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A04472 An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reuerend Father Iohn Ievvel ... ; vvhereunto is adioined a very necessarie table of the principal matters contained in this exposition. Jewel, John, 1522-1571.; Garbrand, John, 1542-1589. 1584 (1584) STC 14604; ESTC S1254 203,148 439

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excommunication_n god_n have_v appoint_v against_o idolater_n against_o fornicatour_n and_o crafty_a deceiver_n and_o other_o such_o like_a offender_n in_o the_o seven_o and_o twentieth_o of_o deuteronomie_n curse_v be_v the_o man_n that_o shall_v make_v any_o carve_a or_o melt_a image_n a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o work_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o craftesman_n and_o put_v it_o in_o a_o secret_a place_n and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v answer_v and_o say_v amen_n curse_a be_v he_o that_o make_v the_o blind_a go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v answer_v and_o say_v amen_n this_o be_v excommunication_n this_o be_v the_o use_n of_o the_o key_n this_o be_v that_o of_o which_o christ_n speak_v he_o that_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o and_o he_o that_o 10._o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o and_o he_o that_o despise_v i_o despise_v he_o that_o send_v i_o and_o 20._o whosoever_v sin_n you_o remit_v they_o be_v remit_v and_o whosoever_n sin_n you_o retain_v they_o be_v retain_v whatsoever_o you_o bind_v on_o earth_n 18._o shall_v be_v bind_v in_o heaven_n and_o whatsoever_o you_o lose_v on_o earth_n be_v loose_v in_o heaven_n that_o which_o you_o say_v shall_v be_v confirm_v it_o shall_v continue_v and_o stand_v for_o ever_o if_o any_o therefore_o be_v excommunicate_a from_o the_o church_n and_o remove_v from_o the_o fellowship_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o from_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v let_v he_o humble_v himself_o and_o pray_v unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v open_v his_o eye_n and_o that_o he_o may_v see_v in_o what_o case_n he_o stand_v let_v he_o lay_v forth_o his_o heart_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o consider_v his_o fault_n and_o behold_v his_o misery_n &_o think_v thus_o with_o himself_o i_o be_v sometime_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o a_o member_n of_o his_o body_n i_o be_v a_o ●…raunch_n of_o the_o vine_n which_o god_n have_v plant_v and_o a_o sheep_n of_o his_o pasture_n but_o now_o alas_o 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