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A52086
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A sermon of simony & sacriledge by Edward Marston.
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Marston, Edward.
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1699
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Wing M814; ESTC R26803
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a_o sermon_n of_o simony_n &_o sacrilege_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v forget_v though_o it_o be_v forget_v that_o whoever_o give_v any_o land_n or_o endowment_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n give_v it_o in_o a_o formal_a write_v as_o now_o adays_o betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n sealed_n and_o witness_v and_o the_o tender_a of_o the_o gift_n be_v super_n altar_n by_o the_o donor_n on_o his_o knee_n deo_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la bp._n andrew_n be_v note_n upon_o the_o liturgy_n by_o edward_n marston_n a_o unworthy_a priest_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n sometime_o of_o whitby_n in_o yorkshire_n ne_fw-fr diutina_fw-la injustitiae_fw-la impunitas_fw-la amplius_fw-la inolesceret_fw-la accingam_fw-la i_o viriliter_fw-la &_o stabo_fw-la pro_fw-la castris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la clamare_fw-la non_fw-la cessabo_fw-la quasi_fw-la tuba_fw-la exaltabo_fw-la vocem_fw-la meam_fw-la annunciabo_fw-la populo_fw-la scelera_fw-la eorum_fw-la &_o raptoribus_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la possessionum_fw-la peccata_fw-la eorum_fw-la sanctus_n theodardus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la trajectensis_fw-la &_o martyr_n etc._n etc._n london_n print_v for_o the_o author_n 1699._o proverb_n xx._n verse_n xxv_o it_o be_v a_o snare_n to_o the_o man_n who_o devour_v that_o which_o be_v holy_a and_o after_o vow_n to_o make_v enquiry_n my_o author_n tell_v i_o in_o the_o twentyfifth_n chapter_n of_o this_o book_n and_o the_o eleven_o verse_n that_o a_o word_n fit_o speak_v be_v like_a apple_n of_o gold_n in_o picture_n of_o silver_n that_o be_v as_o the_o outside_n be_v beautiful_a so_o the_o inside_n be_v far_o more_o precious_a as_o gold_n excel_v silver_n so_o be_v the_o word_n of_o wisdom_n every_o where_o glorious_a yet_o be_v fit_v with_o time_n and_o season_n they_o have_v a_o inward_a and_o secret_a operation_n far_o more_o forceable_a and_o effectual_a than_o otherwise_o they_o will_v they_o be_v apple_n of_o gold_n with_o picture_n of_o silver_n now_o as_o these_o silver_n 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drop_n of_o divine_a wisdom_n or_o golden_a apple_n you_o may_v call_v they_o each_o make_v a_o entire_a globe_n or_o ball_n within_o itself_o whereof_o this_o be_v one_o we_o may_v divide_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n first_o the_o one_o half_a compass_v he_o in_o the_o snare_n of_o destruction_n who_o spoil_v god_n of_o his_o right_n in_o hallow_a thing_n the_o second_o catch_v he_o who_o seek_v occasion_n to_o unwind_v himself_o out_o of_o those_o vow_n which_o be_v solemn_o make_v before_o unto_o god_n wherein_o the_o more_o he_o struggle_v the_o fast_o he_o ti_v himself_o for_o the_o first_o word_n be_v indifferent_o apply_v unto_o both_o part_n and_o so_o make_v a_o double_a snare_n laqueus_fw-la est_fw-la devorare_fw-la sacrum_fw-la laqueus_fw-la est_fw-la post_fw-la vota_fw-la inquirere_fw-la this_o kind_n of_o unessayed_v thing_n intend_v by_o solomon_n be_v by_o consent_n of_o all_o expositor_n take_v to_o be_v a_o inferior_a degree_n whereunto_o we_o may_v descend_v by_o these_o 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