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A10908 The Protestant Church existent, and their faith professed in all ages, and by whom with a catalogue of councels in all ages, who professed the same. Written, by Henry Rogers D.D. prebendary of Hereford. Rogers, Henry, ca. 1585-1658. 1638 (1638) STC 21178; ESTC S116092 131,830 215

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&_o exclama_fw-la quoniam_fw-la multi_fw-la silij_fw-la desertae_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la habet_fw-la virum_fw-la comparent_fw-la isti_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o aphrica_fw-la constitutam_fw-la cum_fw-la multitudine_fw-la judaeorum_n per_fw-la omnes_fw-la terras_fw-la quacunque_fw-la dispersi_fw-la sunt_fw-la et_fw-la videant_fw-la quam_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o illorum_fw-la comparatione_fw-la paucissimi_fw-la quomodo_fw-la ergò_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la dictum_fw-la assignabunt_fw-la multi_fw-la silij_fw-la desertae_fw-la quam_fw-la ejus_fw-la quae_fw-la habet_fw-la virum_fw-la rursus_fw-la comparent_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la christianorum_fw-la per_fw-la omnes_fw-la gentes_fw-la quibus_fw-la non_fw-la communicant_a &_o videant_fw-la quam_fw-la pauci_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o comparatione_fw-la omnes_fw-la judei_fw-la &_o tandem_fw-la aliquandò_fw-la intelligant_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la toto_fw-la orbe_fw-la diffusa_fw-la istam_fw-la prophetiam_fw-la esse_fw-la completam_fw-la jam_fw-la pauca_fw-la de_fw-la psalmis_fw-la audiamus_fw-la 8._o cap._n 8._o dabo_fw-la tibi_fw-la gentes_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la tuam_fw-la &_o possessionem_fw-la tuam_fw-la fine_n terrae_fw-la nun_n apostolus_fw-la de_fw-la praedicatoribus_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la dictum_fw-la exposuit_fw-la quod_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o omnem_fw-la terram_fw-la exivit_fw-la sonus_fw-la eorum_fw-la 18._o psal_n 18._o &_o in_o fine_n orbis_fw-la terrae_fw-la verba_fw-la eorum_fw-la 56._o psal_n 56._o et_fw-la super_fw-la omnem_fw-la terram_fw-la gloria_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o undè_fw-la gloria_fw-la ejus_fw-la super_fw-la omnem_fw-la terram_fw-la nisi_fw-la quia_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ejus_fw-la per_fw-la omnem_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o replebitur_fw-la gloria_fw-la ejus_fw-la omnis_fw-la terra_fw-la 71._o psal_n 71._o fiat_fw-la fiat_fw-la item_fw-la nunc_fw-la vos_fw-la donatist_n &_o clamate_fw-it non_fw-la fiat_fw-la non_fw-la fiat_fw-la 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