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A86564 Thyra aneogmene. The open door for mans approach to God. Or, a vindication of the record of God concerning the extent of the death of Christ in its object. In answer to a treatise of Master Iohn Owen, of Cogshall in Essex, about that subject. / By John Horn, a servant of God in the Gospel of his son, and preacher thereof at Lyn in Norffolk. Horn, John, 1614-1676. 1650 (1650) Wing H2809; Thomason E610_1; ESTC R206332 332,309 352

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which_o be_v all_o one_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d matt._n 10.25_o &_o alibi_fw-la 2._o judas_n in_o his_o epistle_n which_o be_v almost_o word_n for_o word_n the_o same_o with_o this_o chapter_n tell_v we_o speak_v of_o these_o man_n that_o they_o deny_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o only_a master_n god_n and_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n where_o locum_fw-la a_o vnicus_fw-la articulas_fw-la omnibus_fw-la istis_fw-la epithetis_fw-la communis_fw-la omnino_fw-la declarat_fw-la christum_fw-la esse_fw-la herum_fw-la illum_fw-la unicum_fw-la vid._n bez._n in_o locum_fw-la beza_n strong_o contend_v that_o all_o those_o epithet_n be_v give_v to_o christ_n there_o be_v no_o pause_n between_o they_o and_o but_o one_o article_n prefix_v before_o they_o all_o blame_v erasmus_n much_o for_o otherwise_o render_v it_o nay_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o one_o ancient_a greek_a copy_n codex_fw-la complutensis_fw-la read_v it_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o sure_a if_o that_o 5._o b_o vide_fw-la etiam_fw-la z●nch_n in_o jud_v 4._o qui_fw-la deitatem_fw-la christi_fw-la inde_fw-la arguens_fw-la haec_fw-la habet_fw-la petrus_n verò_fw-la à_fw-la quo_fw-la judas_n desumpsitsua_fw-la docet_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la esse_fw-la hunc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quem_fw-la falsi_fw-la doctores_fw-la negant_fw-la etiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inquit_fw-la petrus_n qui_fw-la illos_fw-la mercatus_fw-la est_fw-la abnegantes_fw-la quis_fw-la mercatus_fw-la nos_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la christus_fw-la svo_fw-la sanguine_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la paulò_fw-la post_fw-la confirmat_fw-la judas_n christum_fw-la esse_fw-la hunc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nostrum_fw-la deum_fw-la illà_fw-fr enim_fw-la omne_fw-la praedicata_fw-la de_fw-la uno_fw-la subjecto_fw-la jesus_n christo_fw-la praedicantur_fw-la cum_fw-la unus_fw-la tantùm_fw-la sit_fw-la articulus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d communis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ille_fw-la praedicatis_fw-la zanch._n de_fw-fr trib_o elohim_n par_fw-fr 1._o lib._n 6._o &_o 5._o place_n that_o answer_v this_o so_o exact_o ascribe_v that_o title_n to_o he_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v that_o this_o do_v it_o too_o but_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o a_o proper_a word_n for_o our_o saviour_n in_o that_o work_n of_o redemption_n because_o its_o such_o a_o lord_n and_o master_n as_o refer_v to_o servant_n and_o subjection_n but_o the_o end_n of_o christ_n purchase_n be_v always_o express_v in_o word_n of_o more_o indearment_n but_o this_o be_v frivolous_a for_o in_o 2_o cor._n 5.15_o he_o die_v for_o all_o that_o they_o may_v live_v to_o he_o express_v subjection_n and_o to_o be_v as_o his_o servant_n as_o the_o end_n of_o his_o death_n so_o in_o 1_o cor._n 7.22_o 23._o upon_o this_o ground_n that_o christ_n buy_v we_o with_o a_o price_n it_o be_v say_v he_o that_o be_v call_v be_v free_a be_v the_o lord_n servant_n and_o so_o in_o rom._n 147_o 8_o 9_o thence_o the_o 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