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A63825 Forty sermons upon several occasions by the late reverend and learned Anthony Tuckney ... sometimes master of Emmanuel and St. John's Colledge (successively) and Regius professor of divinity in the University of Cambridge, published according to his own copies his son Jonathan Tuckney ...; Sermons. Selections Tuckney, Anthony, 1599-1670. 1676 (1676) Wing T3215; ESTC R20149 571,133 598

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jesuit_n and_o oratorian_n set_v up_o on_o purpose_n to_o invent_v and_o hold_v up_o their_o several_a idolatry_n superstition_n and_o will-worship_n not_o according_a to_o christ_n or_o the_o simplicity_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n but_o to_o vitiate_v and_o corrupt_v 3._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 3._o it_o with_o their_o unclean_a mixture_n these_o and_o such_o like_a be_v proper_o sect_n whilst_o of_o their_o own_o head_n they_o divide_v themselves_o and_o that_o ofttimes_o to_o great_a enmity_n and_o alienation_n from_o other_o and_o from_o god_n himself_o whilst_o they_o set_v their_o threshold_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v 8._o ezech_v 43._o 8._o by_o his_o threshold_n and_o their_o post_n by_o his_o post_n who_o ark_n can_v 3._o 1_o sam._n 5._o 3._o endure_v to_o have_v a_o dagon_n stand_v by_o it_o these_o division_n be_v indeed_o sect_n and_o fraction_n who_o material_n and_o essential_o be_v sinful_a and_o against_o christ_n 2._o nay_o it_o may_v be_v a_o sect_n when_o the_o groundwork_n be_v good_a and_o the_o part_n we_o take_v to_o in_o the_o main_a right_n but_o all_o spoil_v by_o our_o ill_a manage_n of_o it_o thus_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 12._o christ_n himself_o be_v perverse_o make_v the_o master_n of_o a_o sect_n nor_o be_v they_o more_o sectary_n that_o say_v i_o be_o of_o paul_n and_o i_o of_o apollo_n and_o i_o of_o cephas_n than_o they_o that_o add_v and_o i_o be_o of_o christ_n which_o as_o too_o many_o now_o do_v pretend_v christ_n and_o yet_o reject_v the_o ministry_n part_v christ_n from_o his_o minister_n with_o who_o he_o promise_v to_o be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o make_v a_o party_n 20._o mat._n 28._o 20._o and_o that_o place_n afford_v another_o way_n of_o sect-making_a and_o that_o be_v when_o instead_o of_o make_v minister_n or_o other_o helper_n of_o our_o joy_n we_o 24._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 24._o set_v they_o up_o as_o master_n and_o lord_n of_o our_o faith_n when_o one_o be_v as_o much_o for_o paul_n and_o another_o 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