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A36614 A defence of the papers written by the late king of blessed memory, and Duchess of York, against the answer made to them Dryden, John, 1631-1700. 1686 (1686) Wing D2261; ESTC R22072 76,147 138

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inde_fw-la aliquid_fw-la manifestum_fw-la pro_fw-la man●_n chaeo_fw-la legeris_fw-la nec_fw-la illis_fw-la credam_fw-la nec_fw-la tibi_fw-la aug._n cont_n ep._n fund_z ●_o 5._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 16_o si_fw-mi unaquae●●_n c_o disciplina_fw-la quamquam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lie_fw-la &_o 〈…〉_z percipi_fw-la possit_fw-la doctorem_fw-la aut_fw-la magi●_n trum_fw-la requirit_fw-la quid_fw-la temerariae_fw-la superb●_n ae_z plenius_fw-la quam_fw-la ●●●●norum_fw-la sacramentorum_fw-la libros_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la interpretibus_fw-la suis_fw-la nolle_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la &_o incognitos_fw-la ve●●_n e_fw-la damnare_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr util._n cred._n c._n 17._o tom_n 6._o neque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d parvi_fw-la momen●_n est_fw-la qu●_n d_o cum_fw-la etc._n etc._n hoc_fw-la per_fw-la universam_fw-la catho●●●●_n 〈…〉_z profundity_n r_o observari_fw-la placuit_fw-la quod_fw-la tenemus_fw-la august_n con●_n r._n cre●●_n on_o l._n 1._o c_o 32._o quam_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la credo_fw-la ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d traditione_n venientem_fw-la sicut_fw-la multa_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la inveniuntur_fw-la in_o litteris_fw-la eorum_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d liis_fw-la posteriorum_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la quia_fw-la per_fw-la universam_fw-la custod●_n untur_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la non_fw-la 〈…〉_z tradita_fw-la &_o commendata_fw-la creduntur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr bap._n con●_n donatist_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o si_fw-mi jam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d tibi_fw-la jactatus_fw-la videris_fw-la finemque_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la laboribus_fw-la vis_fw-la imponere_fw-la sequere_fw-la viam_fw-la catho●●●●_n disciplinae_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la christo_fw-la per_fw-la apostolos_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la usque_fw-la manavit_fw-la &_o abhin●_n ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d manatura_fw-la est_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr util._n cred._n c._n 8._o 〈…〉_z quid_fw-la autem_fw-la si_fw-la neque_fw-la apostoli_fw-la quidem_fw-la scripturas_fw-la reliquissent_fw-la nobis_fw-la nun_n opportebat_fw-la ordinem_fw-la sequi_fw-la traditionis_fw-la quam_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la iis_fw-la quibus_fw-la committebant_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la cui_fw-la ordinationi_fw-la a●_n lentiunt_fw-la multae_fw-la gentes_fw-la barbarorum_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la credunt_fw-la sine_fw-la charta_fw-la &_o atramento_fw-la scriptam_fw-la habentes_fw-la per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la sun_n salutem_fw-la &_o veterem_fw-la traditionem_fw-la diligenter_fw-la custodientes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d advers._fw-la haere●_n lib._n 3._o col_fw-fr col_fw-fr sir_n she_o wootton_n herbert_n hen_n 8._o pag._n 402._o
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