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A03284 The confession of faith contending how the troubled man should seeke refuge at his God, thereto led by faith: with the declaratio[n] of the article of iustification at length. ... Compiled by M. Henry Balnaues of Halhill, & one of the Lords of session, and Counsell of Scotland, being as prisoner within the old pallaice of Roane: in the yeare of our Lord. 1548. Direct to his faithfull brethren, being in like trouble or more ... Balnaves, Henry, Sir, d. 1579.; Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572. 1584 (1584) STC 1340; ESTC S100771 112,936 310

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deutr._fw-la 12._o jer._n 11._o 11._o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n contrary_a our_o good_a zeal_n psal._n 115._o esa._n 55._o mich._n 6._o all_o which_o man_n shall_v do_v be_v contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n psal._n 93._o who_o do_v work_v not_o command_v by_o god_n in_o his_o scripture_n incurris_n his_o malediction_n jer._n 15._o &_o ●9_n 4._o reg._n 21_o 2._o cro._n 33._o the_o fruit_n of_o good_a zeal_n jer._n 2._o the_o word_n of_o jeremie_n be_v true_a this_o day_n 〈◊〉_d ●2_n &_o 11._o exod._n 20._o levit._fw-la 26._o deu._n 5._o psal._n 80.96_o &_o 113._o 113._o strange_a worship_v of_o god_n be_v not_o contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n good_a work_n esa._n 58._o jer._n 7._o &_o 26_o ezech._n 18._o psal_n 33._o 1._o pet._n 3._o tac._n 1_o io._n 1._o luc._n 3._o the_o vocation_n and_o office_n of_o man_n of_o war_n io._n 6._o faith_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n io._n 6._o there_o be_v no_o perfection_n but_o in_o christ._n 1._o cor._n 3._o 3._o christ_n be_v the_o head_n and_o foundation_n of_o our_o felicity_n upon_o who_o we_o shall_v build_v good_a work_n coloss._n 3_o math._n 11_o 11_o wherefore_o christ_n yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n of_o general_a and_o special_a vocation_n immediate_a vocation_n mediate_v vocation_n vocation_n general_a general_a charity_n be_v the_o band_n of_o peace_n 1._o cor._n 12._o ephe._n 4._o &_o 5._o 5._o why_o the_o faithful_a be_v call_v one_o body_n 1._o cor_fw-la 3_o ephe._n 2._o act._n 9.14_o &_o 20._o rom._n 5._o 1._o cor._n 12._o math._n 38._o mar._n 16._o job._n 33._o act._n 10._o ja._n 2._o gal_n 2._o galath_n 3_o 1._o pet._n ●●_o all_o faithful_a be_v king_n and_o priest_n note_v well_o ephe._n 5._o 5._o every_o member_n shall_v serve_v in_o his_o own_o vocation_n rom._n 12._o ro._n 13._o 13._o love_n be_v ever_o debt_n man_n shall_v seek_v no_o knowledge_n but_o it_o which_o be_v profitable_a the_o division_n of_o the_o estait_v of_o man_n the_o office_n of_o king_n and_o magistrate_n the_o king_n shall_v love_v his_o subject_n pro._n 1._o psal._n 110._o 110._o no_o man_n may_v know_v god_n but_o by_o his_o word_n the_o king_n shall_v have_v knowledge_n of_o god_n law_n deu._n 17._o josu._n 1._o psal._n 1_o 3._o reg._n 3._o jaco._n 1._o psal._n 19_o sap._n 1._o 1._o pet._n 5._o luc._n 1._o the_o king_n shall_v set_v forth_o the_o true_a and_o destroy_v the_o false_a religion_n of_o god_n in_o his_o kingdom_n deut._n 17._o psal._n 2._o deut._n 4._o 4._o to_o seek_v wisdom_n other_o way_n but_o in_o god_n scripture_n be_v foolishness_n 1._o cor._n 1._o zach._n 7._o &_o 7._o esay_n 1._o psal._n 81._o exod._n 28._o levit._fw-la 19_o deut._n 16._o exod._n 18._o io._n 10._o 10._o judge_n shall_v be_v honour_v because_o they_o be_v participant_a in_o power_n with_o god_n deut._n 1_o psal._n 11._o esay_n 40._o 1._o pet._n 1._o jac._n 1._o whereof_o shall_v judge_n be_v accuse_v &_o whereof_o not_o not_o a_o judge_n of_o corrupt_a life_n can_v never_o minister_v justice_n equal_o equal_o subject_n follow_v the_o vice_n of_o their_o superior_a magistrate_n magistrate_n god_n common_o punish_v the_o wicked_a by_o they_o which_o be_v more_o wicked_a jer._n 7._o mark_v diligent_o 1._o reg._n 15_o 1._o reg._n 15._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 2._o tim._n 2._o 1._o tim_n 6._o the_o blood_n of_o the_o flock_n perish_v for_o fault_n of_o spiritual_a food_n be_v require_v at_o the_o bishope_fw-mi ezech._n 3._o &_o the_o complaint_n of_o chrisostom_n chrisostom_n without_o a_o bishope_fw-mi preach_v true_o he_o can_v do_v no_o good_a work_n before_o god_n god_n the_o legacy_n paul_n unto_o bishop_n that_o be_v sorrow_n &_o eterne_a damnation_n abide_v you_o 1._o cor._n 3._o 1._o timoth_n 6_o tit._n 2._o 2._o timoth._n 2_o malach._n 2._o sap._n 11._o 1._o reg._n 2_o 3._o reg._n 2._o 1._o reg._n 2._o 2._o the_o punishment_n of_o david_n pertain_v to_o bishop_n aswell_o as_o to_o prince_n ephe._n 5_o collos._n 3_o 1._o pet._n 3._o 1._o cor._n 7._o coloss._n 3._o 1._o pet._n 3._o 1._o tim._n 1._o tim._n 5._o psal._n 77._o deut._n 6._o coloss._n 3.4_o ephe._n 6._o 6._o right_o prayer_n prayer_n the_o unfaithles_a work_n no_o good_a work_n ro._n 14._o 14._o the_o life_n of_o the_o father_n shall_v be_v clean_o because_o it_o be_v a_o mirror_n to_o the_o son_n 1._o tim._n 3._o mark_v diligent_o deut._n 8._o math._n 4._o the_o faithful_a lament_v the_o fault_n of_o other_o