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A36449 The stable trveths of the Kirk reqvire a svtable behaviour holden forth by way of sermon upon I. Tim. 3. vers. 14. 15., delivered by Mr. William Dowglas ... before the provinciall Synod of Aberdene, April 18. 1659. Dowglas, William. 1660 (1660) Wing D2044; ESTC R36099 43,682 51

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be_v the_o predicate_a of_o the_o church_n here_o and_o one_o be_v not_o a_o church_n 2._o some_o refer_v and_o join_v these_o word_n to_o the_o subsequent_a vers_fw-la 16._o these_o material_a truth_n be_v a_o pillar_n so_o camero_n so_o heinsius_n so_o also_o mare_n t._n 1._o contr._n 5._o contra_fw-la tirin●_n p._n 163._o 3._o most_o of_o the_o sound_a interpreter_n refer_v this_o to_o the_o antecedent_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o original_a greek_a have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o refer_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o be_v the_o like_a gal._n 3._o 16._o it_o be_v the_o church_n to_o which_o these_o two_o denomination_n belong_v i_o shall_v first_o speak_v of_o this_o pillar_n of_o truth_n attribute_v to_o the_o church_n ii_o of_o this_o ground_n of_o truth_n why_o and_o how_o it_o be_v thus_o call_v as_o for_o the_o first_o i_o propose_v these_o 1._o what_o church_n it_o be_v that_o be_v this_o pillar_n 2._o why_o the_o 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