655 (1655) Wing H897; Thomason E841_7; ESTC R207225 67,448 83

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except_o of_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o man_n do_n but_o upon_o god_n he_o say_v not_o except_o a_o man_n beget_v bear_v or_o convert_v himself_o but_o except_o a_o man_n be_v beget_v bear_v again_o or_o as_o some_o read_v it_o from_o above_o and_o be_v convert_v he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat_n 18.3_o ubi_fw-la manebit_fw-la liberum_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la ubi_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la in_fw-la se_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la hic_fw-la fieri_fw-la nos_fw-la doceamur_fw-la non_fw-la facere_fw-la and_o non_fw-la nos_fw-la operemar_fw-mi sed_fw-la deus_fw-la operetur_fw-la 7._o facturae_fw-la non_fw-la factores_fw-la sumus_fw-la funditus_fw-la scilicet_fw-la ruit_fw-la omnis_fw-la theologia_fw-la superborum_fw-la three_o man_n neither_o be_v nor_o shall_v be_v active_a in_o reference_n to_o the_o effect_v either_o faith_n or_o repentance_n for_o if_o so_o either_o as_o a_o agent_n in_o the_o produce_n of_o they_o or_o as_o a_o agent_n in_o the_o 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not_o receive_v now_o if_o thou_o do_v receive_v it_o why_o do_v thou_o glory_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o 1_o cor._n 4.7_o four_o gift_n be_v bestow_v upon_o we_o by_o god_n as_o instrumental_a to_o draw_v our_o heart_n to_o glory_n in_o the_o mercy_n bounty_n and_o faithfulness_n of_o he_o that_o give_v and_o that_o he_o be_v we_o though_o we_o more_o unworthy_a than_o other_o man_n gen._n 32.9_o 10._o and_o not_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o gift_n themselves_o or_o that_o they_o be_v we_o and_o other_o man_n more_o unworthy_a than_o we_o luke_n 18.11_o three_o christian_n when_o they_o glory_n shall_v not_o glory_v in_o their_o sin_n for_o first_o christian_n by_o their_o sin_n grieve_v the_o holy_a spirit_n whereby_o they_o be_v seal_v to_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n eph._n 4.30_o and_o therefore_o be_v they_o to_o grieve_v and_o be_v humble_v for_o their_o sin_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o glory_v in_o they_o nay_o even_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o 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