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A47748 Liturgy's vindicated by the dissenters, or, The lawfulness of forms of prayer and liturgies proved from the very texts of Scripture urged against them by John Bunyan and the dissenters / by the author of the Religious conference between a minister and his parishioner about infant baptism. Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722. 1700 (1700) Wing L1137; ESTC R34970 43,840 127

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num._n 31.16_o he_o also_o love_v the_o wage_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o be_v brand_v for_o his_o iniquity_n in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o in_o this_o evil_a and_o wretched_a condition_n he_o live_v and_o so_o in_o all_o likelihood_n he_o die_v josh_n 13.22_o and_o this_o i_o the_o rather_o mention_v to_o show_v that_o for_o all_o their_o pretence_n to_o pray_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o to_o other_o extraordinary_a gift_n this_o man_n and_o his_o party_n may_v be_v as_o bad_a as_o balaam_n be_v but_o god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v think_v so_o of_o all_o of_o they_o and_o be_v so_o uncharitable_a to_o they_o as_o they_o be_v to_o we_o i_o hope_v better_a thing_n of_o the_o worst_a among_o they_o but_o i_o speak_v this_o to_o prove_v that_o if_o they_o have_v great_a gift_n than_o they_o pretend_v to_o they_o may_v notwithstanding_o this_o be_v very_o wicked_a man_n for_o so_o be_v balaam_n and_o so_o be_v o._n cromwell_n so_o be_v major_a weir_n 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to_o despair_n than_o persuade_v they_o to_o pray_o but_o as_o he_o immediate_o subjoin_v bring_v they_o up_o in_o the_o nurture_n and_o admonition_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o what_o can_v that_o import_n but_o to_o teach_v they_o to_o say_v the_o creed_n lord_n prayer_n and_o ten_o commandment_n which_o contain_v the_o sum_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n even_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v and_o do_v and_o how_o to_o pray_v in_o order_n to_o salvation_n but_o especial_o to_o teach_v our_o child_n to_o pray_v according_a to_o that_o perfect_a and_o complete_a form_n which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n have_v teach_v we_o and_o leave_v upon_o record_n in_o the_o gospel_n this_o be_v to_o breed_v they_o up_o in_o the_o nurture_n and_o admonition_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o the_o next_o way_n to_o make_v they_o curse_a hypocrite_n and_o puff_v they_o up_o with_o pride_n as_o our_o uncharitable_a author_n say_v it_o will_v p._n 78._o i_o be_o confident_a to_o tell_v 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