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A10180 The Church of Englands old antithesis to new Arminianisme VVhere in 7. anti-Arminian orthodox tenents, are euidently proued; their 7. opposite Arminian (once popish and Pelagian) errors are manifestly disproued, to be the ancient, established, and vndoubted doctrine of the Church of England; by the concurrent testimony of the seuerall records and writers of our Church, from the beginning of her reformation, to this present. By William Prynne Gent. Hospitij Lincolniensis. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1629 (1629) STC 20457; ESTC S115281 150,664 200

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litany_n wherefore_o we_o beseech_v he_o to_o grant_v we_o true_a repentance_n and_o his_o holy_a spirit_n that_o those_o thing_n may_v please_v he_o which_o we_o do_v at_o this_o present_a &c_n &c_n o_o god_n make_v clean_o our_o heart_n within_o us._n o_o god_n from_o who_o all_o holy_a desire_n all_o good_a counsel_n and_o all_o good_a work_n do_v proceed_v etc._n etc._n it_o that_o it_o may_v please_v thou_o to_o give_v we_o a_o heart_n to_o love_n and_o dread_v thou_o and_o diligent_o to_o walk_v after_o thy_o commandment_n that_o it_o may_v please_v thou_o to_o give_v we_o true_a repentance_n and_o to_o endue_v we_o with_o the_o grace_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n to_o amend_v our_o life_n according_a to_o thy_o holy_a word_n though_o we_o be_v tie_v and_o bind_v with_o the_o chain_n of_o our_o sin_n yet_o let_v the_o pittifulnesse_n of_o thy_o great_a mercy_n loose_v we_o etc._n etc._n advent_a almighty_a god_n give_v we_o grace_v that_o we_o may_v cast_v off_o the_o work_n of_o 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