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A77108 An exposition of the doctrine of the Catholic Church in matters of controversie by the Right Reverend James Benigne Bossuet ... ; done into English from the fifth edition in French.; Exposition de la doctrine de l'Eglise catholique sur les matières de controverse. English Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne, 1627-1704.; Johnston, Joseph, d. 1723. 1685 (1685) Wing B3783; ESTC R223808 74,712 98

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they_o apply_v themselves_o with_o more_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n to_o search_v into_o catholic_a verity_n this_o be_v what_o they_o must_v be_v careful_o exhort_v to_o sinee_n there_o be_v no_o better_a method_n to_o make_v they_o renounce_v their_o error_n and_o your_o eminence_n have_v great_a reason_n when_o you_o late_o say_v that_o catholic_a truth_n will_v always_o be_v victorious_a in_o the_o mind_n of_o every_o man_n of_o sense_n who_o will_v only_o without_o prejudice_n consider_v it_o in_o comparison_n with_o heresy_n i_o take_v the_o liberty_n to_o write_v this_o long_a discourse_n to_o your_o eminence_n not_o be_v able_a to_o contain_v within_o myself_o the_o pleasure_n which_o the_o read_n of_o this_o book_n you_o have_v be_v please_v to_o let_v i_o have_v have_v afford_v i_o i_o beg_v your_o eminence_n will_v continue_v the_o like_a favour_n to_o i_o etc._n etc._n rome_n 26_o april_n 1672._o a_o letter_n from_o the_o bishop_n and_o prince_n of_o paderborne_v at_o 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