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A65074 Sermons preached upon several publike and eminent occasions by ... Richard Vines, collected into one volume.; Sermons. Selections Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656. 1656 (1656) Wing V569; ESTC R21878 447,514 832

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o man_n condemn_v of_o himself_o not_o mere_o mislead_v by_o other_o to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v up_o himself_o blindfold_a but_o as_o one_o that_o have_v elective_o take_v up_o and_o with_o a_o fix_a self-will_n be_v resolve_v to_o persist_v in_o his_o error_n and_o way_n which_o he_o think_v to_o be_v truth_n and_o that_o he_o do_v godgood_n service_n in_o hold_v on_o in_o it_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v clear_o take_v up_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v make_v the_o character_n of_o a_o haeretick_n to_o sin_n because_o condemn_v of_o himself_o 2._o that_o another_o man_n may_v know_v that_o he_o be_v subvert_v and_o sin_n be_v self_n condemn_v for_o '_o be_v say_v after_o admonition_n reject_v he_o know_v that_o he_o that_o be_v such_o be_v subvert_v etc._n etc._n but_o how_o shall_v this_o be_v know_v be_v it_o because_o he_o sin_n against_o common_a notion_n or_o principle_n within_o the_o ken_n of_o nature_n light_n this_o restrain_v haeresy_n 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dedictamine_n etc._n etc._n si_fw-mi non_fw-la idem_fw-la sentimus_fw-la de_fw-la veritate_fw-la at_o saltem_fw-la de_fw-la pondere_fw-la if_o we_o can_v agree_v upon_o the_o truth_n of_o every_o question_n or_o point_n of_o divinity_n yet_o at_o least_o let_n be_v agree_v concern_v the_o weight_n and_o moment_n thereof_o so_o as_o not_o to_o make_v as_o great_a a_o stir_v about_o a_o tile_n of_o the_o house_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o foundation_n stone_n nor_o erect_v new_a party_n or_o church_n upon_o every_o lesser_a variation_n but_o to_o contend_v for_o or_o pretend_v a_o liberty_n of_o profess_v or_o publish_v such_o docttrin_n as_o overthrow_v the_o faith_n and_o subvert_v the_o soul_n under_o the_o name_n of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o tim._n 3._o 9_o a_o manifest_a folly_n or_o madness_n be_v this_o liberty_n any_o part_n of_o christ_n purchase_n have_v he_o make_v man_n free_a to_o sin_n and_o deny_v he_o 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jesus_n christ_n and_o his_o office_n be_v deny_v by_o false_a teacher_n and_o by_o your_o silence_n too_o and_o the_o lord_n grant_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v say_v of_o you_o as_o of_o the_o minister_n of_o ephesus_n acts._n 20._o 30._o also_o of_o your_o own_o self_n shall_v man_n arise_v speak_v perverse_a thing_n to_o draw_v away_o disciple_n after_o they_o catharinus_n say_v of_o some_o middle-region_n man_n in_o those_o time_n that_o they_o be_v luther_n anunculi_fw-la half_a or_o dough-baked_a lutheran_n let_v we_o not_o half_a between_o two_o opinion_n but_o be_v valiant_a for_o the_o truth_n he_o be_v but_o half_a a_o good_a shepherd_n that_o feed_v the_o sheep_n in_o good_a pasture_n but_o defend_v they_o not_o from_o the_o wolf_n it_o belong_v to_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d titus_n 1._o 11._o