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A64359 A friendly debate between a Roman Catholick and a Protestant concerning the doctrine of transubstantiation wherein the said doctrine is utterly confuted, and Antichrist is clearly and fully described, and his inevitable destruction predicted : with a challenge to all the Romish doctors that preach and teach the said doctrine, to answer it. Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715. 1688 (1688) Wing T698; ESTC R38802 90,615 48

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thou_o be_v and_o all_o thou_o have_v must_v be_v resign_v up_o to_o god_n from_o whence_o thou_o do_v receive_v it_o thou_o must_v forsake_v all_o whenever_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n call_v thou_o to_o it_o and_o deny_v thyself_o and_o follow_v christ_n the_o lamb_n of_o god_n whithersoever_o he_o go_v will_v you_o see_v a_o full_a scripture_n for_o proof_n of_o this_o why_o you_o shall_v matth._n 19.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o jesus_n say_v thou_o shall_v do_v no_o murder_n thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n and_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o the_o young_a man_n say_v unto_o he_o all_z these_o thing_n have_v i_o keep_v from_o my_o youth_n up_o what_o lack_v i_o yet_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a go_v and_o sell_v that_o thou_o have_v and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o thou_o shall_v have_v treasure_n 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will_v whip_v themselves_o 〈…〉_o and_o hang_v and_o burn_v their_o neighbour_n for_o god_n sake_n and_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o all_o age_n have_v justify_v themselves_o and_o condemn_v all_o other_o pray_v hear_v what_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v of_o these_o luke_n 18.10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o two_o man_n go_v up_o into_o the_o temple_n to_o pray_v the_o one_o a_o pharisee_fw-mi and_o the_o other_o a_o publican_n the_o pharisee_n stand_v and_o pray_v thus_o with_o himself_o god_n i_o thank_v thou_o that_o i_o be_o not_o as_o other_o man_n be_v our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o publican_n and_o harlot_n shall_v go_v to_o heaven_n before_o a_o self-righteous_a man_n shall_v and_o in_o prov._n 30.12_o 13._o there_o be_v a_o generation_n that_o be_v pure_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o wash_v from_o their_o filthiness_n there_o be_v a_o generation_n o_o how_o lofty_a be_v their_o eye_n and_o their_o eyelid_n be_v lift_v up_o thus_o you_o see_v 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the_o holy_a word_n of_o god._n but_o lest_o you_o shall_v be_v yet_o stagger_v or_o stumble_v for_o further_a corroboration_n i_o will_v add_v eight_o argument_n and_o i_o will_v draw_v a_o parallel_n between_o our_o scripture_n which_o we_o protestant_n do_v profess_v and_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o scripture_n of_o antichrist_n 1._o first_o of_o all_o my_o first_o argument_n shall_v be_v this_o if_o the_o holy_a bible_n do_v not_o give_v the_o least_o indulgence_n or_o countenance_n to_o any_o kind_n of_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n whatsoever_o than_o the_o scripture_n must_v be_v the_o reveal_v will_n and_o word_n of_o god_n but_o the_o holy_a 〈…〉_o we_o protestant_n of_o all_o sort_n do_v own_o and_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v not_o give_v the_o least_o indulgence_n or_o countenance_n unto_o any_o kind_n of_o sin_n or_o iniquity_n therefore_o the_o holy_a scripture_n must_v be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o not_o the_o invention_n 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