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A57540 Ohel or Beth-shemesh A tabernacle for the sun, or, Irenicum evangelicum : an idea of church-discipline in the theorick and practick parts, which come forth first into the world as bridegroom and bride ... by whom you will have the totum essentiale of a true Gospel-church state according to Christs rules and order left us when he ascended ... : published for the benefit of all gathered churches, more especially in England, Ireland and Scotland / by John Rogers ... Rogers, John, 1627-1665?; Rogers, John, 1627-1665? Challah, the heavenly nymph. 1653 (1653) Wing R1813; Wing R1805; ESTC R850 596,170 655

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hypographick_a error_n for_o i_o for_o i_o can_v not_o follow_v the_o press_n and_o the_o press_n will_v not_o follow_v i_o and_o to_o be_v ingenuous_a i_o shall_v find_v out_o some_o fault_n for_o you_o many_o from_o you_o but_o most_o in_o you_o that_o be_v ever_o and_o most_o find_v fault_n errata_n in_o the_o epistle_n page_n 17._o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d four_o month_n p._n 30._o line_n 27._o r._n deep_o incumbent_a upon_o magistrate_n p._n 26._o l._n 1._o r._n christ_n p._n 29._o l._n 29._o r._n you_o know_v what_o i_o p._n 37._o l._n 18._o margin_n r._n redire_fw-la i●_n principium_fw-la p._n 55._o in_o margin_n against_o l._n 6._o obliterate_v the_o p_o 70._o l_o 9_o in_o margin_n r._n the_o way_n to_o make_v it_o p._n 64._o l_o 19_o r._n him_z in_o i._n e._n in_o one_o p._n 63_o l._n 37._o r_o church_n p._n 73._o l._n 37._o r._n do_v save_v p._n 79._o in_o verse_n l._n ult_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o book_n p_o 5._o l._n 27_o r._n policy_n p._n 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23._o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 109._o l._n 1._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 23._o r._n undeniable_a p_o 86_o in_o margin_n against_o l._n 25._o r._n love_v p_o 96._o l._n 1._o content_v r._n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o s●cond_o &c_n &c_n l._n ●ast_a content_n r._n any_o church_n p._n 139._o
l._n 24._o r._n and_o oblit_v as_o and_o in_o marg_n against_o l._n 30._o r._n not_o able_a p._n 141._o l._n 36_o mar_v r._n force_n p._n 152._o r._n ●ron_n side_n p._n 217._o l._n 20._o r._n esau_n p_o 320._o l._n 3._o r._n that_o p._n 253._o l._n 14._o r._n sun_n p._n 255._o l._n 13._o oblit_fw-la seu_fw-la before_o motum_fw-la and_o put_v in_o seu_fw-la before_o m●ve●tur_fw-la l._n 33._o r._n man_n p_o 261._o l._n 21._o r._n approbatione_n p._n 264._o l._n 31._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marg_n l._n 24_o r._n interior_n p._n 268._o l._n 3._o r._n find_a no_o rest_n p._n 304._o l._n 11._o r._n here_o p._n 305._o l._n ult_n r._n thou_o before_o that_o p._n 308._o l._n 12_o r._n be_v call_v p._n 301._o l._n 4_o r._n judgement_n p_o 316._o l._n 30._o r._n they_o p._n 320._o l._n 12._o r._n be_v the_o cause_n of_o a_o pale_a p._n 328_o l._n 3._o r_o subscription_n p._n 334._o l._n 32._o r._n psal._n 36.9_o p._n 336._o l._n 1._o r._n a_o tenondo_fw-la p._n 358._o l._n 14._o r._n they_o p._n 319._o l._n 9_o r._n a_o poor_a wretch_n who_o say_v p_o 418._o l._n 38._o r_o unrighteous_a one_o p._n 419_o l_o 2._o r._n full_a of_o variety_n p._n 739._o marg_n r._n dum_o sursum_fw-la sursim_fw-la p._n 453._o l._n 22._o r._n those_o p._n 457._o l._n 19_o r._n by_o there_o p._n 465._o l._n ult_n but_o one_o r._n act_n ●4_n p._n 466_o l._n 4_o r._n readmitting_a of_o one_o l._n 5_o r._n to_o hold_v off_o p._n 482._o l._n 8._o r._n intigrale_n marg_n against_o l._n 20._o r._n no_o diocesan_n 467_o marg_n against_o l._n 20._o r._n duobus_fw-la locis_fw-la p._n 469._o l_o 33._o oblit_fw-la the_o p_o 470._o l._n 16._o r._n 1_o cor._n 5.13_o p._n 4●0_n l._n 7._o r._n and_o as_o be_v p._n 507._o line_n 37._o read_v form_n of_o it_o page_z 511._o l._n 35._o oblit_fw-la to_o be_v p._n 519_o l_o 26._o r._n a_o amethyst_n p._n 523._o l._n 17._o r._n presence_n p._n 531._o l._n 5._o r._n autem_fw-la p._n 464._o l._n 31._o r._n scripture_n p._n 468._o l._n 1._o r._n to_o be_v 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of_o no_o use_n therein_o 5._o in_o the_o king_n and_o governor_n 6._o in_o obedience_n 7._o in_o alter_v or_o add_v to_o law_n when●e_o come_v pope_n prelate_n hierarchy_n 8._o in_o principle_n 9_o about_o custom_n of_o long_a continuance_n 10._o in_o power_n of_o make_v obedient_a and_o punish_v offender_n 11._o in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o 12._o in_o the_o pomp_n and_o beauty_n of_o it_o 13._o in_o respect_v person_n or_o opinion_n 14._o in_o respect_n of_o gift_n and_o ability_n 15._o in_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o it_o differ_v from_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n in_o a_o sense_n who_o more_o politic_a than_o the_o beast_n seven-headed_a most_o subtill-pated_n in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n saint_n susp●●ring_v yet_o aspire_a in_o a_o strange_a land_n revel_v 9.2_o rev._n 12.1_o expos._n what_o a_o happy_a condition_n the_o church_n be_v in_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n both_o for_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n mat_n 10.16_o 17_o 18._o anno_fw-la 110._o vid._n euseb._n lib._n 3._o chap._n 29._o 2_o cor._n 11.2_o the_o dragon_n persecute_v she_o rev._n 12.4_o anno_fw-la 179._o anno_fw-la 204._o anno_fw-la 256._o anno_fw-la 162._o euseb._n lib._n 7_o c._n 17._o image_n and_o idol_n cent._n 2_o cap._n 7._o anno_fw-la 267._o anno_fw-la 306._o euseb._n lib._n 8._o &_o 9_o rev._n 12.3_o she_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o wilderness_n when_o and_o how_o pareus_n in_o apoc._n 12._o v_o 6._o by_o lose_v her_o discipline_n and_o how_o euseb._n l._n 10._o cap._n 3._o socrates_n lib._n i._n cap_n 6._o when_o meeting-place_n be_v make_v church_n when_o crucifix_n relic_n of_o saint_n etc._n etc._n come_v up_o socrates_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1●_n cap._n 9_o c._n 17._o monk_n priest_n popish_a discipline_n swim_v in_o blood_n there_o be_v hope_n of_o the_o recovery_n of_o gospel-di●cipline_a in_o king_n henry_n 8._o and_o in_o edw._n 6._o little_a hope_n leave_v again_o in_o q._n mary_n day_n great_a hope_n of_o her_o restauration_n be_v in_o q._n elizabeth_n day_n cant._n 1.6_o but_o what_o hinder_v it_o prelate_n false_o accuse_v it_o to_o the_o queen_n they_o false_o accuse_v and_o abuse_v the_o saint_n that_o call_v for_o discipline_n papist_n and_o prelate_n alike_o in_o discipline_n and_o in_o oppose_v the_o truth_n prelate_n mongrel_n sim._n k._n james_n no_o bishop_n no_o king_n both_o alike_o have_v be_v from_o and_o for_o the_o be●st_n and_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o the_o beast_n presbyterian_o too_o must_v lose_v their_o discipline_n in_o these_o day_n sim._n isa._n 8.20_o the_o law_n be_v for_o we_o the_o day_n will_v be_v we_o sim._n the_o heat_n of_o their_o sun_n melt●_n their_o waxen_a wing_n sim._n simile_n black_a discipline_n will_v not_o be_v better_o but_o bitter_a till_o it_o tumble_v church_n discipline_n be_v best_a at_o last_o rev._n 12.8.13_o exhortation_n to_o england_n ireland_n and_o scotland_n sim._n we_o have_v be_v cheat_v in_o our_o childhood_n with_o copper_n and_o counterfeit_a coin_n but_o christ_n true_a 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