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A30879 Leitourgia theiotera ergia, or, Liturgie a most divine service in answer to a late pamphlet stiled, Common-prayer-book no divine service : wherein that authors XXVII reasons against liturgies are wholly and clean taken away, his LXIX objections against our most venerable service-book are fully satisfied : as also his XII arguments against bishops are clearly answered ... so that this tract may well passe for a replie to the most of the great and little exceptions any where made to our liturgie and politie ... / by John Barbon ... Barbon, John. 1662 (1662) Wing B703; ESTC R37060 239,616 210

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as_o neither_o aught_o the_o hater_n of_o bishop_n lay_v challenge_v to_o equal_a worth_n with_o they_o as_o conceive_v no_o bishop_n 2._o we_o have_v have_v bishop_n that_o may_v be_v true_o thought_n to_o bear_v up_o to_o pitch_v of_o excellency_n with_o cyprian_a ambrose_n chrysostome_n witness_v our_o whitgift_n our_o jewel_n our_o andrews-es_a our_o lake_n etc._n etc._n 3._o though_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v perfect_o their_o match_n yet_o they_o may_v have_v be_v good_a bishop_n it_o be_v somewhat_o also_o in_o secundis_fw-la consistere_fw-la 4._o these_o forenamed_a ancient_n be_v ●ishops_n in_o the_o distinct_a appropriate_a or_o limit_a sense_n yea_o archbishop_n 〈◊〉_d archbishop_n s._n cyprian_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conc_n constant_n in_o trullo_n can_v 11._o s._n ignatius_n who_o successor_n s._n chrysostome_n be_v in_o that_o see_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n style_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o if_o he_o can_v 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