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A19747 A protestation against popery by way of a confession of Christian religion collected for the benefit of private friends I. D., fl. 1607.; Dunster, John, attributed name. 1607 (1607) STC 6172; ESTC S117486 16,972 41

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himself_o ego_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la qui_fw-la deleo_fw-la iniquitates_fw-la tuas_fw-la propter_fw-la i_o etc._z and_o that_o man_n have_v but_o a_o secundary_a and_o ministerial_a power_n to_o wit_n to_o publish_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n to_o those_o who_o god_n in_o heaven_n have_v forgive_v for_o we_o be_v but_o ambassador_n and_o do_v entreat_v for_o christ_n sake_n reconciliamini_fw-la deo_fw-la otherwise_o if_o the_o minister_n do_v take_v upon_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o any_o absolute_a power_n rest_v in_o himself_o to_o forgive_v sin_n the_o sinner_n to_o be_v absolve_v may_v say_v unto_o he_o as_o augustine_n have_v it_o quid_fw-la ego_fw-la homo_fw-la nisi_fw-la agre_z sanandus_fw-la vis_fw-la mihi_fw-la esse_fw-la medice_fw-la mecum_fw-la quaere_fw-la medicum_fw-la for_o he_o sinful_a man_n as_o he_o be_v have_v need_n of_o one_o to_o forgive_v his_o sin_n likewise_o i_o acknowledge_v power_n in_o the_o minister_n to_o retain_v sin_n and_o to_o award_v 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