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A65074 Sermons preached upon several publike and eminent occasions by ... Richard Vines, collected into one volume.; Sermons. Selections Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656. 1656 (1656) Wing V569; ESTC R21878 447,514 832

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of_o old_a notwithstanding_o those_o live_a oracle_n of_o truth_n the_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n who_o speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o lively_a oracle_n of_o holy_a scripture_n commit_v to_o it_o have_v false_a prophet_n also_o who_o speak_v their_o own_o dream_n so_o the_o gospel_n church_n even_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n 1_o john_n 4._o 1._o and_o notwithstanding_o the_o fullness_n and_o perspicuity_n of_o evangelicall_n doctrine_n give_v by_o inspiration_n of_o god_n shall_v have_v false_a teacher_n in_o they_o who_o shall_v come_v up_o in_o samuel_n mantle_n and_o put_v the_o scripture_n to_o the_o rack_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o one_o say_v of_o philo_n force_v thing_n into_o allegory_n and_o conceit_a extraction_n and_o make_v they_o like_o anaxagoras_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d draw_v every_o thing_n out_o of_o any_o thing_n for_o a_o haereticall_a wit_n be_v a_o strange_a chemist_n the_o truth_n be_v the_o 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be_v a_o boundary_a in_o its_o place_n remove_v it_o and_o it_o be_v lapis_fw-la not_o limes_z 7._o no_o uncircumcised_a person_n may_v eat_v the_o passeover_n nor_o no_o unclean_a person_n that_o be_v under_o a_o uncleanness_n exod._n 12._o 44_o 48._o numb_a 9_o 7._o where_o the_o instance_n be_v of_o some_o unclean_a by_o the_o dead_a but_o it_o extend_v to_o other_o uncleanness_n leprous_a or_o menstruous_a etc._n etc._n joseph_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 17._o and_o yet_o there_o be_v provision_n make_v for_o the_o unclean_a that_o they_o may_v keep_v the_o passeover_n in_o the_o second_o month_n as_o they_o do_v in_o hezekiah_n his_o passeover_n 2_o chron._n 30._o 13._o but_o for_o the_o uncircumcised_a there_o be_v no_o provision_n and_o this_o set_v forth_o to_o we_o two_o sort_n of_o man_n that_o be_v uncapable_a of_o worthy_a come_n to_o the_o lord_n supper_n 1._o the_o uncircumcised_a that_o be_v stranger_n and_o foreiner_n supper_n two_o sort_n uncapable_a of_o 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upon_o they_o there_o may_v be_v nothing_o of_o christ_n and_o he_o that_o come_v worthy_o to_o this_o sacrament_n must_v have_v somewhat_o of_o christ_n in_o he_o or_o must_v be_v in_o some_o necessity_n of_o he_o that_o he_o may_v eat_v with_o sour_a herb_n a_o man_n may_v come_v with_o less_o sin_n unworthy_o i_o say_v less_o than_o a_o worthy_a communicant_a for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o number_n or_o quality_n of_o sin_n but_o the_o sense_n of_o and_o repentance_n for_o it_o that_o be_v here_o considerable_a a_o bottle_n stop_v with_o gold_n receive_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o empty_a shell_n it_o be_v christ_n that_o must_v be_v in_o your_o eye_n and_o thirst_n or_o else_o your_o fire_n be_v strange_a fire_n ii_o a_o man_n may_v be_v humiliatus_fw-la not_o humilis_fw-la humble_v not_o humble_a the_o angel_n that_o sin_v be_v tumble_v down_o into_o a_o low_a place_n without_o any_o abatement_n of_o their_o god-opposing_a pride_n man-opposing_a malice_n if_o god_n pound_n thou_o 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