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A18080 The second replie of Thomas Cartwright: agaynst Maister Doctor Whitgiftes second answer, touching the Churche discipline Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603. 1575 (1575) STC 4714; ESTC S107569 585,778 717

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psal_n 122._o 3_o euseb_n 6._o livre_n 9_o 10_o 20_o 21._o ca_n 18._o plut._n in_o vit_fw-mi lycur_n 1._o tim._n 3_o 10._o 1._o cor._n 9_o 16._o chap._n 3._o tract_n 6._o pag._n 255._o eze._n 44._o 8_o pag._n 153._o math._n 24._o 45._o math._n 13_o 52._o ad_fw-la oceanum_n pa._n 2●2_n pa._n 484._o divis_fw-la 3._o 253._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 2_o tit._n 1._o 9_o mat_n 13._o 52_o 1._o tim._n 3._o citizen_n divis_fw-la 2._o pag._n 44._o rom._n 15._o 14._o heb._n 3._o 13._o cap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 6._o divis_fw-la 4._o pag._n 260._o jam_fw-la 5._o 14._o lu._n 9_o c_o 2._o pag._n 133._o math._n 10._o 16._o 17._o math_n 28._o ●●_o divis_fw-la 15._o cypr._n l._n 3._o epist._n 1._o 2._o tracte_n accord_v to_o the_o d._n divis_fw-la 16._o pag._n 484._o heb._n 13._o 5._o agg._n 2._o 9_o divis_fw-la 17._o pag._n 484._o lib._n the_o past_a greg._n epi_v 1._o 33._o isaiah_n 56._o 10._o 4._o eph._n 11_o divis_fw-la 1._o pag._n 568._o pag._n 717._o divis_fw-la 2._o pag._n 969._o divis_fw-la 3._o pag._n 569._o rom._n 10._o 14._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 21._o rom._n 10._o 15._o esa._n 52_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divis_fw-la 4._o 570._o 1._o gal._n 8._o 9_o 9_o psa_fw-la 191._o 191._o 1._o ro._n 23_o 23_o 1._o ro._n 18_o 18_o jere._n 10._o 14_z abac._n 2._o 18._o 18._o job._n 12._o 6._o 7._o 8._o mat._n 6._o 26_o 26_o io._n 1._o 5._o 21_o divis_fw-la 5_o ▪_o pag._n 571._o joh._n 3_o 14._o divis_fw-la ●_o pag._n 172._o john_n 12._o 32._o gal._n 3._o 1._o divis_fw-la 6._o pag._n 572._o 2._o cor._n 2._o 16._o 2._o tim._n 2._o 15._o 24._o 27._o 32._o math._n 16._o 19_o divis_fw-la 7._o pa_n 722._o 1._o cor_fw-la 3._o 6_o pou._n 29._o 18._o pag._n 577._o pag._n 576._o apoc._n 11._o 3._o divis_fw-la 8._o pag._n 573._o heb._n 11._o 6._o ro._n 10._o 14_o ro._n 10._o 14_o ●_o cor._n 21._o ro._n 1._o 14._o act_n 8._o vers_fw-la 31._o divis_fw-la 9_o pag._n 574._o pag._n 717._o ephes_n 2._o math._n 6._o 16._o etc_n etc_n 1._o ro._n 1●_o divis_fw-la ●_o pag._n 575._o 569._o 2._o cor._n 2_o 15._o heb._n 4._o 12_o divis_fw-la 2._o pag._n 576._o 1._o tim_n 32_o be_v 50._o 4._o malach._n 2._o 7._o exod_n 6._o 12._o divis_fw-la 3._o pag._n 576._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o ro._n 15._o divis_fw-la 4._o pa_n 577._o deut_n 27._o 2._o 3._o &_o 6._o 9_z &_o 11._o 20._o 21._o divis_fw-la 4._o pag._n 570._o vers_fw-la 3._o 4._o 8._o nehen_fw-ge 7._o 8._o luk._n 4._o 17_o etc_n etc_n act._n 13._o 15_o &_o 15._o 21._o vers_fw-la 12._o divis_fw-la 5._o page_n 577._o act._n 15._o 21_o pag._n 784._o in_o diu_fw-la 10._o pag._n 243._o pag._n 297._o exod._n 30._o 29._o num._n 10._o 2._o heb_fw-mi 8._o 9_o num._n 10._o 8._o be_v 58._o 1._o rom._n 10._o 15._o pag._n 718._o ibi._n diu_fw-la 5._o gal._n 4._o 14_o 2._o cor._n 5._o 20._o divis_fw-la 5._o pag._n 718._o hieron_n in_o cattle_n illustrium_fw-la script_n 3._o lib_n 16._o lib._n 3._o 27._o lib._n 2._o 23._o lib._n 3._o 3_n pa_n 720._o divis_fw-la 6._o pag._n 720._o divis_fw-la 7._o pag._n 71●_n 59_o can_v in_o the_o def_n apolo_n 5._o part_n 3._o i_o 10._o dluis_fw-la chap._n 38._o divis_fw-la 8._o pag._n 721._o in_o his_o opusc_n apoc._n 〈◊〉_d li._n 1._o c_o 2_o etc_o etc_o osden_v ●_z 2._o gen._n 34._o 2d_o gen_n 49_o 5_o judith_n 9_o 2._o 3._o 4._o 4._o chap._n 4●_o 20._o 20._o luk._n 16_o 22._o 22._o dan._n 3._o 23._o 25._o apoc._n 14._o 13._o 13._o ver_fw-la 49._o off_o the_o 3._o child_n song_n song_n ecclesiasticus_fw-la 31_o 21._o 21._o macha_n 2._o 2._o 1._o etc_n etc_n etc_n &_o 2._o 14._o 38._o 42._o 42._o &_o 2._o 15._o 39_o 39_o ad_fw-la laetam_fw-la laetam_fw-la jerom._n in_o praef_n in_o dan._n ibid._n jeron_n praef_n in_o prou_z pag._n 256._o in_o 32._o sec_fw-la pag._n 28._o pag._n 256._o 257._o 258._o 262._o pag._n 25●_n 285._o divis_fw-la 4._o pag._n 258._o 1._o cor._n 8._o 7._o 11._o rom._n 14._o 50._o 20._o rom._n 14._o 15._o 21._o 1._o cor._n 8._o 12._o math._n 20._o luk._n 22._o in_o the_o 1._o tract_n divis_fw-la 1._o pag._n 63._o luk._n 22._o 25_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d math._n 20._o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ethick_n 4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o they_o 13._o off_o the_o act_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divis_fw-la 3._o pag_n 300._o in_o 5._o divi_z pag._n 32._o 1._o pet._n 5._o 4_o 13._o ebr._n 17_o 1._o cor._n 3._o 8_o 1._o cor._n 12._o 1._o 5._o mat._n 11._o 11_o 2._o cor._n 10._o 3._o 4._o 1._o cor._n 4_o ▪_o 23._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 3._o 1._o cor._n 15._o 27._o 28._o 4._o divis_fw-la 301._o ephes_n 1._o 21._o 1._o col._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr simplicitate_fw-la praelat_fw-la apol._n 2._o part_n 2._o c._n divis_fw-la 1._o li._n 1._o contra_fw-la litter_n petil._n c._n 5_o li._n 3_o contra_fw-la litter_n pet._n c._n 42._o epist._n 32._o institut_fw-la li._n 4._o ca._n 6._o sect_n 9_o upon_o the_o 7._o ca._n off_o amos._n pigh_a hierar_fw-it ecclesiast_fw-la li._n 3._o ca._n 4._o harding_n in_o the_o def_n of_o the_o apol_n part_n 2_o o●_n diu_fw-la 2_o ▪_o divis_fw-la 3._o pag_n 300._o pag._n 18●_n pa_n 30●_n 1._o cor._n 1●_o 24._o divis_fw-la 19_o pag._n 310._o pag._n 630._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o def_n apol_n part_n 6_o ▪_o cap._n 4._o divis_fw-la 2._o daniel_n 10._o 13._o colos_n 1._o 16._o bez._n confess_v ca._n 5._o artic_a 23._o divis_fw-la 5._o pag._n 302._o pag_n 62._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 10._o 31._o 32._o deut._n 32._o 28._o psal_n 43._o 1._o math._n 28._o 19_o act._n 10._o 35._o luk._n 7._o 5._o act._n 4._o 3._o &_o 5._o 1._o etc_n etc_n &_o 9_o 1._o 2._o philip._n 2._o 7._o rome_n 13._o 4._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 13._o 36_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o corin._n 45._o psal_n 2._o 11._o &_o 18._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb_fw-mi 13_o 7._o divis_fw-la 2._o pag._n 64._o in_o the_o def_n off_o the_o apol._n part_n 6._o c._n 11._o divis_fw-la 4._o 5._o defence_n apol._n ib._n ib._n divis_fw-la 3._o pa_o 65._o etc_o etc_o etc_o 57_o serm_n in_o apoc._n 5._o dec._n 2._o serm_n serm_n praef._n in_o eccles_n eccles_n upon_o the_o place_n &_o 1_n act._n act._n melan_n ut_fw-la apparet_fw-la 9_z ×_o 16._o count_n pighij_fw-la d_o heme_v as_o appear_v 419_o pa._n allege_a in_o my_o former_a book_n book_n 5._o li._n hierar_n 5._o c._n &_o 8._o &_o 16._o count_n de_fw-fr potest_fw-la eccle_n enchi_fw-la 58_o ca._n upon_o 24._o math._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o thesau_n artic_a 4._o divis_fw-la 31._o divis_fw-la 4._o pag._n 69._o joh._n 14._o 30._o 6._o ephes_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o tim._n 4._o 12._o in_o his_o these_o in_o 1._o divi_z off_o this_o chap._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la coelo_fw-la 1._o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divis_fw-la 5._o pag._n 70._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hesychius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 24_o divis_fw-la 1._o pag._n 72._o divis_fw-la 7._o pag_n 303._o nom._n 12._o 6._o math._n 11._o ●_o 13._o 1._o luk._n 76._o 1._o joh._n 23._o mat._n 21._o 25_o divis_fw-la 10._o pag._n 304._o nomb._n 18_o 4._o pag._n 137._o in_o 4._o diu_fw-la off_o this_o chap._n rom._n 7._o 6_o 1._o chron._n 24._o 6._o math._n 13._o 52._o math._n 23._o 34._o 22._o 35._o 12._o 28._o calu._n up_o 4._o act._n 28._o john_n 3_o 4._o act._n 1._o divis_fw-la 11._o etc_n etc_n pag._n 305._o etc_n etc_n 7._o act_n 44_o heb._n 8._o 5._o gen._n 6._o cap._n 16._o 1._o chron._n 24._o 19_o 2._o chron._n 29._o 25._o pag._n ●●●_o divis_fw-la 14._o pag._n 307._o math._n 11._o 11._o 2._o cor._n 3._o rom._n 10._o 14._o divis_fw-la 15._o pag_n 307._o ephes_n 4._o 13._o 1._o timot._fw-la 4._o 16._o divis_fw-la 17._o pag._n 308._o divis_fw-la 18._o pag._n 309._o divis_fw-la 19_o pag._n 310._o pag._n 137._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divis_fw-la 1._o art_n 4._o divis_fw-la 20._o pag_n 311._o in_o 2._o tractat_fw-la pag._n 351._o divis_fw-la 1._o divis_fw-la 21._o pag._n 311._o in_o 3._o divi_z pag._n 231._o ad_fw-la euagr_n divis_fw-la 25._o pag._n 313._o act._n 20._o 28._o act._n 20._o c._n 17._o v._n 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