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A72940 A declaration of the recantation of Iohn Nichols (for the space almost of two yeeres the Popes scholer in the English Seminarie or Colledge at Rome) which desireth to be reconciled and receiued as a member into the true Church of Christ in England. Nicholls, John, 1555-1584? 1581 (1581) STC 18533; STC 18533.5; ESTC S113205 57,669 199

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or_o whereas_o saint_n peter_n say_v 2.3_o 2._o pet._n 2.3_o per_fw-la avaritiam_fw-la fictis_fw-la sermonibus_fw-la negociantur_fw-la de_fw-la vobis_fw-la through_o covetousness_n by_o feign_a talk_n they_o make_v sale_n of_o you_o that_o by_o these_o word_n they_o give_v we_o warn_v of_o the_o very_a form_n and_o doctrine_n of_o your_o purgatory_n for_o better_a authority_n than_o these_o be_v that_o i_o reckon_v you_o can_v light_o find_v none_o and_o whereas_o you_o tell_v we_o out_o of_o some_o heathenish_a fantasy_n that_o sin_n can_v not_o be_v wash_v away_o but_o by_o long_a space_n of_o time_n and_o pain_n in_o purgatory_n saint_n cyprian_n say_v in_o eodem_fw-la articulo_fw-la temporis_fw-la cum_fw-la iam_fw-la anima_fw-la festinet_fw-la ad_fw-la exitum_fw-la &_o egrediens_fw-la ad_fw-la labia_fw-la expirantis_fw-la emerserit_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la clementissimi_fw-la dei_fw-la benignitas_fw-la non_fw-la aspernatur_fw-la nec_fw-la serun_v est_fw-la quod_fw-la verum_fw-la 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scripture_n forbid_v it_o for_o it_o be_v write_v psalm_n 80.11_o give_v we_o help_v against_o trouble_n o_o lord_n for_o vain_a be_v the_o help_n of_o man_n psalm_n 115.17_o the_o dead_a praise_n not_o the_o lord_n neither_o they_o that_o go_v down_o into_o the_o place_n of_o silence_n esay_n 63.16_o doubtless_o thou_o be_v our_o father_n though_o abraham_n be_v ignorant_a of_o we_o and_o israel_n know_v we_o not_o yet_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v our_o father_n and_o our_o redeemer_n now_o for_o the_o first_o if_o the_o help_n of_o man_n be_v in_o vain_a why_o then_o do_v you_o pray_v unto_o saint_n and_o if_o the_o dead_a praise_n not_o the_o lord_n to_o what_o end_n then_o shall_v they_o be_v pray_v unto_o if_o abraham_n and_o israel_n who_o be_v count_v holy_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n know_v not_o of_o they_o that_o be_v in_o earth_n shall_v we_o think_v that_o other_o saint_n have_v preeminence_n above_o the_o rest_n no_o no_o we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o us._n jere._n 15.1_o though_o moses_n and_o samuel_n stand_v before_o i_o yet_o my_o affection_n can_v not_o be_v towards_o this_o people_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n curse_v be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o man_n and_o make_v flesh_n his_o arm_n and_o withdraw_v his_o heart_n from_o the_o lord_n ezechiel_n 14.14_o though_o these_o three_o man_n noah_n daniel_n and_o job_n be_v among_o they_o they_o shall_v deliver_v but_o their_o own_o soul_n by_o their_o righteousness_n say_v the_o lord_n yet_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o bring_v thou_o from_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o thou_o shall_v know_v no_o god_n but_o i_o for_o there_o be_v no_o saviour_n beside_o i_o esther_n 14.3_o o_o my_o lord_n thou_o only_o be_v our_o king_n help_v i_o desolate_a woman_n which_o have_v no_o help_n but_o thou_o matth._n 11.28_o come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a &_o lade_v &_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o john_n 14.6_o jesus_n say_v i_o be_o the_o way_n and_o 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