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A67551 The principall duty of Parliament-men, or, A short and compendious treatise concerning the unity and unanimity, which should be in the members of that honourable assembly / Richard Wood ... Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684. 1641 (1641) Wing W805; ESTC R11713 54,613 68

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the_o land_n and_o 5._o popery_n be_v a_o devilish_a dectrine_n 1._o tim._n 4._o 13._o for_o the_o forbid_n doctrine_n to_o marry_v and_o the_o command_n to_o abstain_v from_o m●…ats_n for_o conscience_n sake_n which_o be_v there_o call_v doctrine_n of_o devil_n be_v both_o express_o teach_v and_o command_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o 6._o popery_n be_v a_o thievish_a doctrine_n and_o a_o rob_a religion_n for_o religion_n 1._o it_o rob_v people_n of_o the_o sacred_a word_n of_o god_n the_o food_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o they_o must_v not_o enjoy_v in_o a_o know_a tongue_n and_o 2._o it_o rob_v people_n of_o the_o cup_n in_o the_o eucharist_n for_o the_o papist_n teach_v that_o the_o sacrament_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v and_o dispense_v in_o bread_n and_o in_o wine_n to_o the_o priest_n only_o but_o to_o the_o laity_n the_o bread_n alone_o ought_v to_o be_v administer_v t_o 5._o and_o 7._o popery_n be_v a_o cruel_a doctrine_n and_o bloody_a religion_n witness_v the_o 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