A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...

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A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...
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Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.
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London :: Printed by George Miller, and are to be sold by Thomas Underhill ...,
1641.
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God -- Promises.
Christian life -- Early works to 1800.
Man (Theology)
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"A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47631.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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2. LORDS Supper. Promses to it.

* 1.1When our LORD JESUS did ordaine it, he speaking of the Bread,* 1.2 said, This is my body, and of the Wine, This is my blood of the New Testament, Mat. 6.26, 28. that is, these outward signes and seales were most sure and

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certain pledges of his body and blood, which he did as truly give to be spirituall food, as he gave the bread and wine to be bodily food to every believer, 1 Cor. 10.16.

There is a full meale, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Rom. 14.17. Bread and Wine comprehend entire food; for humidum & siccum are all that are required unto food: this is promised, Esay 25.6. In this mountaine shall the LORD of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, &c. that is, he would make for his Church compleat provision. So Pro 9.5.

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