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A00593 Clavis mystica a key opening divers difficult and mysterious texts of Holy Scripture; handled in seventy sermons, preached at solemn and most celebrious assemblies, upon speciall occasions, in England and France. By Daniel Featley, D.D. Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645. 1636 (1636) STC 10730; ESTC S121363 1,100,105 949

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live_a god_n because_o god_n dwell_v &_o remain_v in_o our_o soul_n our_o soul_n in_o our_o body_n our_o body_n in_o the_o church_n the_o church_n in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v many_o other_o reason_n of_o this_o appellation_n but_o the_o apostle_n dwell_v most_o upon_o this_o of_o dwell_v where_o god_n dwell_v there_o be_v his_o temple_n but_o he_o dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n we_o be_v therefore_o his_o temple_n if_o exception_n be_v make_v to_o this_o reason_n that_o dwell_v prove_v a_o house_n but_o not_o a_o temple_n sanctificat_fw-la temple_n cal._n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la de_fw-fr homine_fw-la si_fw-la dicatur_fw-la hic_fw-la habitat_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la protinus_fw-la templum_fw-la sed_fw-la domus_fw-la prophana_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la hoc_fw-la speciale_a est_fw-la quod_fw-la quemcunque_fw-la locum_fw-la suâ_fw-la dignatur_fw-la praesentiâ_fw-la eum_fw-la sanctificat_fw-la calvin_n answer_v acute_o that_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o habitation_n 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