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A67650 A revision of Doctor George Morlei's judgment in matters of religion, or, An answer to several treatises written by him upon several occasions concerning the Church of Rome and most of the doctrines controverted betwixt her, and the Church of England to which is annext a treatise of pagan idolatry / by L.W. Warner, John, 1628-1692. 1683 (1683) Wing W912; ESTC R14220 191,103 310

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&_o decide_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n hence_o come_v that_o variety_n of_o judgement_n on_o the_o same_o individual_a action_n of_o which_o one_o shall_v make_v a_o panegyric_n another_o a_o satire_n and_o tho'_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n &_o the_o appearance_n of_o god_n be_v so_o clear_a as_o not_o to_o be_v conceal_v yet_o this_o shall_v be_v as_o ineffectual_a as_o to_o all_o influence_n on_o our_o action_n as_o if_o they_o be_v dream_n a_o sensual_a man_n prefer_v pleasure_n before_o his_o honour_n a_o virtuous_a man_n the_o contrary_n so_o we_o judge_v as_o we_o be_v affect_v not_o as_o we_o shall_v our_o will_n do_v not_o follow_v but_o lead_v nay_o drag_v after_o it_o our_o reason_n &_o that_o with_o so_o sweet_a a_o violence_n that_o it_o be_v not_o perceive_v without_o much_o labour_n great_a attention_n &_o strict_a search_n into_o the_o beginning_n progress_n &_o end_n of_o our_o action_n this_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o incoherent_a discourse_n &_o illogical_a 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s._n gregory_n our_o apostle_n &_o berengarius_fw-la patriarch_n of_o the_o sacramentarian_o only_o these_o two_o to_o my_o remembrance_n die_v well_o profess_v the_o true_a faith_n contrary_a to_o their_o several_a error_n without_o doubt_v some_o if_o not_o all_o other_o heresiark_n be_v convince_v of_o the_o untruth_n of_o their_o doctrine_n &_o be_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d condemn_v of_o themselves_o or_o know_v that_o they_o deserve_v condemnation_n &_o doubtless_o all_o feel_v those_o reproache_n of_o conscience_n which_o follow_v all_o guilty_a action_n yet_o pride_n harden_v their_o heart_n against_o all_o now_o what_o can_v work_v upon_o these_o man_n in_o order_n to_o their_o conversion_n set_v before_o their_o eye_n truth_n they_o know_v but_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v it_o reproach_n unto_o they_o their_o perfidious_a abandon_v god_n and_o his_o spouse_n the_o church_n the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v it_o inward_o &_o they_o slyght_v he_o 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rom._n 10._o a_o versu_fw-la 14._o how_o shall_v they_o call_v on_o he_o in_o who_o they_o have_v not_o believe_v &_o how_o shall_v they_o believe_v in_o he_o of_o who_o they_o have_v not_o hear_v &_o how_o shall_v they_o hear_v without_o a_o preacher_n and_o how_o shall_v they_o preach_v except_o they_o besent_a and_o conclude_v so_o then_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v &_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o word_n confound_v all_o enthusiast_n &_o other_o who_o undertake_v to_o preach_v without_o be_v lawful_o call_v or_o send_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o our_o present_a business_n be_v to_o examine_v why_o faith_n be_v so_o particulary_a resolve_v into_o hear_v nothing_o like_o this_o be_v any_o where_o say_v of_o any_o other_o sense_n 2._o this_o will_v be_v easy_o understand_v if_o we_o remember_v that_o as_o be_v abovesayd_a faith_n be_v a_o assent_n give_v to_o a_o otherwise_o unknown_a truth_n on_o the_o credit_n of_o another_o this_o can_v be_v do_v without_o the_o 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