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A26981 A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1685 (1685) Wing B1338; ESTC R231645 1,057,080 615

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have_v decree_v their_o salvation_n and_o will_v not_o lose_v they_o and_o he_o have_v mark_v they_o out_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o write_v on_o they_o holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v write_v let_v every_o one_o that_o name_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n depart_v from_o iniquity_n for_o god_n decree_n conjoyn_v the_o end_n and_o means_n and_o he_o decree_v none_o to_o salvation_n that_o be_v not_o at_o once_o decree_v to_o sanctification_n as_o his_o covenant_n on_o his_o part_n promise_v we_o life_n so_o our_o covenant_n to_o he_o oblige_v we_o to_o holiness_n 20._o but_o in_o a_o great_a house_n there_o be_v not_o only_a vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o of_o silver_n but_o also_o of_o wood_n and_o earth_n and_o some_o to_o honour_n and_o some_o to_o dishonour_v 20._o but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o in_o god_n house_n which_o be_v his_o church-visible_a or_o the_o professor_n of_o christianity_n there_o be_v error_n and_o 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