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private_a man_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o realm_n whereas_fw-la if_o the_o minister_n do_v evil_a in_o not_o take_v a_o surplice_n and_o will_v not_o give_v place_n to_o their_o admonition_n it_o behove_v they_o to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n and_o hear_v the_o word_n at_o his_o hand_n and_o after_o to_o complain_v of_o the_o disorder_n to_o those_o to_o who_o the_o correction_n belong_v his_o reason_n that_o none_o which_o be_v persuade_v to_o communicate_v with_o we_o think_v the_o sacrament_n better_o or_o worse_a for_o a_o surplice_n for_o that_o they_o be_v dissuade_v from_o great_a thing_n be_v insufficient_a for_o there_o be_v jew_n 14._o which_o be_v bring_v from_o confidence_n in_o themselves_o and_o in_o their_o own_o work_n to_o seek_v for_o their_o salvation_n in_o christ_n which_o in_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o holy_a day_n
constan_n euseb_n 3._o li._n de_fw-la vita_fw-la constan_n euseb_n 4._o li._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constan_n in_o lib._n ad_fw-la constan_n amb._n lib._n 5._o epist._n 33._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o lib_n cap._n 15_o 15_o for_o instead_o of_o that_o euseb_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o shall_v hauâ—_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sozâ—_n 1._o li._n cap_n 17._o 17._o tract_n 7._o 1._o tit._n defence_n of_o the_o apol._n 6._o part_n ch_n 11._o diu_fw-la 11._o and_o 12._o ch_n di_fw-it 4._o m._n novuel_a tom._n 2._o pa._n 35._o 38._o 34._o 27._o divis_fw-la 4._o p._n 700._o amb._n li._n epist._n 5._o 32._o pag._n 146._o act_n 5._o part_n 6._o chap._n 12._o divis_fw-la â—_o hier._n 5._o lib._n cap._n 4._o apolog._n 2._o 2._o august_n in_o psal_n contra_fw-la partent_n donat._n and_o epist._n 68_o 68_o epist._n 166_o 166_o epist._n 162_o d_o li._n primâ—_n contra_fw-la literas_fw-la parmenian_n ca._n 7._o divis_fw-la 6._o pa._n 702._o etc_n etc_n also_o the_o first_o diu_fw-la p._n 694._o 694._o apolo_n 6._o part_n cap._n 9_o divi_z 1._o &_o 2._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 1._o sam._n 21._o 4â—_o lib._n epistol_n gal._n pa._n 46_o 46_o ruff_n 1._o li._n cap._n 3._o 3._o 2._o croni_fw-la 30._o vers_fw-la 20._o 4._o and_o 34._o vers_fw-la act._n 11._o 2._o 4._o &_o 15._o 22._o &_o 21._o 22._o 22._o 1._o tom._n council_n in_o praef_n â—_o conci_fw-la carthag_n ambrose_n epist._n lib._n 532_o hither_o belong_v that_o which_v the_o bishop_n have_v vuritten_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o apology_n 6._o part_n chap._n 3._o divis_fw-la 3._o 3._o act._n 21._o 18_o 18_o cal._n inst_n 4._o book_n 11._o cha_z sect_n 15._o &_o 12._o sect_n 7._o 7._o beza_n epi._n 8._o d_o bucer_n lib._n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la anim_fw-la the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o part_n that_o the_o church_n in_o indifferent_a ceremony_n owght_v â–ª_o not_o too_o becomform_v unto_o the_o popish_a synagoges_n synagoges_n pag._n 256._o divi_z 2._o and_o p._n 272._o divi_z 1._o p._n 475._o 475._o tract_n 11._o di_o 6_o p._n 522._o 522._o ro._n 12._o 2._o di_fw-it 2._o p._n 474_o 474_o in_o the_o former_a part_n p._n 470._o 470._o levit._n 19_o 19_o 27._o divis_fw-la 3._o pa._n 475._o 475._o in_o the_o former_a part_n p._n 184._o etc_n etc_n etc_n in_o the_o former_a part_n p._n 470._o 470._o pag._n 256._o 257._o 258._o also_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o book_n p._n 403._o lin_v 29_o 29_o diu._n 4._o p._n 476._o divis_fw-la 5._o pa._n 476._o divis_fw-la 6._o p._n 477._o lib._n de_fw-fr idolatria_fw-la idolatria_fw-la in_o the_o first_o book_n and_o first_o tractate_n divis_fw-la 7._o p._n 478_o 478_o euseb_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 17._o socra_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o divis_fw-la 8._o p._n 478_o zaodicens_fw-la cap._n 38._o 2._o tom._n bracar_n can_v 73._o 74._o 74._o in_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o d._n censure_n censure_n apol._n first_o part_n chap._n 2._o divi_z 8._o a_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o book_n p._n 403._o pag._n 277._o et_fw-la divis_fw-la 6._o 6._o in_o this_o chapter_n chapter_n math._n 15._o 2._o 16._o marc._n 7._o 2._o 14._o â—_o rom._n 14._o 1._o cor._n 3._o heb._n 5._o â—_o tract_n 11._o divis_fw-la 6_o p._n 522._o 522._o in_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o apol._n 3_o part_n chap._n 5._o divis_fw-la 1._o upon_o the_o 18._o of_o s._n mathevu_o divis_fw-la 6._o p._n 259._o b_o in_o the_o former_a part_n p._n 245._o divi._n 7._o pa._n 260._o 260._o in_o the_o former_a part_n p._n 279._o tra._n 1._o 1._o tract_n 7._o andâ—_n â—_z â—_z in_o the_o former_a part_n and_o first_o tr._n diu._n 11._o and_o 12._o 13._o pag._n 480._o 1._o cor._n 16._o 1._o 2._o can._n 20._o 20._o in_o my_o first_o book_n p._n 288_o lin_v 37_o etc_n etc_n and_o p._n 294._o l._n 1._o 1._o rom._n 1â—_o 5._o 7._o 7._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 37._o divis_fw-la 14._o p._n 482._o 482._o tract_n 10._o chap._n 1._o 1._o pag._n 370._o l._n 15._o etc_n etc_n divi._n 18._o 19_o 20._o p._n 485._o 485._o in_o the_o former_a part_n tract_n 7._o 1._o act._n â—5_o â—5_o bucer_n in_o tract_n de_fw-fr reformaâ—_n colleg_n item_n in_o censur_n liturg_n anglica_n recens_fw-la basilâ—ae_fw-la edit_fw-la cap_n 1._o divis_fw-la 1._o pa._n â—â—8_n â—â—8_n pag._n 541._o â—ect_n 2._o 2._o divi_z 4_o p._n 540._o 540._o duty_n 60._o vers_fw-la 7._o divis_fw-la 3._o pa._n 539._o 539._o lib._n 5._o cap._n 22._o euseb_n 5._o li._n 24._o 25._o divis_fw-la 4._o p._n 541._o 541._o in_o my_o former_a book_n division_n 6._o p._n 542._o cal._n 4._o 4._o pag._n 54â—_n 54â—_n genes_n 3._o 3._o 1._o timo._n 5._o tract_n 7._o p._n 757._o eccles_n 7._o 18._o divis_fw-la 5._o pa._n 541._o divis_fw-la 6._o p._n 542._o 542._o zach._n 8._o â—_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o book_n p._n 226._o lin_v 35._o divis_fw-la 1._o pa._n â—43_n divi._n 2._o pa._n 544._o 544._o in_o the_o first_o book_n p._n 61._o sect_n 3._o &_o 4._o and_o pa._n 62._o sect_n 1._o 2._o also_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o p._n 408._o lin_v 37._o psal_n 16._o pag._n 546._o in_o the_o former_a part_n tract_n 5._o divis_fw-la 3._o pa._n 545._o augu._n epi._n ad_fw-la januar._n â—9_o â—9_o in_o the_o former_a part_n p._n 400._o levit._n 23._o vers_fw-la 7._o 8._o etc_n etc_n etc_n pag._n 549._o socrat._v 5._o li._n cap._n 22._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divis_fw-la 6._o p._n 549._o 549._o confess_v eccles_n tigur_n &_o aliarum_fw-la â—cc_fw-la cap._n 24._o pag._n 545._o lavaterus_n de_fw-fr ritibus_fw-la eccle_n tigu_n cap._n 8._o muscu_n common_a place_n upon_o the_o 4_o commandment_n hoper_n upon_o the_o same_o commandment_n divis_fw-la 9_o pa._n 492._o math_n 6._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 12._o 12._o 1._o john_n 5._o 14._o vers_fw-la 15._o 15._o roma_fw-it 8._o psalm_n 119._o vers_fw-la 71._o 71._o divis_fw-la 16._o p._n 497._o 497._o 494._o l._n 14._o divis_fw-la 10_o p._n 493._o luke_n 11._o 11._o luke_n 18._o 13._o rom._n 5._o 2_o &_o 8._o 15._o heb._n 10._o 19_o divis_fw-la 11._o p._n 495._o â—_o math._n 6._o â—_o pag._n 497._o diu._n 12_o and_o 13_o pag._n 496_o 496_o mat._n 6._o 7._o 7._o pag._n 804._o 804._o divi._n 14._o p._n 497._o 497._o divi_z 9_o &_o 11._o divis_fw-la 17._o p._n 498._o 498._o rom._n 6._o divi._n 18._o 19_o and_o 20._o pa._n 499._o etc_n etc_n etc_n 1._o cor._n 2._o 1._o 1._o heb._n 5._o 12._o joh._n 16._o 4._o 4._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 40._o 40._o divis_fw-la 20._o p._n 493._o 493._o malach._n 1._o 8._o 14._o martyr_n upon_o the_o 1._o of_o sam_n cha_z 1._o 1._o act._n 6._o 4._o 4._o joh._n 17._o 1._o act_n 2._o 42._o act._n 1._o 24._o act._n 20._o 36._o 36._o in_o the_o tract_n of_o the_o deacon_n divis_fw-la 21._o p._n 501._o 501._o 1_o cor_fw-la 14._o 26._o 26._o justin_n apolog_fw-la pro_fw-la christ_n christ_n exod._n 15._o 1._o 21._o psal_n 136._o 1._o 2._o etc_n etc_n esdr_n 3._o 11._o 11._o act._n 6._o 2._o euse_n 7._o lib._n 9_o cap._n pag._n 740._o socra_fw-la 6._o li._n 8._o cap._n cap._n pag._n 350._o 350._o 2_o lib._n 24._o 24._o pag._n 415._o pag._n 744._o 744._o p._n 56_o sect_n 3._o of_o my_o first_o book_n pa._n of_o his_o 278._o in_o the_o former_a part_n pa._n 320._o lin_v 23._o in_o the_o former_a part_n pa._n 71._o l._n 36_o etc_n etc_n â—_o cor._n 11._o 22_o divis_fw-la 1._o pa._n 511._o and_o divis_fw-la 2._o pa._n 2._o 2._o in_o the_o former_a part_n p._n 155._o lin_v 28._o etc_n etc_n etc_n p._n 73._o l._n 19_o 19_o p._n 74._o l._n 11._o divis_fw-la 3._o p._n 513._o contra_fw-la litter_n parm._n lib._n 2._o ca._n 13._o socr._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 4._o euseb_n li._n 6._o cap_n 43._o just_a in_o novel_a con_z 57_o 57_o martyr_n in_o ep._n roma_n cap._n 6._o viretus_fw-la 14._o lib._n de_fw-fr min_fw-mi â–ª_o verbi_fw-la &_o sacram_fw-la beza_n in_o his_o question_n of_o the_o sacrament_n quae_fw-la st_z 151_o lib._n epist._n cal._n p._n 228._o and_o 321._o lib._n epist._n p._n 94._o p._n 179._o diu._n 4._o and_o 5_o p._n 514._o deu._n 12._o 18_o â–ª_o â–ª_o jam._n i_o 5._o 5._o bull_v decade_n 5._o serm._n 9_o ezech._n 11._o vers_fw-la 16._o divis_fw-la 4._o p._n 527._o laodic_n ca._n 58._o divis_fw-la 6._o p._n 528._o lib._n epist._n p._n 43._o 43._o in_o the_o former_a part_n p._n 466._o l._n 2._o 2._o in_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o book_n divis_fw-la 2._o p._n 609._o august_n epist._n 23._o 23._o musc_n common_a place_n in_o treatise_n of_o baptim_fw-la baptim_fw-la bucer_n in_o cens_fw-la litu_fw-la angli_fw-la cap._n 12._o &_o 14._o 14._o divis_fw-la 3._o p._n 475._o in_o the_o first_o book_n book_n â—â—â—om_fw-mi â—â—â—ra_fw-mi lucifer_n lucifer_n bas_n de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d spiritu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 28_o 28_o ambr._n lib._n de_o his_o qui_fw-la 〈◊〉_d conâ—â—â—rantur_fw-la