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A79473 Chillingworthi novissima. Or, The sicknesse, heresy, death and buriall of William Chillingworth. (In his own phrase) Clerk of Oxford, and in the conceit of his fellow souldiers, the Queens arch-engineer, and grand-intelligencer. Set forth in a letter to his eminent and learned friends, a relation of his apprehension at Arundell, a discovery of his errours in a briefe catechism, and a shorr [sic] oration at the buriall of his hereticall book. By Francis Cheynell, late fellow of Merton Colledge. Published by authority. Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665. 1644 (1644) Wing C3810; Thomason E36_7; ESTC R13256 46,148 66

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the_o second_o and_o three_o epistle_n of_o john_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n the_o epistle_n of_o jude_n the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n the_o book_n of_o job_n esther_n ecclesiastes_n etc._n etc._n he_o say_v he_o can_v in_o reason_n so_o undoubted_o believe_v those_o book_n to_o be_v canonical_a which_o have_v be_v question_v as_o those_o which_o be_v never_o question_v at_o least_o i_o have_v no_o warrant_n to_o damn_v any_o man_n that_o shall_v deny_v they_o now_o have_v the_o example_n of_o saint_n in_o heaven_n either_o to_o justify_v or_o excuse_v such_o their_o denial_n chap._n 2._o sect._n 38._o pag._n 67._o sure_o here_o be_v a_o pretty_a tempt_a excuse_n for_o if_o not_o a_o justification_n of_o those_o libertine_n who_o question_v these_o book_n and_o may_v upon_o mr_n chillingworth_n principle_n question_v all_o the_o rest_n if_o they_o acknowledge_v one_o of_o the_o gospel_n that_o contain_v as_o much_o as_o all_o the_o rest_n ergo_o that_o be_v 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