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A29923
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The unspotted high-court of justice erected and discovered in three sermons preached in London and other places by Thomas Baker.
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Baker, Thomas, 1624 or 5-1690.
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1657
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Wing B523; ESTC R25262
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salvus_fw-la erit_fw-la lord_n who_o can_v be_v save_v especial_o see_v that_o as_o st._n peter_n sometime_o to_o the_o jew_n act_n 15.10_o we_o can_v but_o be_v tender_o sensible_a that_o this_o law_n put_v such_o a_o heavy_a yoke_n upon_o our_o neck_n as_o neither_o we_o nor_o our_o father_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v for_o the_o last_o the_o law_n from_o zion_n the_o law_n of_o faith_n as_o rom._n 3.27_o it_o be_v style_v as_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v contra-distinct_a to_o either_o of_o the_o former_a law_n but_o have_v in_o it_o rather_o the_o sum_n and_o substance_n and_o pith_n of_o either_o as_o have_v the_o intellective_a of_o the_o vegetative_a and_o sensitive_a soul_n so_o be_v christ_n the_o main_a scope_n of_o all_o they_o all_o look_v towards_o he_o as_o do_v the_o cherubin_n towards_o the_o mercy-seat_n exod._n 37.9_o in_o either_o of_o the_o former_a he_o discover_v himself_o but_o as_o through_o the_o lattice_n as_o it_o be_v cant._n 2.9_o in_o this_o latter_a he_o do_v not_o only_o present_v he_o clear_o to_o our_o view_n but_o so_o gracious_o and_o affectionate_o offer_v he_o to_o our_o embrace_n that_o we_o have_v now_o the_o happy_a opportunity_n and_o advantage_n of_o lay_v such_o fast_a hold_n of_o he_o as_o not_o to_o let_v he_o go_v as_o it_o be_v cant._n 3.4_o the_o former_a either_o of_o they_o hold_v we_o to_o hard-meat_n as_o we_o say_v make_v we_o a_o proffer_n of_o heaven_n indeed_o but_o upon_o very_o unfeisable_a yea_o indeed_o impossible_a condition_n fac_fw-la hoc_fw-la and_o vives_fw-la as_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o lawyer_n luke_n 10.28_o do_v this_o and_o thou_o shall_v live_v the_o latter_a tender_v we_o a_o bargain_n in_o our_o apprehension_n at_o least_o much_o easy_a to_o compass_v crede_fw-la and_o salvus_fw-la eris_fw-la as_o paul_n and_o silas_n to_o the_o jailor_n act_n 16.31_o and_o now_o little_a question_n to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o as_o the_o jew_n of_o the_o almighty_a rom._n 2.5_o there_o be_v more_o 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