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A22702 Two bokes of the noble doctor and B. S. Augustine thone entiteled of the predestiuacion [sic] of saintes, thother of perseueraunce vnto thende, whervnto are annexed the determinaciouns of two auncient generall councelles, confermyng the doctrine taught in these bokes by s. Aug. all faythfully translated out of Laten into Englyshe by Iohn Scory the late B. of Chichester, very necessary for al tymes ...; De praedestinatione sanctorum. English. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Scory, John, d. 1585. 1556 (1556) STC 921; ESTC S100326 111,327 288

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charity_n rather_o to_o the_o strong_a than_o to_o the_o weak_a but_o when_o it_o be_v say_v say_v they_o if_o thou_o believe_v thou_o shall_v be_v save_v 10._o rom._n 10._o one_o of_o these_o be_v require_v to_o be_v do_v the_o other_o be_v offer_v to_o be_v give_v that_o which_o be_v require_v be_v in_o man_n power_n but_o that_o which_o be_v offer_v be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n but_o i_o pray_v you_o why_o be_v they_o not_o both_o in_o god_n power_n aswell_o that_o that_o he_o command_v as_o that_o which_o be_v offer_v for_o we_o pray_v unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v gyve_v that_o he_o command_v they_o that_o believe_v pray_v for_o themselves_o that_o their_o faith_n may_v be_v increase_v they_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o believe_v not_o that_o faith_n may_v be_v give_v they_o so_o that_o faith_n both_o in_o her_o increasynge_n &_o also_o in_o her_o begynnynge_n may_v be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n but_o this_o say_n if_o thou_o believe_v thou_o shall_v be_v save_v be_v like_a 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