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A63904 Charity recommended, in a sermon preached at the assizes held at Norwich, upon Thursday the 29th of July, 1686 by John Turner ... Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50. 1686 (1686) Wing T3304; ESTC R5344 20,642 37

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be_v give_v they_o at_o their_o circumcision_n and_o the_o other_o a_o roman_a or_o rather_o in_o this_o instance_n a_o greek_a though_o at_o that_o time_n very_o familiar_a among_o the_o roman_n who_o call_v this_o lebbaeus_n by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o contraction_n of_o theodosius_n who_o be_v by_o claudian_n somewhere_o call_v theudosius_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v epaphroditus_n and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n and_o of_o one_o that_o be_v call_v by_o this_o name_n express_v mention_n be_v make_v act_n 5._o 36._o which_o name_n by_o the_o jew_n be_v corrupt_o call_v thaddai_n as_o dositheus_n they_o call_v dosthai_n prolomaeus_fw-la talmai_n after_o a_o barbarous_a and_o corrupt_a manner_n and_o indeed_o all_o proper_a name_n of_o foreign_a nation_n the_o jew_n who_o be_v a_o very_a ignorant_a unlettered_a people_n be_v use_v to_o corrupt_v after_o a_o strange_a rate_n as_o 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and_o levi_n be_v two_o distinct_a person_n notwithstanding_o the_o general_a cry_n of_o expositor_n to_o the_o contrary_a who_o have_v take_v a_o false_a scent_n from_o one_o another_o be_v never_o like_a to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n v._o drus_n de_fw-fr trib_o sect._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o &_o lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o &_o box_v lex_fw-la talmud_n in_o talmai_n pag._n 2598._o &_o in_o jochanna_n pag._n 945_o etc._n etc._n p._n 20._o and_o though_o i_o bestow_v all_o my_o good_n to_o feed_v the_o poor_a and_o though_o i_o give_v my_o body_n to_o be_v burn_v these_o be_v very_o proper_a and_o genuine_a effect_n of_o that_o charity_n which_o the_o apostle_n describe_v but_o it_o seem_v without_o charity_n itself_o unless_o they_o proceed_v out_o of_o a_o inward_a principle_n of_o love_n to_o god_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o our_o neighbour_n on_o the_o other_o the_o bare_a act_n consider_v by_o themselves_o will_v be_v of_o no_o profit_n or_o avail_v to_o we_o p._n 27._o 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