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A15622 A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither Wither, George, 1540-1605. 1588 (1588) STC 25889; ESTC S120301 238,994 326

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warrant_v your_o merit_n you_o delight_v to_o draw_v and_o strain_v parable_n perforce_o to_o your_o purpose_n for_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o parable_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o they_o which_o during_o life_n and_o the_o time_n which_o god_n grant_v they_o here_o neglect_v the_o ordinary_a mean_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o their_o salvation_n shall_v wish_v for_o it_o then_o when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o and_o when_o they_o can_v have_v it_o matt._n 23._o 20._o the_o text_n lord_n five_o talent_n thou_o do_v deliver_v i_o behold_v ⸫_o i_o have_v gain_v other_o five_o beside_o the_o note_n freewill_n with_o god_n grace_n do_v merit_n the_o answer_n it_o please_v god_n in_o mercy_n to_o reward_v liberal_o his_o servant_n which_o use_v the_o gift_n which_o god_n have_v bestow_v on_o they_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o benefit_n of_o his_o church_n what_o make_v this_o either_o for_o free_a will_n or_o for_o merit_n matt._n 25._o 26._o the_o text_n and_o his_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d import_v also_o this_o much_o they_o that_o be_v make_v worthy_a to_o wit_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o so_o they_o be_v in_o deed_n worthy_a as_o also_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n verse_n 36_o and_o 2._o thessalonian_o 1._o 5._o the_o answer_n why_o do_v you_o not_o express_o say_v that_o they_o be_v make_v worthy_a by_o their_o own_o demerit_n for_o that_o i_o know_v you_o will_v have_v join_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n neither_o do_v you_o account_v any_o indeed_o worthy_a but_o by_o their_o own_o inherent_a justice_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o these_o foolish_a imagination_n of_o you_o your_o note_n be_v tolerable_a but_o of_o these_o you_o keep_v silence_n because_o you_o know_v not_o how_o to_o wrest_v the_o text_n to_o they_o luke_n 21._o ●_o the_o text_n these_o thing_n which_o you_o see_v the_o day_n will_v come_v wherein_o ⸫_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v leave_v a_o stone_n upon_o a_o stone_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v the_o note_n 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name_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n unto_o all_o nation_n begin_v from_o jerusalem_n the_o note_n as_o he_o be_v anathema_n say_v saint_n augustine_n which_o preach_v that_o christ_n neither_o suffer_v nor_o rise_v again_o because_o we_o learn_v by_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o behoove_v christ_n to_o suffer_v and_o to_o rise_v again_o the_o three_o day_n so_o he_o shall_v also_o be_v anathema_n whosoever_o preach_v the_o church_n to_o be_v else_o where_o then_o in_o the_o communion_n of_o all_o nation_n because_o by_o the_o self_n same_o gospel_n we_o learn_v in_o the_o word_n next_o follow_v and_o penance_n to_o be_v preach_v in_o his_o name_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n through_o out_o all_o nation_n aug._n epist_n 48._o the_o answer_n how_o happen_v it_o that_o in_o so_o many_o conflict_n as_o augustine_n have_v with_o the_o donatist_n that_o he_o never_o do_v pronounce_v anathema_n against_o they_o for_o appeal_n from_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o why_o 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the_o actual_a fruition_n of_o they_o apoc._n 21._o 12._o the_o text_n and_o it_o have_v a_o wall_n great_a and_o high_a have_v twelve_o gate_n and_o in_o the_o gate_n twelve_o angel_n and_o name_n write_v thereon_o which_o be_v ⸫_o the_o name_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o note_n the_o name_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o apostle_n honourable_a and_o glorious_a in_o the_o triumphant_a church_n the_o answer_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o the_o father_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o truth_n and_o save_v health_n deliver_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n by_o the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o in_o whatsoever_o respect_n beside_o that_o you_o can_v reckon_v neither_o derogate_a from_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n nor_o dissonant_n from_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o word_n apoc._n 21._o 16._o the_o text_n and_o ⸫_o the_o city_n be_v situate_v quadrangle_n wise_a and_o the_o length_n thereof_o be_v as_o great_a as_o also_o the_o 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