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A69147 A postill or collection of moste godly doctrine vpon every gospell through the yeare aswell for holye dayes as Sondayes, dygested in suche order, as they bee appoynted and set forthe in the booke of Common Prayer. Uery profitable for all curates, parentes, maysters of housholdes, and other gouerners of youth.; Postilla Anthonii Corvini Corvinus, Antonius, 1501-1553. 1550 (1550) STC 5806; ESTC S109261 359,302 596

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pro._n 21._o sai_v there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n there_o be_v no_o understanding_n there_o be_v no_o counsel_n against_o the_o lord_n therefore_o he_o call_v they_o hypocrite_n and_o that_o they_o may_v well_o understand_v that_o he_o know_v their_o malicious_a thought_n he_o add_v why_o do_v you_o tempt_v i_o which_o word_n by_o right_n shall_v have_v revoke_v the_o pharisee_n and_o the_o minister_n from_o their_o maliciousness_n and_o deceit_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o have_v amend_v their_o life_n but_o they_o be_v blind_a &_o remain_v still_o blind_a yet_o notwtstādyng_v christ_n bid_v they_o to_o show_v he_o their_o tribute_n money_n and_o say_v who_o be_v this_o image_n &_o superscription_n they_o say_v unto_o he_o the_o emperor_n then_o say_v he_o unto_o they_o geve_v therefore_o unto_o the_o emperor_n that_o which_o be_v the_o emperor_n and_o geve_v unto_o god_n that_o which_o be_v go_n as_o though_o he_o will_v say_v forasmuch_o as_o you_o be_v come_v thereto_o that_o for_o your_o sin_n you_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n you_o must_v needs_o geve_v as_o unto_o your_o head_n &_o high_a lord_n here_o upon_o earth_n under_o god_n that_o which_o belong_v unto_o he_o here_o be_v to_o be_v note_v the_o difference_n that_o christ_n make_v between_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o this_o world_n for_o he_o do_v not_o only_o approve_v and_o allow_v this_o high_a power_n and_o politic_a life_n christ_n the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n but_o also_o conferm_v it_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n or_o of_o christ_n be_v spiritual_a which_o consist_v in_o the_o spirit_n faith_n and_o truth_n wherefore_o it_o come_v not_o with_o outward_a do_n but_o it_o must_v be_v inward_o in_o us._n now_o because_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a kingdom_n god_n require_v and_o will_v be_v worshyp_v in_o spirit_n 4_o luc._n 17_o ihon._n 4_o and_o in_o the_o truth_n as_o christ_n say_v in_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o saint_n ihon._n the_o true_a 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