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A07350 The English catechisme explained. Or, A commentarie on the short catechisme set forth in the Booke of common prayer Wherein diuers necessarie questions touching the Christian faith are inserted, moderne controuersies handled, doubts resolued, and many cases of conscience cleared. Profitable for ministers in their churches, for schoole masters in their schooles, and for housholders in their families. By Iohn Mayer, Bachelour of Diuinitie.; English catechisme Mayer, John, 1583-1664. 1622 (1622) STC 17733; ESTC S100659 485,672 636

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the_o like_a in_o king_n johns_n day_n in_o edward_n the_o second_o and_z richard_z the_o second_o day_n etc._n etc._n in_o england_n but_o have_v not_o feel_v it_o ourselves_o and_o we_o pray_v that_o we_o may_v never_o taste_v of_o it_o 6._o against_o extreme_a poverty_n and_o want_v of_o all_o thing_n tend_v to_o the_o famish_v of_o our_o body_n for_o such_o as_o fear_v the_o lord_n shall_v want_v no_o good_a thing_n though_o the_o lion_n hunger_n and_o be_v hunger_n bit_n 7._o against_o all_o thing_n that_o defile_v man_n and_o make_v the_o creature_n unclean_a and_o accurse_a unto_o he_o 8._o against_o a_o unhealthful_a constitution_n turn_v our_o meat_n and_o drink_n into_o ill_a humour_n to_o the_o hazard_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o decay_n of_o our_o bodily_a strength_n 9_o against_o idleness_n and_o sloth_n whereby_o time_n be_v spend_v unprofitable_o or_o not_o to_o so_o much_o benefit_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o it_o may_v be_v either_o through_o want_n of_o 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explan_n consider_v the_o solemn_a ordination_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n in_o a_o time_n of_o so_o great_a need_n when_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v now_o to_o be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o child_n of_o the_o marriage_n chamber_n and_o they_o shall_v mourn_v it_o be_v worth_a the_o consider_v how_o great_a the_o benefit_n hereof_o be_v and_o hereof_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o a_o little_a to_o delay_v the_o reader_n in_o show_v the_o extravagancy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o extol_v the_o suppose_a sacrifice_n hereof_o if_o it_o be_v use_v that_o be_v if_o the_o mass_n be_v use_v upon_o saint_n gregory_n day_n it_o deliver_v soul_n out_o of_o purgatory_n if_o upon_o s._n rochell●_n day_n from_o the_o plague_n if_o upon_o s._n antony_n it_o save_v cattle_n if_o upon_o sigismun●s_n it_o cure_v the_o ague_n if_o upon_o s._n anthony_n of_o milan_n it_o restore_v thing_n lose_v if_o upon_o saint_n apollonius_n it_o cure_v the_o toothache_n if_o upon_o s._n lucy_n day_n it_o 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