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A39674 Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made publick, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works. Flavel, John, 1630?-1691. 1691 (1691) Wing F1175; ESTC R21865 194,574 498

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defeat_v all_o the_o design_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o agent_n without_o they_o or_o of_o their_o own_o corruption_n within_o they_o to_o rend_v asunder_o their_o affection_n or_o communion_n and_o first_o 1._o he_o enforce_v the_o duty_n of_o unity_n by_o a_o solemn_a apostolical_a obsecration_n and_o adjuration_n i_o beseech_v you_o say_v he_o he_o have_v power_n to_o command_v they_o to_o this_o duty_n and_o threaten_v they_o for_o the_o neglect_n of_o it_o he_o have_v in_o readiness_n to_o revenge_v all_o disobedience_n and_o may_v have_v shake_v that_o rod_n over_o they_o but_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o entreat_v and_o beseech_v they_o now_o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n here_o you_o have_v as_o it_o be_v the_o great_a apostle_n upon_o his_o knee_n before_o they_o meek_o and_o pathetical_o entreat_v they_o to_o be_v at_o perfect_a unity_n among_o themselves_o it_o be_v the_o entreaty_n of_o their_o spiritual_a