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A13630 The triall of truth Containing a plaine and short discovery of the chiefest pointes of the doctrine of the great Antichrist, and of his adherentes the false teachers and heretikes of these last times. Terry, John, 1555?-1625. 1600 (1600) STC 23913; ESTC S101270 292,240 350

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the_o very_a fountain_n itself_o for_o therefore_o say_v she_o he_o descend_v and_o take_v our_o flesh_n upon_o he_o and_o become_v man_n that_o i_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o speak_v unto_o he_o himself_o for_o as_o ambrose_n also_o teach_v we_o need_v not_o make_v friend_n to_o come_v unto_o god_n as_o a_o 1._o amb._n in_o ep_v ad_fw-la rome_n ca._n 1._o man_n must_v do_v that_o will_v come_v unto_o a_o prince_n we_o need_v not_o a_o spokesman_n to_o procure_v god_n favour_n who_o know_v right_a well_o every_o one_o good_a deed_n but_o we_o must_v bring_v unto_o he_o a_o devout_a mind_n where_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o faithful_a who_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n by_o christ_n have_v no_o need_n of_o any_o other_o mediator_n to_o procure_v they_o god_n favour_n &_o not_o that_o they_o do_v not_o still_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v their_o mediator_n be_v they_o never_o so_o righteous_a or_o never_o so_o holy_a for_o as_o he_o himself_o else_o where_o testify_v 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