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A08981 Christian advertisements and counsels of peace Also disswasions from the separatists schisme, commonly called Brownisme, which is set apart from such truths as they take from vs and other reformed churches, and is nakedly discouered, that so the falsitie thereof may better be discerned, and so iustly condemned and wisely auoided. Published, for the benefit of the humble and godlie louer of the trueth. By Richard Bernard, preacher of Gods word. Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. 1608 (1608) STC 1927; ESTC S113766 84,709 210

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all_o other_o pag._n 70-78_a 3._o from_o their_o opinion_n the_o matter_n of_o their_o profession_n which_o be_v altogether_o erroneous_a and_o false_a as_o they_o stand_v and_o so_o differ_v in_o their_o u●●_n from_o all_o other_o church_n in_o brownisme_n diverse_a error_n of_o they_o be_v here_o mention_v and_o the_o principal_n answer_v at_o large_a pag._n 78._o 79._o 80._o 82._o 83._o 88_o 102._o 109._o 128._o beside_o these_o here_o be_v maintain_v for_o truth_n against_o they_o 1._o that_o our_o church_n be_v true_o constitute_v and_o from_o which_o man_n may_v not_o make_v so_o wicked_a a_o separation_n with_o such_o condemnation_n pag._n 79._o 109-128_a 162._o 163-176_a 2._o that_o a_o particular_a visible_a church_n be_v a_o mix_a company_n pag._n 87._o 168._o where_o be_v note_v how_o and_o why_o such_o a_o company_n be_v call_v saint_n pag._n 85-87_a 3._o that_o popular_a government_n be_v utter_o unwarrantable_a pag._n 90-94_a 100_o 102._o 103._o 4._o that_o tell_v the_o 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