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A04191 A treatise containing the originall of vnbeliefe, misbeliefe, or misperswasions concerning the veritie, vnitie, and attributes of the Deitie with directions for rectifying our beliefe or knowledge in the fore-mentioned points. By Thomas Iackson Dr. in Divinitie, vicar of Saint Nicholas Church in the famous towne of New-castle vpon Tine, and late fellow of Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxford.; Commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Book 5 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640. 1625 (1625) STC 14316; ESTC S107490 279,406 488

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title_n to_o god_n honour_v offer_v to_o they_o by_o their_o parasite_n but_o as_o the_o heathen_a father_v unobservable_a or_o strange_a event_n upon_o new_a feign_a god_n or_o lady_n fortune_n so_o the_o trencher-mate_n of_o our_o time_n resolve_v all_o good_a success_n of_o state_n into_o some_o great_a man_n wit_n or_o valour_n who_o they_o admire_v or_o love_v to_o flatter_v for_o their_o own_o gain_n not_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o powder-treason_n itself_o but_o have_v be_v in_o our_o hear_n ascribe_v to_o the_o oracle_n of_o intelligence_n as_o if_o the_o plot_n have_v be_v know_v to_o some_o demigod_n of_o state_n before_o the_o plotter_n fall_v a_o dig_v he_o shall_v not_o much_o wrong_n this_o table-tatling_a crew_n in_o word_n or_o thought_n that_o think_v and_o speak_v of_o they_o as_o of_o idolater_n more_o detestable_a than_o the_o most_o superstitious_a heathen_a roman_n or_o if_o they_o come_v short_a of_o they_o in_o the_o proper_a nature_n of_o this_o particular_a 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which_o may_v have_v befall_v we_o we_o thank_v the_o god_n disclaim_v our_o own_o praise_n or_o deserve_n doubtless_o he_o have_v never_o ask_v the_o consent_n of_o his_o honest_a neighbour_n to_o this_o peremptory_a determination_n which_o alike_o concern_v they_o all_o but_o use_v his_o own_o proud_a irreligious_a spirit_n as_o a_o allow_a measure_n of_o other_o thought_n esset_fw-la do_v any_o man_n over_o thank_v the_o god_n for_o make_v he_o a_o good_a man_n for_o what_o then_o for_o his_o riches_n honour_n or_o safety_n jupiter_n have_v his_o title_n of_o greatness_n and_o goodness_n from_o these_o effect_n not_o for_o make_v we_o just_a and_o temperate_a or_o wise_a man_n nor_o do_v ever_o any_o man_n vow_v tithe_n to_o hercules_n for_o be_v make_v wise_a by_o he_o from_o these_o unsavoury_a ejaculation_n of_o cotta_n and_o also_o from_o the_o roman_a poet_n who_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v of_o epicure_n brood_n we_o may_v infer_v that_o this_o sect_n among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n do_v not_o absolute_o deny_v the_o divine_a providence_n but_o only_o as_o it_o respect_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n a_o special_a providence_n over_o man_n body_n and_o temporal_a estate_n they_o do_v with_o reverence_n acknowledge_v herein_o much_o better_a than_o the_o libertine_n of_o our_o time_n than_o careless_a professor_n of_o christianity_n or_o those_o heathen_a epicuraean_o 5._o before_o mention_v in_o juvenal_n time_n 275._o sit_fw-la mihi_fw-la quod_fw-la nunc_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la minus_fw-la ut_fw-la mihi_fw-la vivam_fw-la quod_fw-la superest_fw-la aevi_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la superesse_fw-la volunt_fw-la dij_fw-la sit_fw-la bona_fw-la librorum_fw-la &_o provisae_fw-la frugis_fw-la in_o annum_fw-la copia_fw-la new_a fluitem_fw-la dubiae_fw-la spe_fw-la pendulus_fw-la horae_fw-la sed_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la orare_fw-la jupiter_fw-la qui_fw-la donat_fw-la &_o aufert_fw-la det_fw-la vitam_fw-la det_fw-la open_v aequum_fw-la mi_fw-mi 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