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A69104 A necessary doctrine and erudition for any Christen man set furthe by the kynges maiestye of Englande &c.; Institution of a Christen man. Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.; Church of England. 1543 (1543) STC 5168.7; ESTC S110763 117,759 234

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patience_n humility_n and_o such_o like_a and_o also_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understande_v that_o by_o good_a work_n we_o mean_v not_o the_o superstitiouse_a work_n of_o man_n own_o invention_n which_o be_v not_o command_v of_o god_n nor_o approve_v by_o his_o word_n in_o which_o kind_n of_o work_n many_o christian_a man_n and_o special_o of_o they_o that_o be_v late_o call_v religious_a as_o monk_n friar_n nuns_n and_o such_o other_o have_v in_o time_n past_a put_v their_o great_a trust_n and_o confidence_n nor_o yet_o we_o mean_v not_o of_o such_o moral_a act_n as_o be_v do_v by_o the_o power_n of_o reason_n and_o natural_a will_n of_o man_n without_o faith_n in_o christ_n which_o albeit_o of_o their_o own_o kind_n they_o be_v good_a and_o by_o the_o law_n and_o light_n of_o nature_n man_n
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say_v two_o ●_o cor._n two_o receyve_v not_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a that_o be_v to_o say_v work_v well_o for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v give_v you_o to_o that_o intent_n and_o to_o that_o end_n we_o be_v redeem_v by_o christ_n and_o delyver_v from_o the_o thraldom_n of_o sin_n and_o captivity_n of_o the_o devyll_n that_o we_o shall_v serve_v god_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o as_o zachary_n say_v in_o holiness_n and_o rightuousnes_n afore_o he_o all_o our_o life_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n saint_n paul_n say_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o bring_v salvation_n unto_o all_o man_n teach_v we_o that_o we_o renounce_v all_o ungodlynes_n and_o worldly_a desire_n shall_v live_v in_o this_o present_a world_n sobre_o just_o and_o devoute_o look_v for_o the_o bless_a hope_n and_o appearance_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o great_a god_n and_o our_o saviour_n jesv_n christ_n which_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o to_o redeem_v we_o from_o all_o wykednes_n and_o to_o cleanse_v 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