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word_n	ceremonial_a	law_n	moral_a	3,536	5	9.8204	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49524	The reformed Presbyterian, humbly offering to the consideration of all pious and peaceable spirits several arguments for obedience to the act for unifromity, as the way to vnity and endeavouring to demonstrate by clear inferences from the sacred scriptures, the writings of some of the ancients, or several old pastors of the reformed churches abroad, and of the most eminent old non-conformists amongst ourselves : as Mr. Josias Nichols, Mr. Paul Baines, and other learned divines : as for Mr. Perkins, Mr. Iohn Randal, and Mr. Rob. Bolton, that there is nothing required by the act for vniformity that is forbidden by the law of God / by Rich. Lytler ...	Lytler, Richard.	1662 (1662)	Wing L3573; ESTC R1525	139,662	290

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so_o while_n christ_n have_v a_o visible_a church_n upon_o earth_n sect._n 5._o now_o before_o i_o go_v off_o from_o this_o subject_n i_o hope_v i_o may_v do_v good_a service_n in_o this_o momentous_a business_n to_o offer_v to_o your_o consideration_n the_o use_n that_o the_o pious_a and_o learned_a mr._n randall_n in_o his_o lecture_n of_o the_o church_n teach_v we_o to_o make_v of_o what_o have_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o my_o discourse_n be_v co-incident_a with_o he_o say_v he_o pag._n 148._o if_o we_o live_v in_o a_o church_n where_o such_o thing_n be_v ordain_v which_o be_v not_o simple_o unlawful_a we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o resist_v not_o this_o power_n or_o the_o thing_n thereby_o ordain_v 1._o this_o be_v the_o first_o rule_n and_o the_o lord_n incline_v our_o heart_n to_o keep_v it_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o this_o follow_v another_o 2._o we_o must_v bridle_v ourselves_o from_o distike_a this_o be_v the_o second_o unto_o which_o it_o shall_v seem_v we_o be_v natural_o 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