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A72940 A declaration of the recantation of Iohn Nichols (for the space almost of two yeeres the Popes scholer in the English Seminarie or Colledge at Rome) which desireth to be reconciled and receiued as a member into the true Church of Christ in England. Nicholls, John, 1555-1584? 1581 (1581) STC 18533; STC 18533.5; ESTC S113205 57,669 199

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scripture_n forbid_v it_o for_o it_o be_v write_v psalm_n 80.11_o give_v we_o help_v against_o trouble_n o_o lord_n for_o vain_a be_v the_o help_n of_o man_n psalm_n 115.17_o the_o dead_a praise_n not_o the_o lord_n neither_o they_o that_o go_v down_o into_o the_o place_n of_o silence_n esay_n 63.16_o doubtless_o thou_o be_v our_o father_n though_o abraham_n be_v ignorant_a of_o we_o and_o israel_n know_v we_o not_o yet_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v our_o father_n and_o our_o redeemer_n now_o for_o the_o first_o if_o the_o help_n of_o man_n be_v in_o vain_a why_o then_o do_v you_o pray_v unto_o saint_n and_o if_o the_o dead_a praise_n not_o the_o lord_n to_o what_o end_n then_o shall_v they_o be_v pray_v unto_o if_o abraham_n and_o israel_n who_o be_v count_v holy_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n know_v not_o of_o they_o that_o be_v in_o earth_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o other_o saint_n have_v preeminence_n above_o the_o rest_n no_o no_o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o us._n jere._n 15.1_o though_o moses_n and_o samuel_n stand_v before_o i_o yet_o my_o affection_n can_v not_o be_v towards_o this_o people_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n curse_v be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o man_n and_o make_v flesh_n his_o arm_n and_o withdraw_v his_o heart_n from_o the_o lord_n ezechiel_n 14.14_o though_o these_o three_o man_n noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v among_o they_o they_o shall_v deliver_v but_o their_o own_o soul_n by_o their_o righteousness_n say_v the_o lord_n yet_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o bring_v thou_o from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o thou_o shall_v know_v no_o god_n but_o i_o for_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n beside_o i_o esther_n 14.3_o o_o my_o lord_n thou_o only_o be_v our_o king_n help_v i_o desolate_a woman_n which_o have_v no_o help_n but_o thou_o matth._n 11.28_o come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a &_o lade_v &_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o john_n 14.6_o jesus_n say_v i_o be_o the_o way_n and_o the_o truth_n no_o man_n come_v unto_o the_o father_n but_o by_o i_o to_o the_o first_o if_o god_n wrath_n kindle_v against_o his_o people_n can_v not_o be_v pacify_v at_o the_o intercession_n of_o moses_n and_o samuel_n who_o be_v saint_n how_o can_v you_o persuade_v yourselves_o that_o saint_n george_n or_o saint_n gregory_n or_o any_o other_o saint_n may_v be_v hear_v of_o god_n pray_v for_o you_o to_o the_o second_o here_o be_v commination_n of_o god_n pronounce_v against_o they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o man_n but_o you_o put_v trust_v &_o confidence_n in_o saint_n who_o interpretive_o be_v man_n ergo_fw-la this_o curse_n touch_v you_o these_o holy_a man_n noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n can_v do_v no_o more_o but_o save_v their_o own_o soul_n they_o can_v not_o with_o their_o prayer_n procure_v the_o salvation_n of_o other_o man_n soul_n these_o three_o be_v saint_n and_o in_o favour_n with_o god_n as_o other_o be_v they_o have_v the_o view_n of_o the_o glorious_a majesty_n of_o god_n as_o other_o have_v ergo_fw-la i_o infer_v if_o there_o can_v no_o help_n be_v find_v in_o they_o than_o you_o may_v be_v assure_v no_o help_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o other_o to_o the_o third_o god_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v no_o other_o salvation_n beside_o he_o but_o you_o my_o brethren_n hope_v to_o be_v save_v through_o the_o clemency_n of_o your_o patroness_n that_o be_v saint_n wherefore_o i_o conclude_v that_o you_o break_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n when_o he_o say_v that_o none_o can_v save_v you_o but_o he_o alone_o to_o the_o four_o the_o desolate_a woman_n take_v god_n only_o to_o be_v her_o king_n &_o not_o some_o saint_n or_o other_o her_o shield_n her_o buckler_n her_o defence_n her_o comforter_n &_o helper_n in_o this_o her_o distress_n &_o need_n she_o run_v not_o unto_o some_o saint_n to_o crave_v help_n at_o his_o hand_n but_o unto_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v most_o ready_a to_o grant_v her_o request_n therefore_o you_o be_v 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no_o man_n can_v come_v to_o the_o father_n but_o by_o christ_n ergo_fw-la in_o vain_a do_v you_o then_o make_v your_o prayer_n unto_o saint_n act._n 4.12_o neither_o be_v there_o salvation_n in_o any_o other_o for_o among_o man_n there_o be_v give_v none_o other_o name_n under_o heaven_n whereby_o we_o must_v be_v save_v rom._n 10.14_o how_o shall_v they_o call_v on_o he_o in_o who_o they_o have_v not_o believe_v james_n 1.5_o if_o any_o of_o you_o lack_v wisdom_n let_v he_o ask_v of_o god_n which_o give_v to_o all_o man_n liberal_o every_o good_a give_v and_o every_o perfect_a gift_n be_v from_o above_o and_o come_v down_o from_o the_o
one_o man_n speak_v evil_a of_o a_o other_o their_o devotion_n to_o the_o church_n be_v waxen_a cold_a charity_n towards_o the_o poor_a be_v more_o than_o freeze_a etc._n etc._n and_o whereof_o say_v they_o proceed_v this_o heap_n of_o all_o mischief_n the_o ripeness_n of_o this_o impiety_n what_o root_n have_v it_o spring_v it_o not_o from_o the_o corrupt_a doctrine_n of_o the_o new_a fangle_a preacher_n unto_o all_o these_o suppose_a caville_n and_o most_o manifest_a slander_n for_o other_o be_v they_o not_o but_o slander_n and_o those_o mere_a suppose_v i_o answer_v whereas_o they_o speak_v of_o the_o godly_a life_n of_o their_o forefather_n if_o their_o life_n have_v be_v holy_a these_o their_o good_a work_n whereof_o they_o boast_v be_v not_o undoubted_a mark_n of_o true_a religion_n for_o read_v the_o hystorye_n of_o the_o gentile_n let_v the_o life_n of_o the_o old_a philosopher_n both_o greek_n and_o latin_n be_v peruse_v and_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o be_v 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