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louestlovest

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it
555 times in 225 works
Consistency
93.5% (555 of 593)
Reach if approved
~625 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Disagrees: love
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
595 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (555 changes in 225 works, 93.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 555)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
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    … Iſrael vnto reioycing as other people that thou goeſt a whoring from thy God: loueſtlovest a harlots reward in all the corne floores.
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    … Iſrael vnto reioycing as other people that thou goeſt a whoring from thy God: loueſtlovest a harlots reward in all the corne floores.

    Henry Finch · The Calling of the Jews · p. 213 · Open in the reader

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    … is a ſpeciall argument of the loue that a Miniſter beareth to Chriſt: Peter loueſtlovest thou me? feede my Lambes; it is the dutie that God calleth and crieth …
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    … is a ſpeciall argument of the loue that a Miniſter beareth to Chriſt: Peter loueſtlovest thou me? feede my Lambes; it is the dutie that God calleth and crieth …

    Henry Finch · Exposition of the Song of Solomon · p. 128 · Open in the reader

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    … thou muſt giue me leaue to tell thee, thou neither loueſtlovest the word, nor loueſtlovest God, no nor yet truly loueſtlovest thy owne ſoule. A gaine, doſt thou liue …
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    … thou muſt giue me leaue to tell thee, thou neither loueſtlovest the word, nor loueſtlovest God, no nor yet truly loueſtlovest thy owne ſoule. A gaine, doſt thou liue …

    Samuel Hieron · Three Sermons · p. 78 · Open in the reader

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    … trāsgressours in these wordes, Yf thy brother, sonne, doghter wife or neghbour, whome thou louestlovest as thyne own life, solicitate thee secretly, saying, Let vs go serue other goddes …
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    … trāsgressours in these wordes, Yf thy brother, sonne, doghter wife or neghbour, whome thou louestlovest as thyne own life, solicitate thee secretly, saying, Let vs go serue other goddes …

    John Knox · Appellation from the Cruel and Unjust Sentence Against Him · p. 25 · Open in the reader

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    … thou muſt eſpecially take heede of, leſt it be ſayd vnto thee alſo: Thou loueſtlovest thine enemies, and hateſt thy frendes. As therfore thou oughteſt to reioyce on the …
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    … thou muſt eſpecially take heede of, leſt it be ſayd vnto thee alſo: Thou loueſtlovest thine enemies, and hateſt thy frendes. As therfore thou oughteſt to reioyce on the …

    Martin Luther · Fourteen Points of Consolation · p. 64 · Open in the reader

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    … follow me, and I will make thee a fiſher of men. And againe, Peter loueſtlovest thou me? Feed my ſheepe. By all which it ſhould ſeemt, that howſoeuer others …
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    … follow me, and I will make thee a fiſher of men. And againe, Peter loueſtlovest thou me? Feed my ſheepe. By all which it ſhould ſeemt, that howſoeuer others …

    John Mayer · Antidote Against Popery · p. 12 · Open in the reader

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    … proclaime alſo thy wrack. Repent therefore alwaies, in this thy latter breath, as thou loueſtlovest thine aeternall ſaluation, Amen.
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    … proclaime alſo thy wrack. Repent therefore alwaies, in this thy latter breath, as thou loueſtlovest thine aeternall ſaluation, Amen.

    John Napier · The Whole Revelation of John in Two Treatises · Open in the reader

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    … children thou findest fittest in gifts and graces of body and minde; whom thou louestlovest best, and most esteemest, he is fittest for the Lord, and the Lord is …
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    … children thou findest fittest in gifts and graces of body and minde; whom thou louestlovest best, and most esteemest, he is fittest for the Lord, and the Lord is …

    William Perkins · A Cloud of Faithful Witnesses · p. 46 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (38)

31 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 7 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture A00415

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    LouestLovest, in the preterperfect Tence, and is alwaies true & preſent in God, yet I take …
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    LouestLovest, in the preterperfect Tence, and is alwaies true & preſent in God, yet I take …

    George Estey · Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture · p. 20 · Open in the reader

Exposition Upon the Ten Commandments A00416

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    LouestLovest, in the preterfect tense, and is alwayes true and present in God: yet I …
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    LouestLovest, in the preterfect tense, and is alwayes true and present in God: yet I …

    George Estey · Exposition Upon the Ten Commandments · Open in the reader

The Happiness of the Church A01956

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    … peace of conscience, and ioy of the holy Ghost; backe againe to the world. LouestLovest thou daintie cheare? here be the best cates, the body and bloud of thy …
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    … peace of conscience, and ioy of the holy Ghost; backe againe to the world. LouestLovest thou daintie cheare? here be the best cates, the body and bloud of thy …

    Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 218 · Open in the reader

A Treatise of Faith A03064

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    … to the fire, …hy ſoule to his ſeruice, were not all ſhort of recompence? LoueſtLovest thou, loueſtlovest thou this Sauiour of thine, and …areſt thou aduenture vpon any thing …
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    … to the fire, …hy ſoule to his ſeruice, were not all ſhort of recompence? LoueſtLovest thou, loueſtlovest thou this Sauiour of thine, and …areſt thou aduenture vpon any thing …

    John Ball · A Treatise of Faith · p. 389 · Open in the reader

Lectures Upon John 4 A03342

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    … proue vnto him, that though he fell fearefully, ye he fell not totally. Iohn 21. 15. LouestLovest thou me? louestlovest thou mee? as if he should say, Remember, that though thou …
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    … proue vnto him, that though he fell fearefully, ye he fell not totally. Iohn 21. 15. LouestLovest thou me? louestlovest thou mee? as if he should say, Remember, that though thou …

    Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon John 4 · p. 480 · Open in the reader

Commentary Upon Ephesians 1 A05995

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    … able to know that I loue him? Were this true, when Chriſt asked Peter, LoueſtLovest thou me, he ſhould haue anſwered, Lord, thou knoweſt wee cannot tell truely whether …
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    … able to know that I loue him? Were this true, when Chriſt asked Peter, LoueſtLovest thou me, he ſhould haue anſwered, Lord, thou knoweſt wee cannot tell truely whether …

    Paul Baynes · Commentary Upon Ephesians 1 · p. 299 · Open in the reader

Reims Against Rome A09287

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    … they feed, & Chriſt feedeth. Alſo de agone Chriſtiano, ca. 30. When Chriſt ſaith to Peter, LoueſtLovest thou me? Feed my ſheepe; he ſaith the ſame to all.
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    … they feed, & Chriſt feedeth. Alſo de agone Chriſtiano, ca. 30. When Chriſt ſaith to Peter, LoueſtLovest thou me? Feed my ſheepe; he ſaith the ſame to all.

    Richard Bernard · Reims Against Rome · p. 140 · Open in the reader

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    Cyril ſpeaking of the place in Iohn, Chap. 21. 17. telleth vs, that Chriſts thrice asking, LoueſtLovest thou me? was to draw ſo many anſwers from him, according to his thrice …
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    Cyril ſpeaking of the place in Iohn, Chap. 21. 17. telleth vs, that Chriſts thrice asking, LoueſtLovest thou me? was to draw ſo many anſwers from him, according to his thrice …

    Richard Bernard · Reims Against Rome · p. 141 · Open in the reader

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    … time of Chriſts appearing to them, verſe 14. Alſo the queſtion is with a compariſon, LoueſtLovest thou me more then theſe? What if hee meant it of the 153. great Fiſhes …
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    … time of Chriſts appearing to them, verſe 14. Alſo the queſtion is with a compariſon, LoueſtLovest thou me more then theſe? What if hee meant it of the 153. great Fiſhes …

    Richard Bernard · Reims Against Rome · p. 147 · Open in the reader

The Breastplate of Faith and Love A09950

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    … is effectuall for this purpose. When CHRIST came to Peter, and said vnto him, LouestLovest thou me? then, saith he, feede my Sheepe. So after this manner, when thou …
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    … is effectuall for this purpose. When CHRIST came to Peter, and said vnto him, LouestLovest thou me? then, saith he, feede my Sheepe. So after this manner, when thou …

    John Preston · The Breastplate of Faith and Love · p. 213 · Open in the reader

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    … heart to loue him againe, if now CHRIST should come to thee, and say, LouestLovest thou me, who loued thee, and gaue my selfe for thee? If thou doest …
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    … heart to loue him againe, if now CHRIST should come to thee, and say, LouestLovest thou me, who loued thee, and gaue my selfe for thee? If thou doest …

    John Preston · The Breastplate of Faith and Love · p. 213 · Open in the reader

The True Convert A10929

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    … thy ſocietie? And is thy loue totall, to all as well as vnto any? LoueſtLovest thou euery Saint aſwell as any Saint? Is thy affection towards the poore, as …
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    … thy ſocietie? And is thy loue totall, to all as well as vnto any? LoueſtLovest thou euery Saint aſwell as any Saint? Is thy affection towards the poore, as …

    Nehemiah Rogers · The True Convert · p. 245 · Open in the reader

Twenty-Five Lectures Upon the Lords Last Sermon and Conference A11006

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    … ſo that if thou wilt ſtand vp, & ſay, I loue God, God will anſwere, LoueſtLovest thou thy neighbour? & if …e find an hatred in thine heart to thy neighbour …
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    … ſo that if thou wilt ſtand vp, & ſay, I loue God, God will anſwere, LoueſtLovest thou thy neighbour? & if …e find an hatred in thine heart to thy neighbour …

    Robert Rollock · Twenty-Five Lectures Upon the Lords Last Sermon and Conference · p. 103 · Open in the reader

The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ A11012

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    … louestlovest thou me? Peter was ſorie becauſe hee ſaid to him the third time, LouestLovest thou mee? and ſaid vnto him, Lord, thou knowest all thinges: thou knowest that …
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    … louestlovest thou me? Peter was ſorie becauſe hee ſaid to him the third time, LouestLovest thou mee? and ſaid vnto him, Lord, thou knowest all thinges: thou knowest that …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 497 · Open in the reader

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    … readie to goe to priſon, and to death, with thee. Therefore the Lord ſayes, LouestLovest thou me more than theſe? Thē with this he calles to remēbrance that foule …
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    … readie to goe to priſon, and to death, with thee. Therefore the Lord ſayes, LouestLovest thou me more than theſe? Thē with this he calles to remēbrance that foule …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 498 · Open in the reader

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    … him, Yea, Lord, thou knoweſt that I loue thee. Behold the meeting, Chriſt ſayes, LouestLovest thou me? Hee anſweres, Lord, thou knoweſt that I loue thee. There is a …
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    … him, Yea, Lord, thou knoweſt that I loue thee. Behold the meeting, Chriſt ſayes, LouestLovest thou me? Hee anſweres, Lord, thou knoweſt that I loue thee. There is a …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 498 · Open in the reader

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    … hee could anſwere, Lord, I loue thee. Therefore, if the Lord ſaye vnto thee LoueſtLovest thou mee? Saye, Lord, loue mee, that I may loue thee. And if euer …
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    … hee could anſwere, Lord, I loue thee. Therefore, if the Lord ſaye vnto thee LoueſtLovest thou mee? Saye, Lord, loue mee, that I may loue thee. And if euer …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 498 · Open in the reader

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    … to anſwere the Lord as Hee propones: the Lord propones by way of compariſon, LouestLovest thou mee bett…r than th…ſe? Peter anſweres ſimplie, Lord, I loue thee …
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    … to anſwere the Lord as Hee propones: the Lord propones by way of compariſon, LouestLovest thou mee bett…r than th…ſe? Peter anſweres ſimplie, Lord, I loue thee …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 498 · Open in the reader

Exposition on the Seven Psalms of Repentance A12260

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    … to the meaſure of thy repentance, faith, or loue, but to the vprightneſſe therof. LoueſtLovest thou me, loueſtlovest thou me, loueſtlovest thou me, ſayth our Sauiour to Peter.
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    … to the meaſure of thy repentance, faith, or loue, but to the vprightneſſe therof. LoueſtLovest thou me, loueſtlovest thou me, loueſtlovest thou me, ſayth our Sauiour to Peter.

    Archibald Simson · Exposition on the Seven Psalms of Repentance · p. 24 · Open in the reader

Sermons in One Volume A12406

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    … and careth not for, I was, nor I will be. When Chriſt aſketh Peter, LoueſtLovest thou me? he looketh that Peter ſhould anſwere him, Yea Lord I loue thee …
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    … and careth not for, I was, nor I will be. When Chriſt aſketh Peter, LoueſtLovest thou me? he looketh that Peter ſhould anſwere him, Yea Lord I loue thee …

    Henry Smith · Sermons in One Volume · p. 460 · Open in the reader

The Life of Faith A14750

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    … hayre of thine head a man or Angell, were not all short of recompence? LouestLovest thou, louestlovest thou this Sauiour of thine, and darest thou, or wilt thou dare …
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    … hayre of thine head a man or Angell, were not all short of recompence? LouestLovest thou, louestlovest thou this Sauiour of thine, and darest thou, or wilt thou dare …

    Samuel Ward · The Life of Faith · p. 69 · Open in the reader

The Death Resurrection and Ascension of Christ A15874

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    … ſayed vnto him, fede my lambes: And he ſayed vnto him agayn, Simon Ioanna, LoueſtLovest thou me? He ſayd vnto him: Yea Lord thou knowſt that I loue thee …
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    … ſayed vnto him, fede my lambes: And he ſayed vnto him agayn, Simon Ioanna, LoueſtLovest thou me? He ſayd vnto him: Yea Lord thou knowſt that I loue thee …

    Ulrich Zwingli · The Death Resurrection and Ascension of Christ · p. 186 · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Similes A18271

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    … wiſedome and Loue; that they may ſay afterward: By this I know that thou LoueſtLovest me, &c. Pſal. 41.11.
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    … wiſedome and Loue; that they may ſay afterward: By this I know that thou LoueſtLovest me, &c. Pſal. 41.11.

    Robert Cawdrey · A Treasury of Similes · p. 430 · Open in the reader

Fruitful Lessons Upon the Passion Burial Resurrection Ascension A19468

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    Therfore ſaith our Sauiour Chriſt vnto Peter: Agapas me? LoueſtLovest thou mee? For Agapao among the Greeks ſignifieth, feruently, earneſtly, & right hartily to loue …
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    Therfore ſaith our Sauiour Chriſt vnto Peter: Agapas me? LoueſtLovest thou mee? For Agapao among the Greeks ſignifieth, feruently, earneſtly, & right hartily to loue …

    Miles Coverdale · Fruitful Lessons Upon the Passion Burial Resurrection Ascension · Open in the reader

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    … vſeth in the two firſt queſtions. In the third queſtion he ſaith: Phileis me? LoueſtLovest thou me? Phileo ſignifieth ſo to loue, that one be louing to another, & ſhew …
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    … vſeth in the two firſt queſtions. In the third queſtion he ſaith: Phileis me? LoueſtLovest thou me? Phileo ſignifieth ſo to loue, that one be louing to another, & ſhew …

    Miles Coverdale · Fruitful Lessons Upon the Passion Burial Resurrection Ascension · Open in the reader

A Hand of Fellowship to Help Keep Out Sin and Antichrist A19474

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    … And no doubt this was one cauſe why he ſaid ſo often to Peter, LoueſtLovest thou me? and that the Angell, when Agar fled from her miſtreſſe, ſaid vnto …
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    … And no doubt this was one cauſe why he ſaid ſo often to Peter, LoueſtLovest thou me? and that the Angell, when Agar fled from her miſtreſſe, ſaid vnto …

    Robert Abbot · A Hand of Fellowship to Help Keep Out Sin and Antichrist · p. 69 · Open in the reader

A Caveat for Archippus A21042

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    … Sauiour ſo vrge that vpon Peter, Iohn 21. Peter, loueſtlovest thou me? feede my ſheepe: LoueſtLovest thou me, &c. Not onely that his threefold confeſſion, might be equiualent to his …
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    … Sauiour ſo vrge that vpon Peter, Iohn 21. Peter, loueſtlovest thou me? feede my ſheepe: LoueſtLovest thou me, &c. Not onely that his threefold confeſſion, might be equiualent to his …

    Jeremiah Dyke · A Caveat for Archippus · p. 14 · Open in the reader

Commentary Upon Philemon A22481

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    … conſequently of Chriſtes loue toward him. Wee muſt remember what Chriſt ſaide to Peter; LouestLovest thou me? Feed my Sheepe, feed my Lambs. So the Apoſtle mentioning his great …
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    … conſequently of Chriſtes loue toward him. Wee muſt remember what Chriſt ſaide to Peter; LouestLovest thou me? Feed my Sheepe, feed my Lambs. So the Apoſtle mentioning his great …

    William Attersoll · Commentary Upon Philemon · p. 278 · Open in the reader

Sermons A68672

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    … mee? Art thou marked with this token? and carrieſt thou it about with thee? LoueſtLovest thou the LORD? how beit not ſo well as thou wouldeſt. (Accurſed bee hee …
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    … mee? Art thou marked with this token? and carrieſt thou it about with thee? LoueſtLovest thou the LORD? how beit not ſo well as thou wouldeſt. (Accurſed bee hee …

    Robert Rollock · Sermons · p. 116 · Open in the reader

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    … Chapter and the two and twentie verſe of the firſt Epiſtle to the Corinthians.) LoueſtLovest thou Him, aſſure thy ſelfe, howbeit thou canſt not get ſuch a loue to …
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    … Chapter and the two and twentie verſe of the firſt Epiſtle to the Corinthians.) LoueſtLovest thou Him, aſſure thy ſelfe, howbeit thou canſt not get ſuch a loue to …

    Robert Rollock · Sermons · p. 116 · Open in the reader

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    … ſinnes? Thinkeſt thou to amende thy life? Deteſteſt thou thy ſinnes? Beleeueſt thou aſſuredly? LoueſtLovest thou the Lord? I ſay to thee▪ Thy ſinnes are forgiuen thee in the …
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    … ſinnes? Thinkeſt thou to amende thy life? Deteſteſt thou thy ſinnes? Beleeueſt thou aſſuredly? LoueſtLovest thou the Lord? I ſay to thee▪ Thy ſinnes are forgiuen thee in the …

    Robert Rollock · Sermons · p. 303 · Open in the reader