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The staves of beauty & bands opened in a sermon preached at Yarmouth, August…The staves of beauty & bands opened in a sermon preached at Yarmovth, August…

Name: The staves of beauty & bands opened in a sermon preached at Yarmovth, August…
Author: Edward Reynolds

The staves of beauty & bands opened in a sermon preached at Yarmouth, August 23, 1663 / by Edward, Lord Bishop of Norwich.The staves of beauty & bands opened in a sermon preached at Yarmovth, August 23, 1663 / by Edward, Lord Bishop of Norwich.

Edward Reynolds 1599–1676London: printed by T. Ratcliffe for George Thomason, 1663

[8], 83 p. · 14k words · Wing R1290 · ESTC R2972

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THE Staves of BEAUTY and BANDS Opened in a SERMON preached at Yarmo… › Arguments to persuade unto this holy unity, to obey the Government…: Arguments to persuade unto this holy unity, to obey the Government of Christ under his…THE Staves of BEAUTY and BANDS Opened in a SERMON preached at Yarmo… › Arguments to perswade unto this holy unity, to obey the Government…: Arguments to perswade unto this holy unity, to obey the Government of Christ under his…

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3. A possibili; our endeavours in this kind are not after things which are unattainable; forⁿ Christ hath by the blood of his Cross procured the Churches peace, and by his powerful Intercession ^oprayeth for it; since therefore Christ ^pdyed not in vain, but did^q see of the travel of his soul, and was^r heard in every prayer which he made; It is certain that the Lord will in due time pour out upon his people a spirit of Unity, and ^sclose up the breaches of his Tabernacle: ⟨p. 58⟩as it is our Duty to seek Peace, so is it his^t promise to work it; he is not the author of Confusion, but of Peace, as in all the Churches of the Saints,

3. A possibili; our endavours in this kind are not after things which are unattainable; forⁿ Christ hath by the blood of his Cross procured the Churches peace, and by his powerful Intercession ^oprayeth for it; since therefore Christ ^pdyed not in vain, but did^q see of the travel of his soul, and was^r heard in every prayer which he made; It is certain that the Lord will in due time pour out upon his people a spirit of Unity, and

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