A seasonable caveat against the dangers of credulity in our trusting the spirits before we try them delivered in a sermon before the King at White-Hall on the first Sunday in February, 1678/9 / by Thomas Pierce ... ; published by His Majesties especial command.

Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691
Publisher: Printed by E F for R Davis
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1679
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A54854 ESTC ID: R36679 STC ID: P2196
Subject Headings: Bible. -- N.T. -- Epistles of John, 1st, IV, 1; Sermons, English -- 17th century;
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In-Text Lastly, by neglecting to Try the Spirits of Pretenders, whether or no they be of God, (and to try them impartially by every part of That Touchstone I lately gave,) How very many have we known of our poor Separatists in England, (acted as they have been by the late Emissaries of Rome, ) so strangely shallow, and over-credulous, as readily to imagin that every Schismatick is a Saint, who is not a Sabbath-breaker, or Swearer, not a Drunkard, or an Adulterer, and is so or so qualified in point of Iudgement ; Lastly, by neglecting to Try the Spirits of Pretenders, whither or no they be of God, (and to try them impartially by every part of That Touchstone I lately gave,) How very many have we known of our poor Separatists in England, (acted as they have been by the late Emissaries of Room,) so strangely shallow, and overcredulous, as readily to imagine that every Schismatic is a Saint, who is not a Sabbath breaker, or Swearer, not a Drunkard, or an Adulterer, and is so or so qualified in point of Judgement; ord, p-acp vvg p-acp vvb dt n2 pp-f n2, cs cc dx pns32 vbb pp-f np1, (cc pc-acp vvi pno32 av-j p-acp d n1 pp-f cst np1-n pns11 av-j vvd,) c-crq av d vhb pns12 vvn pp-f po12 j n2 p-acp np1, (vvn p-acp pns32 vhb vbn p-acp dt j n2 pp-f vvi,) av av-j j, cc j, c-acp av-j pc-acp vvi cst d n-jn vbz dt n1, r-crq vbz xx dt n1, cc n1, xx dt n1, cc dt n1, cc vbz av cc av vvn p-acp n1 pp-f n1;




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1 John 4.1 (AKJV) - 0 1 john 4.1: beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits, whether they are of god: lastly, by neglecting to try the spirits of pretenders True 0.664 0.609 0.27
1 John 4.1 (Geneva) - 0 1 john 4.1: dearely beloued, beleeue not euery spirit, but trie the spirits whether they are of god: lastly, by neglecting to try the spirits of pretenders True 0.662 0.623 0.26
1 John 4.1 (ODRV) - 0 1 john 4.1: my dearest, beleeue not euery spirit, but proue the spirits if they be of god: lastly, by neglecting to try the spirits of pretenders True 0.622 0.568 0.27




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