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A05358 An excellent and learned treatise of apostasie made by the most reuerend and godly learned man M. Iohn de l'Espine minister of the word of God in the churche of Angers in the dukedome of Anjou. Directed against the apostates in the churches of France. Written first in the French tongue by the author him selfe, and now faithfully translated into English. The contentes of the booke appeare in the page following; Traité de l'apostasie. English. L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597. 1587 (1587) STC 15511A; ESTC S106904 98,822 213

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people_n that_o err_v in_o their_o heart_n for_o they_o have_v not_o know_v my_o way_n wherefore_o i_o swear_v in_o my_o wrath_n say_v sure_o they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o my_o rest_n what_o the_o cause_n be_v which_o hinder_v the_o delayer_n from_o enter_v into_o the_o church_n and_o how_o light_n and_o frivolous_a they_o be_v chap._n 15._o there_o be_v three_o thing_n which_o cause_n the_o delayer_n to_o slumber_n which_o they_o ever_o set_v before_o their_o eye_n to_o flatter_v themselves_o in_o their_o sluggishness_n and_o which_o the_o devil_n can_v use_v marvelous_a well_o to_o keep_v they_o fast_o in_o his_o band_n &_o to_o hold_v they_o from_o go_v from_o he_o the_o first_o be_v that_o they_o doubt_v of_o the_o threaten_n of_o god_n and_o that_o which_o cause_v they_o to_o doubt_n be_v 103.6_o psal_n 103.6_o that_o he_o be_v slow_a unto_o anger_n and_o to_o execute_v his_o judgement_n for_o he_o be_v incline_v of_o his_o own_o nature_n unto_o mercy_n and_o meekness_n 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name_n do_v many_o great_a work_n and_o then_o will_v i_o profess_v to_o they_o i_o never_o know_v you_o depart_v from_o i_o you_o that_o work_n iniquity_n let_v we_o then_o conclude_v that_o the_o prayer_n which_o be_v make_v at_o home_n &_o private_o do_v by_o some_o particular_a man_n can_v not_o be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o can_v not_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n except_o he_o be_v unite_v with_o the_o body_n &_o the_o head_n for_o those_o that_o thus_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o assembly_n whatsoever_o exercise_n of_o religion_n they_o perform_v in_o their_o house_n they_o make_v a_o sect_n by_o themselves_o and_o by_o consequent_a be_v excommunicate_v the_o second_o be_v that_o a_o faithful_a man_n ought_v not_o to_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o frequent_v of_o the_o assembly_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n by_o his_o people_n in_o certain_a day_n that_o be_v appoint_v 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the_o day_n wherein_o they_o be_v call_v together_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o a_o innumerable_a multitude_n of_o place_n in_o the_o psalm_n 26.8_o psal_n 26.8_o o_o lord_n i_o have_v love_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o house_n &_o the_o place_n where_o thy_o honour_n dwell_v 43.3_o psal_n 43.3_o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n send_v thy_o light_n &_o thy_o truth_n let_v they_o lead_v i_o let_v they_o bring_v i_o to_o thy_o holy_a mountain_n and_o thy_o tabernacle_n again_o other_o where_n 138.1_o psal_n 138.1_o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o with_o my_o whole_a heurt_n enen_fw-la before_o the_o god_n will_v i_o praise_v thou_o i_o will_v worship_v towards_o thy_o holy_a temple_n &_o praise_v thy_o name_n because_o of_o thy_o love_a kindness_n &_o for_o thy_o truth_n and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n he_o show_v the_o delight_n which_o he_o have_v to_o resort_v to_o the_o public_a congregation_n of_o the_o church_n &_o the_o singular_a pleasure_n &_o contentation_n of_o mind_n he_o receive_v 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