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A03284 The confession of faith contending how the troubled man should seeke refuge at his God, thereto led by faith: with the declaratio[n] of the article of iustification at length. ... Compiled by M. Henry Balnaues of Halhill, & one of the Lords of session, and Counsell of Scotland, being as prisoner within the old pallaice of Roane: in the yeare of our Lord. 1548. Direct to his faithfull brethren, being in like trouble or more ... Balnaves, Henry, Sir, d. 1579.; Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572. 1584 (1584) STC 1340; ESTC S100771 112,936 310

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deutr._fw-la 12._o jer._n 11._o 11._o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n contrary_a our_o good_a zeal_n psal._n 115._o esa._n 55._o mich._n 6._o all_o which_o man_n shall_v do_v be_v contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n psal._n 93._o who_o do_v work_v not_o command_v by_o god_n in_o his_o scripture_n incurris_n his_o malediction_n jer._n 15._o &_o ●9_n 4._o reg._n 21_o 2._o cro._n 33._o the_o fruit_n of_o good_a zeal_n jer._n 2._o the_o word_n of_o jeremie_n be_v true_a this_o day_n 〈◊〉_d ●2_n &_o 11._o exod._n 20._o levit._fw-la 26._o deu._n 5._o psal._n 80.96_o &_o 113._o 113._o strange_a worship_v of_o god_n be_v not_o contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n good_a work_n esa._n 58._o jer._n 7._o &_o 26_o ezech._n 18._o psal_n 33._o 1._o pet._n 3._o tac._n 1_o io._n 1._o luc._n 3._o the_o vocation_n and_o office_n of_o man_n of_o war_n io._n 6._o faith_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n io._n 6._o there_o be_v no_o perfection_n but_o in_o christ._n 1._o cor._n 3._o 3._o christ_n be_v the_o head_n 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