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A64359 A friendly debate between a Roman Catholick and a Protestant concerning the doctrine of transubstantiation wherein the said doctrine is utterly confuted, and Antichrist is clearly and fully described, and his inevitable destruction predicted : with a challenge to all the Romish doctors that preach and teach the said doctrine, to answer it. Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715. 1688 (1688) Wing T698; ESTC R38802 90,615 48

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thou_o be_v and_o all_o thou_o have_v must_v be_v resign_v up_o to_o god_n from_o whence_o thou_o do_v receive_v it_o thou_o must_v forsake_v all_o whenever_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n call_v thou_o to_o it_o and_o deny_v thyself_o and_o follow_v christ_n the_o lamb_n of_o god_n whithersoever_o he_o go_v will_v you_o see_v a_o full_a scripture_n for_o proof_n of_o this_o why_o you_o shall_v matth._n 19.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o jesus_n say_v thou_o shall_v do_v no_o murder_n thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n and_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o the_o young_a man_n say_v unto_o he_o all_z these_o thing_n have_v i_o keep_v from_o my_o youth_n up_o what_o lack_v i_o yet_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a go_v and_o sell_v that_o thou_o have_v and_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o thou_o shall_v have_v treasure_n in_o heaven_n and_o come_v and_o follow_v i_o moral_a honesty_n will_v not_o do_v unless_o we_o follow_v christ_n by_o faith_n and_o in_o love._n therefore_o it_o can_v not_o be_v a_o moral_a honest_a man_n that_o make_v or_o invent_v the_o scripture_n because_o they_o be_v quite_o against_o he_o and_o sure_o if_o the_o moral_a good_a man_n have_v make_v they_o he_o will_v have_v make_v his_o way_n wide_a enough_o for_o himself_o to_o go_v to_o heaven_n and_o be_v save_v by_o his_o morality_n 2._o second_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o person_n that_o count_v themselves_o so_o good_a that_o they_o think_v there_o be_v none_o like_o they_o but_o that_o they_o be_v the_o only_a good_a man_n in_o the_o world_n isa_n 65._o rev._n 3.9_o and_o these_o be_v a_o whip_a sort_n of_o good_a man_n the_o pharisaical_a self-righteous_a man_n that_o be_v so_o zealous_a in_o their_o way_n to_o make_v up_o a_o righteousness_n of_o their_o own_o to_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v by_o that_o they_o 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