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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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christis_fw-la sake_n he_o will_v yet_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o receyve_v we_o unto_o his_o favour_n again_o and_o so_o be_v thus_o restore_v to_o our_o justification_n we_o must_v go_v forward_o in_o our_o battle_n aforesaid_a in_o mortifienge_n our_o concupiscence_n and_o in_o our_o daily_a spiritual_a renovation_n in_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n in_o do_v good_a work_n and_o abstain_v from_o sin_n and_o all_o occasion_n thereof_o be_v arm_v with_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n to_o the_o intent_n we_o may_v atteyne_v our_o final_a justification_n and_o so_o be_v glorify_v in_o the_o day_n of_o iugement_n with_o the_o reward_n of_o everlasting_a life_n wherefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o keep_v and_o hold_v of_o this_o justification_n once_o confer_v and_o give_v in_o baptism_n or_o recover_v again_o by_o penance_n through_o the_o mercy_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o also_o for_o the_o increase_v of_o the_o same_o 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