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A02186 Greenvvoods vvorkes contayned in fiue seueral tractates. 1. Of the day of iudgement. 2. Of the Lords Prayer. 3. Of the race to saluation. 4. Of the torment of Tophet. 5. Of the baptisme of Christ. Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5.; Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5. Treatise of the great and generall daye of judgement. aut; Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5. Race celestiall. aut; Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5. Tormenting Tophet. aut; Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5. Joyfull tractate of the most blessed baptisme. aut 1620 (1620) STC 12329; ESTC S115797 129,145 422

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the_o adoption_n even_o the_o redemption_n of_o our_o body_n these_o therefore_o fail_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o second_o petition_n first_o they_o that_o suffer_v sin_n to_o reign_v in_o their_o mortal_a member_n and_o yield_v obedience_n thereunto_o second_o they_o that_o quench_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o will_v not_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o good_a motion_n and_o holy_a direction_n of_o the_o same_o three_o they_o that_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o their_o way_n that_o contemn_v the_o counsel_n and_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n and_o pray_v not_o hearty_o for_o the_o free_a passage_n and_o flourish_a estate_n of_o the_o same_o four_o they_o that_o labour_v not_o for_o perfection_n in_o grace_n five_o they_o that_o be_v not_o prepare_v for_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n neither_o wish_v nor_o long_a for_o
same_o shall_v appear_v before_o christ_n judgement_n seat_n and_o give_v a_o account_n every_o one_o for_o himself_o to_o god_n for_o it_o be_v appoint_v 27._o heb._n 9_o 27._o unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v and_o after_o that_o come_v judgement_n as_o it_o be_v therefore_o most_o sure_a that_o all_o man_n must_v die_v so_o be_v it_o as_o sure_o that_o all_o man_n must_v come_v to_o judgement_n this_o be_v the_o seven_o article_n of_o our_o 7._o article_n 7._o faith_n to_o believe_v that_o christ_n shall_v come_v from_o heaven_n to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a by_o the_o dead_a all_o those_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o shall_v be_v find_v dead_a at_o the_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n by_o the_o quick_a all_o those_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o shall_v be_v find_v live_v at_o his_o second_o come_v augustine_n in_o his_o augustine_n augustine_n enchiridion_n to_o laurentius_n chap._n 55_o say_v that_o this_o article_n may_v be_v expound_v two_o way_n either_o by_o the_o dean_n say_v he_o may_v be_v mean_v those_o that_o shall_v be_v find_v corporal_o dead_a and_o by_o the_o quick_a those_o that_o shall_v be_v find_v corporal_o live_v at_o christ_n come_n or_o say_v he_o by_o the_o dead_a may_v be_v mean_v those_o that_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n according_a to_o that_o in_o the_o gospel_n of_o s._n matthew_n let_v the_o dead_a bury_v their_o dead_a 22._o mat._n 8._o 22._o and_o by_o the_o quick_a those_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n and_o live_v to_o faith_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n abac●k_n 4._o hab._n ●_o 4._o the_o justice_n shall_v live_v by_o faith_n but_o this_o exposition_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o creed_n yet_o notwithstanding_o true_a it_o be_v that_o both_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a shall_v come_v to_o judgement_n for_o by_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n all_o man_n shall_v be_v raise_v up_o the_o holy_a angel_n with_o the_o great_a sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n 31_o 〈◊〉_d 24._o 31_o shall_v be_v send_v forth_o into_o all_o the_o world_n and_o they_o shall_v gather_v together_o the_o elect_n from_o the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o earth_n from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o heaven_n to_o the_o other_o then_o shall_v christ_n separate_v the_o 4●_n mat._n 13._o 4●_n elect_a from_o the_o reprobate_n the_o wheat_n from_o the_o tare_n the_o corn_n from_o the_o chaste_a the_o lamb_n from_o the_o goat_n the_o just_a from_o the_o unjust_a so_o that_o you_o see_v that_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a yea_o all_o man_n whatsoever_o shall_v appear_v before_o christ_n tribunal_n 〈◊〉_d and_o give_v a_o account_n of_o themselves_o and_o for_o themselves_o to_o the_o terrible_a judge_n object_n ob._n some_o notwithstanding_o may_v object_v against_o this_o doctrine_n deliver_v and_o say_v as_o it_o be_v in_o john_n that_o he_o that_o 18._o joh._n ●_o 18._o believe_v he_o christ_n shall_v not_o be_v judge_v or_o shall_v not_o come_v into_o judgement_n and_o so_o 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quid_fw-la poet._n poet._n melius_fw-la what_o be_v better_o than_o the_o tongue_n but_o if_o it_o be_v abuse_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o almighty_a god_n if_o it_o be_v a_o un●amed_a member_n utter_v out_o idle_a and_o evil_a word_n then_o may_v we_o conclude_v with_o the_o poet_n and_o say_v lingua_fw-la quid_fw-la 34._o mat._n 12._o 34._o p●ius_fw-la eadem_fw-la what_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o tongue_n let_v every_o christian_n therefore_o show_v himself_o as_o he_o profess_v a_o christian_a in_o his_o speech_n for_o out_o of_o the_o abundance_n 34_o mat._n 12._o 34_o of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v even_o as_o the_o heart_n stand_v affect_v so_o be_v the_o speech_n of_o every_o man_n for_o lingua_fw-la est_fw-la mentis_fw-la interp●es_fw-la the_o tongue_n be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o chaste_a man_n speak_v chaste_o and_o honest_o the_o wanton_a speak_v lawd_o and_o luxurious_o the_o envious_a person_n speak_v bite_o and_o bitter_o even_o as_o by_o 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the_o speech_n of_o this_o country_n be_v talk_v of_o terrene_a and_o earthly_a matter_n muzle_v with_o the_o mole_n in_o the_o cranny_n terrarumque_fw-la poris_fw-la and_o in_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o earth_n quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n for_o os_fw-la homini_fw-la sublime_a dedit_fw-la say_v the_o ovid._n ovid._n poet_n coelumque_fw-la tueri_fw-la iussit_fw-la god_n give_v man_n a_o lofty_a face_n and_o bid_v he_o look_v aloft_o and_o hold_v up_o his_o head_n towards_o heaven_n according_a to_o that_o of_o john_n quidem_z terra_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la loquor_fw-la he_o 31._o joh._n 3._o 31._o that_o be_v of_o the_o earth_n speak_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o again_o they_o be_v of_o the_o 5._o 1._o joh._n 4._o 5._o world_n therefore_o speak_v they_o of_o the_o world_n 3_o there_o be_v provincia_fw-la infernalis_fw-la the_o kingdom_n of_o hell_n and_o the_o language_n of_o this_o country_n be_v swear_v forswear_v curse_v ban_a and_o blaspheme_v if_o 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