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A47013 Maran atha: or Dominus veniet Commentaries upon the articles of the Creed never heretofore printed. Viz. Of Christs session at the right hand of God and exaltation thereby. His being made Lord and Christ: of his coming to judge the quick and the dead. The resurredction of the body; and Life everlasting both in joy and torments. With divers sermons proper attendants upon the precedent tracts, and befitting these present times. By that holy man and profound divine, Thomas Jackson, D.D. President of Corpus Christi Coll. in Oxford. Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.; Oley, Barnabas, 1602-1686. 1657 (1657) Wing J92; ESTC R216044 660,378 504

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this_o be_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o english_a church_n or_o clergy_n that_o all_o the_o argument_n which_o have_v be_v or_o can_v be_v bring_v by_o factious_a or_o discontent_a spirit_n in_o matter_n of_o rite_n ceremony_n or_o discipline_n do_v draw_v their_o strength_n from_o such_o false_a or_o mistake_v principle_n as_o if_o way_n be_v give_v to_o their_o growth_n or_o exercise_v of_o their_o force_n they_o can_v not_o peck_v the_o least_o hole_n in_o the_o mitre_n or_o make_v the_o least_o thirl_z in_o the_o surpellice_n without_o work_v a_o proportionable_a crack_n or_o flaw_n in_o the_o royal_a crown_n their_o author_n disobedience_n to_o law_n or_o discipline_n ecclesiastic_a will_v quick_o induce_v if_o opportunity_n serve_v open_a rebellion_n against_o the_o prerogative_n royal._n ☞_o reason_n and_o experience_n have_v teach_v the_o heathen_a statesman_n that_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o like_a sufferance_n or_o equal_o insufferable_a to_o live_v ubi_fw-la omne_fw-la 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god_n call_v his_o people_n out_o of_o babylon_n he_o call_v they_o unto_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v by_o interpretation_n the_o vision_n of_o peace_n a_o city_n as_o the_o psalmist_n in_o the_o literal_a sense_n perhaps_o mean_v compact_a but_o in_o the_o mystical_a or_o emblematical_a sense_n a_o city_n at_o unity_n in_o itself_o the_o long_a durance_n of_o a_o hard_a and_o foreign_a yoke_n have_v teach_v they_o subjection_n unto_o their_o native_a governor_n zerubbabel_n their_o prince_n and_o jesus_n their_o highpriest_n the_o hatred_n contempt_n and_o scorn_n which_o they_o have_v endure_v among_o barbarous_a alien_n be_v a_o cement_n to_o unite_v their_o heart_n in_o brotherly_a affection_n but_o we_o by_o misemploy_v our_o peace_n and_o security_n of_o dread_n from_o the_o enemy_n have_v turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n and_o transform_v that_o christian_a liberty_n which_o our_o forefather_n purchase_v with_o their_o ash_n into_o such_o licentiousness_n 58._o as_o if_o we_o have_v depart_v out_o of_o babylon_n to_o build_v a_o babel_n in_o jerusalem_n how_o have_v our_o printing-house_n become_v the_o cell_n and_o arcenal_n of_o strife_n and_o contention_n and_o our_o pulpit_n be_v make_v babel_n or_o tower_n of_o confusion_n when_o the_o man_n which_o come_v from_o the_o east_n attempt_v to_o build_v a_o tower_n unto_o heaven_n god_n as_o you_o know_v confound_v their_o language_n that_o they_o can_v not_o understand_v one_o another_o and_o the_o enterprise_n be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o enterprizer_n be_v disperse_v over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o confusion_n which_o do_v not_o end_v in_o contention_n though_o one_o of_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v another_o yet_o we_o do_v not_o read_v but_o that_o every_o man_n do_v well_o understand_v himself_o but_o our_o misery_n be_v that_o every_o one_o will_n over-understand_a another_o when_o he_o do_v not_o half-understand_a 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denounce_v have_v already_o overtake_v they_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o their_o enemy_n i_o will_v not_o cast_v they_o away_o neither_o will_v i_o abhor_v they_o to_o destroy_v they_o utter_o and_o to_o break_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o for_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n but_o i_o will_v remember_v they_o according_a to_o the_o covenant_n of_o old_a or_o i_o will_v for_o their_o sake_n remember_v the_o covenant_n of_o their_o ancestor_n who_o i_o bring_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o in_o the_o 42._o verse_n of_o the_o same_o chapter_n when_o they_o shall_v confess_v their_o iniquity_n before_o he_o in_o their_o distress_n he_o say_v he_o will_v remember_v his_o covenant_n with_o jacob_n and_o also_o his_o covenant_n with_o isaac_n and_o with_o abraham_n the_o same_o covenant_n be_v more_o solemn_o establish_v at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 6._o by_o solomon_n he_o suppose_v this_o people_n shall_v be_v plague_v 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