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A77100 Paideia Thriamous. The triumph of learning over ignorance, and of truth over faleshood. Being an answer to foure quæries. Whether there be any need of universities? Who is to be accounted an hæretick? Whether it be lawfull to use coventicles? Whether a lay-man may preach? VVhich were lately proposed by a zelot, in the parish church at Swacie neere Cambridge, after the second sermon, October 3. 1652. Since that enlarged by the answerer, R.B. B.D. and fellow of Trin. Col. Camb. R. B. (Robert Boreman), d. 1675. 1652 (1652) Wing B3760; Thomason E681_10; ESTC R206793 32,371 43

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but_o love_v the_o light_n therefore_o it_o be_v sometime_o call_v light_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n eph._n 5.8_o walk_v as_o child_n of_o the_o light_n vid._n act._n 26.18_o but_o they_o that_o evil_a that_o joh._n 3.19_o man_n love_v darkness_n rather_o than_o light_n because_o their_o deed_n be_v evil_a hate_v the_o truth_n delight_n in_o darkness_n dare_v not_o say_v that_o in_o a_o open_a congregation_n what_o they_o spawn_v and_o vent_v in_o a_o conventicle_n or_o private_a meeting_n therefore_o avoid_v they_o join_v not_o with_o they_o beware_v of_o make_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n or_o make_v that_o rent_n wide_o which_o be_v first_o begin_v of_o late_a by_o the_o presbyterian_o adhere_v not_o to_o schismatic_n who_o portion_n without_o a_o deep_a repentance_n for_o so_o great_a a_o sin_n as_o wound_v christ_n church_n shall_v be_v after_o death_n in_o the_o land_n of_o darkness_n because_o they_o love_v darkness_n rather_o than_o light_v i_o never_o read_v that_o 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their_o sermon_n or_o writing_n therefore_o let_v no_o man_n deceive_v you_o with_o vain_a word_n for_o for_o such_o thing_n come_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n be_v not_o then_o companion_n with_o they_o for_o you_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n but_o be_v now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n walk_z as_o child_n of_o light_n eph._n 5.6,7,8_o and_o conform_v yourselves_o to_o the_o aug._n the_o christi_fw-la actio_fw-la nostri_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la instrinctio_fw-la aug._n example_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o master_n jesus_n who_o 19.47_o who_o luke_n 19.47_o preach_v in_o the_o synagogue_n and_o the_o temple_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v place_n full_a of_o disorder_n and_o corruption_n he_o 21.13_o he_o mat._n 21.13_o call_v the_o temple_n a_o den_n of_o thief_n and_o be_v there_o not_o too_o many_o in_o we_o 15.3_o we_o mat._n 15.3_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n be_v then_o corrupt_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o false_a 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