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to_o prince_n thank_n to_o the_o luther_n luther_n prove_v there_o must_v be_v no_o magistrate_n among_o christian_a man_n by_o scripture_n tâ—m_fw-la 6._o fol._n a 1_n the_o reverence_n off_o luther_n towards_o prince_n 1._o pet._n 2._o sleidan_n in_o the_o 5._o book_n the_o marriage_n of_o luther_n vide_fw-la erafmum_fw-la in_o epistol_n ad_fw-la thoman_n lupsetum_fw-la a_o 1525_o tom._n 6._o germanico_fw-la fol._n 612._o ecclel_n 27._o contrari_fw-la eat_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o luther_n a_o godly_a exhortation_n psal._n 94._o rom._n 2._o psal._n 79._o anchar_n 1._o theren_n 5._o matt._n 24._o ambros._n in_o 9_o cap._n luc._n aug._n in_o psa_fw-la 80._o esa_fw-la 42._o thren_n 5._o august_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la paeâ—it_fw-la cap._n 2._o vniversalite_n antiquite_v consent_n the_o book_n be_v in_o our_o english_a tongue_n already_o translate_v and_o be_v most_o necessary_a to_o be_v read_v in_o theseâ—imes_n matthe_n 7._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o de_fw-la bello_fw-la 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c._n 4._o fa._n 1._o matth._n 36_o in_o parna_n confess_v de_fw-fr caeva_fw-la do._n joan._n 1._o joan._n 6._o in_o matthe_n 26._o 1._o cor._n 10._o in_o the_o leaf_n 85._o in_o ultima_fw-la admonitione_n in_o his_o institution_n the_o 17._o chapter_n in_o libr._n de_fw-la ubiquitate_fw-la in_o the_o apology_n of_o england_n every_o where_o 1._o cor._n 4._o the_o father_n of_o the_o protestant_n artic._n 36._o super_fw-la cap._n 8._o fol._n 52._o in_o lib._n the_o prede_a contra_fw-la caluini_fw-la sycophantas_fw-la sycophantas_fw-la haer_fw-mi 46_o 46_o haer_fw-mi 42_o 42_o in_o recognit_v recognit_v in_o epist_n rom._n 3._o staphylus_n in_o prodrome_n august_n she_o 54._o eâ—_n lib._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la et_fw-la operibus_fw-la epiphan_n she_o 76._o lib._n 21._o ca._n 21._o contra_fw-la faustum_n &_o lib._n 8._o cap._n ult._n de_fw-fr cluitat_fw-la dei_fw-la ad_fw-la quoduultdeunt_fw-la haer_fw-mi 53._o haer._n 75._o 2._o cor._n 13._o commandment_n in_o scripture_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o de_fw-fr ad_fw-la beside_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n 2._o thess._n 2._o homil._n 69_o ad_fw-la populum_fw-la antioch_n jac._n 5._o matth._n 12._o apocal._n 21._o in_o prolegoment_n in_o his_o institution_n the_o 18._o chapter_n lib._n de_fw-fr cuâ—a_fw-la pro_fw-la mor_fw-fr â—uisgerenda_fw-la cap._n 5._o lib._n de_fw-fr unitaâ—e_fw-fr eccles._n her_o 75._o the_o custom_n of_o heretic_n to_o deny_v part_n of_o scripture_n tertul._n li._n 4_o contra_fw-la marcionem_fw-la contra_fw-la fanâ—â—um_fw-la manich_n ubique_fw-la &_o in_o haer_fw-mi 46._o ad_fw-la quo_fw-la awlt_fw-la haeres_fw-la 76._o cap._n 17._o vide_fw-la meâ—chiorem_fw-la canumia_fw-la locis_fw-la theolog_fw-la lib._n 2._o the_o maccabee_n prove_v to_o be_v of_o the_o canon_n cancrone_n ultima_fw-la can._n 47._o lib._n 6._o eâ—y_o molog_n c._n 1._o lib._n 2._o c._n 5_o lib._n 18._o cap._n 30._o contra_fw-la 2._o gaud._n epist_n cap._n 23._o 1._o thes._n 5._o cap._n 16._o cap._n 19_o cap._n 38._o august_n contra_fw-la faust._n manicâ—_n prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a aught_o to_o be_v use_v though_o no_o scripture_n command_v it_o see_v the_o apology_n in_o the_o leaf_n 113._o levit._fw-la 4._o 6._o &_o 7._o exod._n 12._o &_o 16._o levi._n 16._o psal._n 109._o heb._n 7._o in_o the_o 16._o chap._n off_o the_o apocal_a and_o other_o where_o the_o write_n off_o man_n in_o the_o church_n to_o befolow_v 1._o cor._n 2._o deute_n 32._o 2._o pet._n 1._o ephesi_n 4._o 4._o in_o lib._n de_fw-la decretis_fw-la nic._n con_n con_n in_o apolo_fw-la giâ—_n post_fw-la 8_o anathem_n anathem_n in_o â—ulian_n libro_fw-la 2._o 2._o in_o lib._n contra_fw-la valentin_n valentin_n lib._n 4._o ca._n 43._o 43._o ep_v 60._o et_fw-la 69._o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o father_n pray_v for_o the_o dead_a imagine_v by_o m._n grindall_n vain_a and_o foolish_a de._n 8._o dulcitij_fw-la quaest_n quest_n 2._o 2._o they_o be_v propitiatory_a for_o the_o wicked_a and_o very_a evil_n though_o they_o etc._n etc._n as_o in_o the_o next_o epist._n 8._o abacuâ—_n 2._o rom._n 1._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apost_n serm_n 17._o 17._o epi._n 93._o cap._n 4._o 4._o haer._n 75._o 75._o lib._n 30._o cap._n 3._o contra_fw-la faustum_n man_n man_n in_o praefat_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 7._o de_fw-la peccat_fw-la have_v &_o remissione_n homil._n 5._o in_o â—_o job._n â—ome_v 1._o lib._n 8._o dâ—_n curate_n grae_fw-la car_n affectionum_fw-la lib._n 10._o cap._n 20_o â–ª_o lib._n 3._o the_o imag_n cuâ—â—_n lib._n 6._o ca._n 27._o in_o li._n de_fw-fr cap_n tivitate_fw-la babylonica_fw-la de_fw-fr haeresibus_fw-la hae_fw-la 27._o epiph._n hae_fw-la 79._o et_fw-la 49._o in_o psal._n 132._o toâ—o_o 5._o contra_fw-la cres._n lib._n 3._o ca._n 6._o contra_fw-la 2._o epist_n caud_n li._n 2._o ca._n 9_o contra_fw-la donat_n li._n 6._o c._n 4._o contra_fw-la parm._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o epi._n 20_o 4._o et_fw-la contra_fw-la petilianun_n saepe_fw-la aug._n haer_fw-mi 50._o epiph_n haer_fw-mi 70._o lib._n 9_o contra_fw-la julian._n â—d_a quoduâ—â—â—deum_n haer_fw-mi 69._o fonâ—â—nus_fw-la lib._n 2._o heres_fw-la â—â—_o cap._n 17._o capit._fw-la ulti_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 1._o coram_fw-la probo_fw-la indice_fw-la socrates_n li._n 5._o cap._n 10._o actione_n 1._o epist._n 28._o lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la euâ—â—mitum_fw-la luther_n â—_o ve_n an_o he_o retike_n see_v theâ—efe_n 29._o and_o follow_a also_o the_o leaf_n 127._o b._n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o leaf_n 84._o b._n and_o 85._o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la argentoratense_n contra_fw-la epi._n fundamenti_fw-la cap._n 6._o ibidem_fw-la vide_fw-la rofensem_fw-la contra_fw-la cap._n baby_n epiphanius_n in_o haer_fw-mi 76._o haer._n 75._o lib._n contra_fw-la valentinianos_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o sleidann_n &_o fontanus_n lib._n 17._o the_o proâ—_n heresy_n off_o luther_n touch_v the_o sacrament_n have_v wrought_v his_o confusion_n fol._n 68_o surius_n in_o epist_n nuncupatoria_fw-la praefixa_fw-la prodroâ—â—c_fw-la pagi_n 121._o in_o lib._n rectafides_n de_fw-fr câ—â—a_fw-la â—â—i_fw-la vide_fw-la throvologiam_fw-la alexandri_fw-la sculteâ—i_fw-la luc_n 21._o grece_n and_o africa_n â—oste_v the_o faâ—â—ithe_a by_o he_o resy_n of_o the_o civil_a lutheran_n staphylus_n in_o def._n contra_fw-la melanch_n thou_o staphylus_n in_o prodromo_fw-la vide_fw-la lipsen_n interim_n &_o literas_fw-la ad_fw-la carolwitzium_n itemque_fw-la postremas_fw-la aâ—_n com._n palatinum_n in_o libellâ—_fw-la vox_fw-la vigilunâ—_n fol._n d._n 3._o vide_fw-la epist_n hosis_n all_o henri_fw-fr ducen_n brunâ—uicen_n sem_fw-mi luc._n 6._o see_v in_o the_o iâ—a_fw-la c._n 45._o and_o 72._o in_o cap._n 8._o fol._n 53._o staphylus_n in_o absoluta_fw-la apologia_fw-la foe_fw-mi 126._o cap._n de_fw-fr humanis_fw-la viri_fw-la bus_fw-la &_o lib._n arbitrio_fw-la gallus_n in_o librosuo_fw-la wechterhan_n theologi_fw-la saxonici_fw-la in_o libellis_fw-la supplicatorijs_fw-la ad_fw-la conventum_fw-la numburgensem_fw-la sleidamâ—s_fw-fr lib._n 6._o et_fw-la 11._o histor._n pontaâ—us_fw-la roverus_fw-la li._n 5._o rerum_fw-la memora_fw-la pag._n 410._o non_fw-la theolâ—_fw-la gum_n sed_fw-la philotheolâ—_n gum_n erasmus_fw-la reinhold_n iâ—_n epist_n sva_fw-la ad_fw-la amicum_fw-la in_o libel_n ad_fw-la bohemoset_n siâ—_n sios_fw-gr illyricus_n in_o informatiâ—ne_n sva_fw-la de_fw-fr quibusdam_fw-la aâ—itulis_fw-la the_o civil_a lutheran_n resemble_v old_a heretic_n lib._n 4._o