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A41211 An appeal to Scripture & antiquity in the questions of 1. the worship and invocation of saints and angels 2. the worship of images 3. justification by and merit of good works 4. purgatory 5. real presence and half-communion : against the Romanists / by H. Ferne ... Ferne, H. (Henry), 1602-1662. 1665 (1665) Wing F787; ESTC R6643 246,487 512

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above_z the_o worship_n of_o love_n and_o fellowship_n and_o 55._o and_o charitatis_fw-la non_fw-la servitutis_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la relig._n c._n 55._o elsewhere_o the_o worship_n of_o charity_n not_o subjection_n or_o service_n or_o from_o s._n paul_n eph._n 2._o saying_n we_o be_v fellow-citizen_n or_o from_o the_o angel_n rev._n i_o be_o thy_o fellow-servant_n and_o if_o they_o will_v still_o make_v use_n of_o such_o place_n as_o this_o author_n allege_v it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o show_v how_o inconsequent_a the_o argument_n be_v from_o such_o place_n of_o scripture_n how_o insufficient_a to_o prove_v such_o a_o worship_n as_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o conclude_v this_o author_n will_v not_o say_v we_o be_v mistake_v premise_n recapitul_n of_o the_o premise_n when_o we_o affirm_v that_o all_o worship_n proper_o religious_a and_o according_a to_o his_o first_o and_o strict_a sense_n be_v due_a to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o be_v exhibit_v to_o any_o 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religion_n second_o by_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o what_o this_o author_n have_v say_v to_o the_o contrary_a in_o put_v off_o the_o imputation_n from_o themselves_o and_o fasten_v the_o mistake_n on_o we_o as_o first_o his_o pretence_n from_o the_o immediate_a signification_n or_o bare_a importance_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o text_n which_o speak_v a_o bow_v or_o prostration_n of_o the_o body_n and_o be_v common_a to_o the_o religious_a and_o the_o civil_a worship_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n and_o according_o all_o the_o instance_n and_o example_n he_o bring_v speak_v no_o more_o than_o that_o outward_a reverence_n and_o worship_n show_v in_o bow_v the_o body_n whereas_o this_o come_v not_o home_n to_o our_o charge_n lay_v upon_o their_o worship_n and_o caution_v against_o by_o this_o scripture_n viz._n their_o worship_n exhibit_v to_o creature_n by_o the_o above_o say_v act_n and_o exercise_n of_o religion_n and_o 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