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A96530 Six sermons by Edw. Willan ... Willan, Edward. 1651 (1651) Wing W2261A; ESTC R43823 143,091 187

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true_a charity_n indeed_o he_o speak_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o way_n of_o supposition_n yet_o it_o be_v assert_v general_o that_o what_o he_o do_v but_o storm_n chrysost_n basil_n ambrose_n austin_n oecumenius_n leo_n etc._n etc._n fulk_n downam_n etc._n etc._n s._n chrys_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o lege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n alex._n l._n 5._o storm_n suppose_v may_v be_v indeed_o so_o s._n jerome_n and_o so_o gennadius_n and_o divers_a other_o among_o the_o ancient_n so_o pet._n mart._n with_o piscator_fw-la also_o and_o diodate_v with_o other_o among_o the_o modern_n but_o it_o be_v a_o miracle_n beyond_o belief_n for_o a_o man_n to_o have_v a_o justify_v faith_n without_o charity_n for_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o such_o a_o faith_n to_o be_v full_a of_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n such_o a_o faith_n say_v s._n chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o of_o itself_o be_v full_a of_o good_a work_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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