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A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the thirteenth of Iune, the second Sunday in trinitie tearme 1591 by Thomas Barne ...
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Barne, Thomas.
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1591
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STC 1464.8; ESTC S658
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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o paul_n cross_n the_o thirteen_o of_o june_n the_o second_o sunday_n in_o trinity_n term_v 1591._o by_o thomas_n barn_n student_n in_o divinity_n brethren_n i_o exhort_v you_o to_o watch_v those_o that_o make_v division_n and_o offence_n among_o you_o and_o decline_v from_o they_o rom._n 15._o cap._n frustra_fw-la autem_fw-la ut_fw-la ait_fw-la quidam_fw-la niti_fw-la neque_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la litigando_fw-la nisi_fw-la â—dium_fw-la quaerere_fw-la extremae_fw-la dementiae_fw-la est_fw-la hieronymus_n ad_fw-la domnionem_fw-la &_o rogatianum_fw-la nullum_fw-la vitium_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la mendacio_fw-la sumit_fw-la originem_fw-la neque_fw-la virtus_fw-la cvius_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la origo_fw-la veritas_fw-la joannes_n maxentius_n adversus_fw-la episcopum_fw-la ormisdae_fw-la 〈…〉_o academia_n oxoniensiâ—_n veritas_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d joseph_n 〈…〉_o print_a at_o oxford_n by_o joseph_n barnes_n printer_n to_o thâ—_n university_n 1591._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a george_n rotherham_n esqvier_n high_a sheriff_n of_o bedforde-shiere_n thomas_n barn_n wish_v peace_n and_o prosperity_n in_o christ_n jesus_n i_o present_v unto_o your_o worship_n a_o copy_n of_o that_o sermon_n the_o which_o i_o preach_v public_o at_o paul_n cross_n in_o that_o i_o be_o already_o persuade_v that_o the_o doctrine_n therein_o contain_v be_v requisite_a and_o expedient_a for_o these_o day_n the_o which_o when_o i_o have_v consider_v i_o find_v sundry_a and_o diverse_a man_n that_o have_v clothe_v themselves_o in_o pharisaical_a garment_n wherein_o be_v embroider_v the_o sum_n of_o christianity_n they_o themselves_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n altogether_o deprive_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n faith_n say_v the_o apostle_n it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o in_o vain_a tend_v all_o our_o preach_n if_o the_o heart_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o prepare_v before_o by_o the_o special_a assistance_n of_o god_n spirit_n 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inferioris_fw-la germaniae_fw-la be_v so_o far_o from_o condemn_v they_o that_o he_o defend_v they_o if_o caluin_n or_o beza_n have_v exclame_v against_o they_o as_o abuse_v scandalous_a 38_o caluinus_fw-la ad_fw-la pastorem_fw-la helueticum_n beza_n ad_fw-la edm_n grindallum_fw-la episcop_n londinensem_fw-la epi._n 38_o yet_o caluine_n and_o beza_n find_v at_o the_o last_o that_o they_o may_v be_v use_v and_o no_o offence_n at_o all_o in_o the_o use_n wherefore_o shall_v we_o contend_v belove_v so_o serious_o for_o nothing_o &_o make_v ourselves_o ridiculous_a to_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o leave_v that_o doctrine_n that_o be_v bequeath_v unto_o we_o and_o now_o to_o begin_v to_o frame_v a_o new_a doctrine_n the_o which_o as_o hilary_n write_v ad_fw-la constantium_fw-la augustum_fw-la scribendae_fw-la &_o innovandae_fw-la fidei_fw-la usus_fw-la inolevit_fw-la it_o be_v a_o common_a custom_n to_o every_o one_o to_o have_v a_o new_a say_v a_o new_a religion_n qui_fw-la postquam_fw-la nova_fw-la potius_fw-la caepit_fw-la condere_fw-la quam_fw-la accepta_fw-la retinere_fw-la nec_fw-la veterata_fw-la defendit_fw-la nec_fw-la innovata_fw-la firmavit_fw-la &_o have_v one_o according_a to_o our_o humour_n we_o neither_o regard_v the_o old_a say_v neither_o do_v we_o labour_v to_o confirm_v the_o new_a religion_n &_o facta_fw-la est_fw-la fides_fw-la temporum_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la euangeliorum_fw-la and_o our_o faith_n do_v more_o fit_a the_o present_a time_n than_o the_o course_n of_o scripture_n man_n and_o brethren_n i_o have_v be_v somewhat_o long_o in_o these_o point_n i_o will_v leave_v they_o to_o your_o good_a consideration_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v we_o be_v assure_v of_o this_o that_o god_n permit_v this_o cockle_n and_o darnel_n to_o grow_v among_o we_o until_o in_o due_a time_n he_o flinge_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o if_o we_o persist_v in_o these_o contention_n god_n he_o will_v separate_v himself_o from_o we_o and_o 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