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A33078 The Church of Rome unmask'd, or her false principles briefly detected with some reasons of so many retaining or returning to communion with her, and the great danger of everlasting destruction, that such persons, especially after separations from her, return to her communion, do run themselves on / written by a learned divine, by way of letter to a friend in the country. Learned divine. 1679 (1679) Wing C4196; ESTC R18501 78,331 77

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and_o 29.26_o 27._o and_o 37.13_o 14_o 15_o 19_o 38.4_o 6._o mat._n 23.29_o 30_o 31_o 37._o act._n 7.52_o even_o as_o here_o the_o false_a teacher_n be_v such_o and_o so_o receive_v as_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o multitude_n or_o many_o it_o be_v say_v shall_v follow_v their_o pernicious_a way_n so_o as_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o apostle_n shall_v be_v evil_o speak_v of_o reproach_v and_o cast_v out_o as_o heresy_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o its_o teacher_n cast_v out_o the_o command_n and_o say_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o scripture_n in_o many_o thing_n and_o the_o way_n that_o be_v agreeable_a thereto_o account_v it_o heresy_n and_o they_o that_o stick_v thereto_o heretic_n now_o it_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n who_o these_o false_a teacher_n which_o in_o these_o last_o day_n man_n have_v heap_v up_o or_o multiply_v by_o heap_n 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