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A73761 The epistle congratulatorie of Lysimachus Nicanor of the Societie of Jesu, to the Covenanters in Scotland. VVherin is paralleled our sweet harmony and correspondency in divers materiall points of doctrine and practice. Nicanor, Lysimachus, 1603-1641. 1640 (1640) STC 5752; Thomason E203_7; ESTC R17894 65,738 81

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conscience_n he_o say_v most_o pathetical_o 148_o basilic_a doron_n pag._n 148_o testor_fw-la illum_fw-la magnum_fw-la deum_fw-la nec_fw-la testamentum_fw-la condenti_fw-la fas_fw-la est_fw-la mentiri_fw-la nunquam_fw-la inter_fw-la montano_n aut_fw-la limitancos_fw-la nostros_fw-la latronos_fw-la majorem_fw-la ingratitudinem_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la fidiam_fw-la reperiri_fw-la posse_fw-la quam_fw-la inter_fw-la hos_fw-la phanaticos_fw-la nebulone_n nee_n paterec_fw-la si_fw-la pacatè_fw-la vivere_fw-la decreveris_fw-la ut_fw-la hi_o eadem_fw-la tecum_fw-la patria_fw-la fruautur_fw-la nisi_fw-la fortè_fw-la patientiae_fw-la experienda_fw-la ergo_fw-la ut_fw-la socrates_n vixit_fw-la cum_fw-la xanthippo_n i_o take_v the_o great_a god_n to_o witness_v as_o if_o i_o be_v make_v my_o testament_n and_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o that_o make_v a_o testament_n to_o lie_v that_o there_o can_v never_o be_v more_o unthankfulness_n or_o perfidiousness_n find_v among_o our_o high-land_n 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