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A03949 Bromelion A discourse of the most substantial points of diuinitie, handled by diuers common places: vvith great studie, sinceritie, and perspicuitie. Whose titles you haue in the next page following. S. I., fl. 1595.; Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605. Summa totius Christianismi. English. 1595 (1595) STC 14057; ESTC S107410 412,250 588

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any_o man_n the_o father_n but_z the_o son_n and_o he_o to_o who_o the_o son_n will_v reveal_v he_o mat._n 16._o 16._o 17._o simon_n peter_n answer_v and_o say_v thou_o be_v that_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o bless_a be_v thou_o simon_n the_o son_n of_o jonas_n for_o flesh_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o reveal_v it_o to_o thou_o but_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n john_n 1._o 10._o he_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n know_v he_o not_o but_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o to_o they_o he_o give_v power_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o of_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n which_o be_v bear_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n and_o chap._n 3._o 5._o 6._o jesus_n answer_v nicodemus_n very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o thou_o except_o that_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n and_o that_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n be_v spirit_n second_o they_o be_v call_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o elect_a be_v call_v they_o hear_v not_o luke_n 12._o 47._o that_o servant_n which_o know_v his_o master_n will_v and_o prepare_v not_o himself_o neither_o do_v according_a to_o his_o will_n shall_v be_v beat_v wiih_o many_o stripe_n matt._n 22._o 14._o for_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v luke_n 13._o 34._o o_o jerusalem_n jerusalem_n which_o kill_v the_o prophet_n and_o stone_v they_o that_o be_v send_v to_o thou_o how_o often_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n together_o as_o the_o hen_n gather_v her_o brood_n under_o her_o wing_n and_o you_o will_v not_o chap._n 19_o 44._o they_o shall_v make_v thou_o even_o with_o the_o ground_n because_o thou_o know_v not_o the_o time_n of_o thy_o visitation_n jere._n 7._o 27._o therefore_o shall_v thou_o speak_v all_o these_o word_n unto_o they_o but_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v thou_o thou_o shall_v also_o cry_v unto_o they_o but_o they_o will_v not_o answer_v thou_o pro._n 1._o 24._o 26._o 28._o 26._o because_o when_o i_o call_v you_o refuse_v i_o will_v laugh_v at_o your_o destruction_n and_o mock_v when_o your_o fear_n come_v they_o shall_v call_v upon_o i_o but_o i_o will_v not_o answer_v they_o shall_v seek_v i_o early_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o find_v i_o because_o they_o hate_v knowledge_n and_o do_v not_o choose_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n john_n 14._o 16._o 17._o and_o i_o will_v pray_v the_o father_n and_o he_o shall_v give_v you_o a_o other_o comforter_n that_o he_o may_v abide_v with_o you_o for_o ever_o even_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n who_o the_o world_n can_v receive_v because_o it_o see_v he_o not_o neither_o know_v it_o he_o but_o you_o know_v he_o for_o he_o dwell_v with_o you_o and_o shall_v be_v in_o you_o chap._n 12._o 39_o 40._o therefore_o can_v they_o not_o believe_v because_o that_o esaias_n say_v again_o he_o have_v blind_v their_o eye_n and_o harden_v their_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n nor_o understand_v with_o their_o heart_n and_o shall_v be_v convert_v and_o i_o shall_v heal_v they_o 2._o thess_n 3._o 2._o all_o man_n have_v not_o faith_n mat._n 13._o 9_o 11._o he_o that_o have_v ear_n to_o hear_v let_v he_o hear_v to_o you_o it_o be_v give_v to_o know_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o give_v 1._o cor._n 2._o 14._o the_o natural_a man_n perceive_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v foolishness_n unto_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o know_v they_o because_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v the_o word_n of_o life_n be_v folly_n unto_o they_o and_o a_o 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