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A56167 A fvll reply to Certaine briefe observations and anti-queries on Master Prynnes twelve questions about church-government wherein the frivolousnesse, falseness, and grosse mistakes of this anonymous answerer (ashamed of his name) and his weak grounds for independency, and separation, are modestly discovered, reselled : together with certaine briefe animadversions on Mr. Iohn Goodwins Theomachia, in justification of independency examined, and of the ecclesisticall jurisdiction and rights of Parliament, which he fights against / by William Prynne ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1644 (1644) Wing P3967; ESTC R3868 34,873 26

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they_o determine_v right_o you_o must_v submit_v unto_o they_o where_o they_o confirm_v apparent_a dangerous_a error_n there_o you_o may_v vary_v from_o they_o when_o prove_v such_o *_o these_o be_v the_o true_a ground_n of_o all_o s●…rations_n esa_n 65._o 5._o luk._n 18._o 10_o to_o 16._o lude_fw-la 18._o 19_o witness_n the_o novatian_n dunatist_n of_o old_a the_o several_a order_n of_o monk_n nun_n erem●…s_n anchorite_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o their_o new_a order_n of_o jesuit_n each_o of_o they_o pre●…nding_v more_o sanctity_n and_o strictness_n then_o another_o and_o so_o sever_a in_o their_o different_a order_n habit_n mon●…_n rule_n covenant_n one_o from_o another_o †_o mr_n goodwin_n theomachia_n p_o 24_o 25._o the_o reply_n of_o two_o of_o the_o brethren_n pas●…_n *_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n and_o p_n g._n 11._o 33._o 44._o to_o 52._o b_o page_n 18._o 22._o 52._o and_o else_o gamaliell_n himself_o no_o apostle_n nor_o christian_a from_o who_o word_n you_o 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such_o who_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n may_v limit_v these_o particular_n though_o not_o by_o their_o own_o bare_a authority_n without_o or_o against_o the_o word_n †_o every_o magistrate_n parliament_n and_o synod_n have_v power_n to_o declare_v and_o en_fw-fr jo●…n_n what_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v believe_v practise_v by_o or_o according_a to_o god_n word_n not_o without_o or_o contrary_a to_o it_o a_o see_v my_o appendix_n to_o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n and_o kingdom_n p._n 122._o to_o 131._o twelve_o considerable_a query_n p._n 4_o 5._o independency_n examine_v p._n 2_o 11_o 12._o b_o page_n 25_o 26._o c_o num._n 22._o 35_o c._n 23_o and_o 24._o 1_o sam._n 10._o act._n 5._o 34._o to_o 40._o joh._n 11._o 49_o to_o 53._o d_o ioh._n 6._o 70_o 71_o mar._n 6._o 7._o to_o 14._o e_o matth._n 5._o 1._o c._n 13._o 1_o 2._o c._n 8._o 18._o c._n 9_o 36._o c._n 14_o 14_o 19_o c._n 11._o 32_o 33._o c._n 21_o 8_o 9_o 10._o luk._n 6._o 17_o 19_o c._n 8._o 44_o 45._o 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