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possession_n of_o it_o by_o he_o or_o her_o relic_n this_o i_o confess_v be_v not_o judaisme_n for_o under_o the_o jewish_a law_n all_o holiness_n of_o thing_n or_o place_n be_v derive_v from_o their_o relation_n to_o god_n now_o the_o name_n and_o relic_n and_o wonder-working_a image_n of_o saint_n and_o the_o bless_a virgin_n give_v the_o most_o peculiar_a and_o celebrate_a holiness_n and_o whether_o this_o be_v not_o at_o least_o to_o ascribe_v such_o a_o divinity_n to_o they_o as_o the_o pagan_n do_v to_o their_o deify_v man_n and_o woman_n to_o who_o they_o erect_v temple_n and_o altar_n let_v any_o impartial_a reader_n judge_n those_o must_v have_v a_o good_a share_n of_o divinity_n who_o can_v give_v holiness_n to_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o since_o they_o must_v have_v holy_a place_n and_o something_o to_o answer_v the_o jewish_a superstition_n who_o cry_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o can_v blame_v they_o for_o make_v choice_n of_o 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salvation_n second_o edition_n the_o absolute_a impossibility_n of_o transubstantiation_n demonstrate_v a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o the_o reverend_a benj._n calamy_n d.d._n a_o vindication_n of_o some_o protestant_a principle_n of_o church-unity_n and_o catholick-communion_n from_o the_o charge_n of_o agreement_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o answer_n to_o a_o late_a pamphlet_n entitle_v a_o agreement_n between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n evince_v from_o the_o concertation_n of_o some_o of_o her_o son_n with_o their_o brethren_n the_o dissenter_n a_o preservative_n against_o popery_n be_v some_o plain_a direction_n to_o unlearned_a protestant_n how_o to_o dispute_v with_o romish_a priest_n the_o first_o part._n the_o four_o edition_n these_o three_o last_o by_o william_n sherlock_n d.d._n master_n of_o the_o temple_n reason_n for_o abrogate_a the_o test_n p._n 133._o matth._n 4._o 10._o ibid._n p._n 80._o ibid._n p._n 30._o 135_o psal._n 15._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 11._o 1_o thess._n 2._o 15._o 5_o jam._n 14_o 15._o 1_o john_n 3._o 8._o 1._o joh._n 18._o mat._n 10._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 5_o 6._o dr._n stillin_n defence_n of_o the_o discourse_n concern_v idolatry_n 25_o exod._n 22._o reason_n for_o abrogate_a the_o test_n p._n 124_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 127._o 9_o heb._n 21_o â—2_n p._n 130._o page_n 127._o page_n 130._o 99_o psalm_n 2_o 9_o 1_o john_n 2.1_o 2._o 3_o rom._n 23._o 15_o matth._n 11_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o 4_o john_n 21_o 23._o 23_o matth._n 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 5_o matth._n 20._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 3_o 4_o 5._o 2_o col._n 16_o 16_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 40_o isa._n 18._o etc._n etc._n 4_o john_n 22._o 4_o john_n 23._o 99_o psal._n 1_o 2._o 14_o john_n 2._o 4_o heb._n 16._o 8_o rom._n 15._o 4_o gal._n 6._o 3_o john_n 5_o 6_o 8_o rom._n 1._o 4_o eph._n 24._o 3_o colos_n 10._o 3_o col._n 16._o 1_o john_n 2.2_o 12_o heb._n 1._o