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A96361 Pantheologia or the summe of practical divinity practiz'd in the wilderness, and delivered by our Saviour in his Sermon on the Mount. Being observations upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters of St Matthew. To which is prefixed a prolegomena or preface by way of dialogue, wherein the perfection and perspicuity of the Scripture is vindicated from the calumnies of Anabaptists and Papists. By Tho. White B.L. minister of Gods word at Anne Aldersgate, London. White, Thomas, minister of St. Anne's, Aldersgate. 1653 (1653) Wing W1806; Thomason E1466_1; ESTC R208673 167,277 207

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pretence_n tell_v you_o how_o much_o they_o love_v you_o and_o what_o care_n they_o have_v of_o your_o soul_n etc._n etc._n yet_o you_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o their_o fair_a word_n deceive_v you_o not_o look_v to_o their_o doctrine_n not_o their_o pretence_n so_o for_o their_o conversation_n it_o may_v be_v you_o can_v know_v they_o by_o one_o or_o two_o observation_n yet_o by_o much_o observation_n you_o may_v for_o general_o heretic_n be_v wicked_a man_n and_o error_n end_v in_o profaneness_n 3._o take_v heed_n of_o judge_v by_o blossom_n for_o then_o the_o thorn_n will_v be_v more_o glorious_a that_o way_n then_o the_o vine_n 4._o you_o must_v not_o judge_v by_o one_o but_o by_o their_o fruit_n that_o be_v by_o their_o constant_a walking_n 1._o it_o show_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o false_a prophet_n you_o may_v stick_v grape_n to_o thorn_n but_o thorn_n do_v not_o bring_v forth_o those_o grape_n so_o their_o holiness_n proceed_v 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his_o heart_n verse_n 21._o not_o every_o one_o that_o say_v unto_o i_o lord_n lord_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o he_o that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n not_o every_o one_o that_o one_o may_v pray_v often_o and_o be_v so_o confident_a of_o our_o interest_n in_o christ_n that_o one_o may_v not_o only_o profess_v to_o man_n that_o christ_n be_v a_o lord_n but_o tell_v christ_n himself_o that_o he_o be_v our_o lord_n 2._o our_o obedience_n to_o god_n will_v must_v be_v constant_a for_o so_o the_o word_n in_o the_o present_a tense_n import_v 3._o it_o be_v not_o say_v the_o thing_n that_o my_o father_n command_v but_o the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n to_o show_v 1._o that_o many_o do_v those_o thing_n that_o god_n command_v that_o yet_o notwithstanding_o do_v not_o god_n will_v but_o wonderful_o displease_v he_o 2_o or_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o do_v what_o god_n command_v but_o we_o must_v do_v it_o 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