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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54842	An impartial inquiry into the nature of sin in which are evidently proved its positive entity or being, the true original of its existence, the essentiall parts of its composition by reason, by authority divine, humane, antient, modern, Romane, Reformed, by the adversaries confessions and contradictions, by the judgement of experience and common sense partly extorted by Mr. Hickman's challenge, partly by the influence which his errour hath had on the lives of many, (especially on the practice of our last and worst times,) but chiefly intended as an amulet to prevent the like mischiefs to come : to which is added An appendix in vindication of Doctor Hammond, with the concurrence of Doctor Sanderson, Oxford visitors impleaded, the supreme authority asserted : together with diverse other subjects, whose heads are gathered in the contents : after all A postscript concerning some dealings of Mr. Baxter / by Thomas Pierce ...	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing P2184; ESTC R80	247,562	303

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580._o and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 584._o but_o i_o have_v dwell_v so_o long_o upon_o these_o two_o father_n that_o i_o must_v study_v to_o be_v brief_a in_o those_o that_o follow_v and_o that_o by_o satisfy_v myself_o with_o one_o or_o two_o instance_n out_o of_o each_o the_o force_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v not_o show_v as_o i_o have_v hitherto_o do_v but_o modest_o leave_v to_o my_o reader_n judgement_n i_o shall_v only_o propose_v to_o consideration_n whether_o those_o quality_n or_o action_n be_v not_o worthy_o call_v sin_n of_o which_o the_o word_n sin_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v praedicat_v in_o recto_fw-la and_o whether_o that_o which_o be_v grant_v to_o be_v a_o true_a proposition_n by_o all_o the_o world_n can_v possible_o lose_v of_o its_o truth_n by_o the_o attempt_n of_o so_o gross_a a_o fallacy_n as_o à_fw-la dicto_fw-la simplicitèr_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la secundum_fw-la quid._n clemens_n alex._n storm_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d edit_fw-la 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