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A07838 Iustifying and sauing faith distinguished from the faith of the deuils In a sermon preached at Pauls crosse in London, May 9. 1613. By Miles Mosse pastor of the church of God at Combes in Suffolke, and Doctor of Diuinitie. Mosse, Miles, fl. 1580-1614. 1614 (1614) STC 18209; ESTC S111317 73,555 96

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preacher_n of_o the_o augustine_n confession_n right_o term_v 75._o stercus_fw-la romani_fw-la pontificis_fw-la the_o very_a base_a excrement_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n they_o have_v with_o their_o deep_a wisdom_n whole_o miss_v the_o cushion_n and_o little_o have_v their_o anathema_n maranatha_fw-mi hurt_v we_o or_o our_o church_n as_o they_o intend_v in_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o controversy_n now_o in_o hand_n for_o when_o they_o determine_v thus_o 12._o si_fw-mi qui_fw-la dixerit_fw-la fidem_fw-la iustificantem_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la divinae_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la peccata_fw-la remittentis_fw-la propter_fw-la christum_fw-la vel_fw-la eam_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la solam_fw-la esse_fw-la qua_fw-la iustificamur_fw-la anathema_n fit_a that_o be_v if_o any_o man_n shall_v say_v that_o justify_v faith_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o confidence_n in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n forgive_a sin_n for_o christ_n sake_n or_o that_o this_o 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