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A47788 The alliance of divine offices, exhibiting all the liturgies of the Church of England since the Reformation as also the late Scotch service-book, with all their respective variations : and upon them all annotations, vindictating the Book of common-prayer from the main objections of its adversaries, explicating many parcels thereof hithereto not clearly understood, shewing the conformity it beareth with the primitive practice, and giving a faire prospect into the usages of the ancient church : to these is added at the end, The order of the communion set forth 2 Edward 6 / by Hamon L'Estrange ... L'Estrange, Hamon, 1605-1660. 1659 (1659) Wing L1183; ESTC R39012 366,345 360

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o the_o understanding_n of_o ihose_n who_o be_v chatcchise_v antecedent_n to_o it_o be_v enlighten_v second_o because_o it_o be_v our_o first_o entrance_n into_o christianity_n for_o as_o many_o as_o be_v baptize_v into_o christ_n do_v put_v on_o christ_n gal._n 2._o v._n 27._o and_o christ_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o supereminent_a light_n which_o lighten_v every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n those_o especial_o which_o be_v bear_v again_o by_o baptism_n he_o be_v supra_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o to_o the_o intellect_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v to_o the_o sense_n three_o because_o satan_n the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n be_v then_o usual_o by_o exorcism_n drive_v out_o of_o the_o party_n baptize_v to_o make_v room_n for_o christ_n for_o as_o judaeus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o egress_n of_o vice_n be_v virtue_n ingress_n so_o the_o expelling_a of_o satan_n be_v the_o admittance_n of_o christ._n now_o all_o 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respectiveness_n of_o god_n decree_n point_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n inscrutable_a to_o the_o most_o illuminate_v doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o which_o put_v he_o to_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n o_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n rom._n 11._o 33._o nor_o of_o any_o thing_n less_o than_o fundamental_a be_v there_o take_v notice_n of_o happy_a be_v we_o do_v all_o practitioner_n in_o theology_n they_o especial_o who_o pretend_v on_o high_a honour_n to_o our_o church_n conform_v to_o her_o example_n or_o lay_v on_o of_o hand_n as_o the_o tongue_n be_v to_o the_o heart_n such_o be_v the_o hand_n to_o the_o tongue_n a_o interpreter_n caeterae_fw-la part_n say_v the_o excellent_a 3._o orator_n loquentem_fw-la adjuvant_fw-la haec_fw-la prope_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la dicam_fw-la ipsae_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la in_o demonstrandis_fw-la personis_fw-la atque_fw-la locis_fw-la adverbiorum_fw-la atque_fw-la pronominum_fw-la obtinent_fw-la 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that_o noble_a clod_n be_v but_o those_o civility_n which_o ethnique_n philosophy_n have_v dictate_v to_o her_o disciple_n god_n certain_o expect_v more_o from_o christianity_n than_o from_o infidelity_n he_o expect_v from_o christian_n conformity_n to_o his_o own_o precept_n whereof_o this_o be_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o that_o you_o be_v not_o sorrowful_a at_o all_o at_o the_o loss_n of_o your_o friend_n not_o so_o the_o tear_n our_o bless_a saviour_n shed_v at_o the_o death_n of_o lazarus_n legitimate_a and_o warrant_v we_o but_o we_o must_v not_o be_v sorrowful_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o other_o be_v some_o jew_n as_o the_o sadducee_n and_o all_o heathen_n how_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v without_o hope_n they_o give_v all_o for_o lose_v if_o some_o few_o dream_v of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o elysian_a field_n for_o the_o soul_n yet_o general_o concern_v the_o body_n they_o be_v of_o opinion_n 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