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salvation_n second_o edition_n the_o absolute_a impossibility_n of_o transubstantiation_n demonstrate_v a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o the_o reverend_a benj._n calamy_n d.d._n a_o vindication_n of_o some_o protestant_a principle_n of_o church-unity_n and_o catholick-communion_n from_o the_o charge_n of_o agreement_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o answer_n to_o a_o late_a pamphlet_n entitle_v a_o agreement_n between_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n evince_v from_o the_o concertation_n of_o some_o of_o her_o son_n with_o their_o brethren_n the_o dissenter_n a_o preservative_n against_o popery_n be_v some_o plain_a direction_n to_o unlearned_a protestant_n how_o to_o dispute_v with_o romish_a priest_n the_o first_o part._n the_o four_o edition_n these_o three_o last_o by_o william_n sherlock_n d.d._n master_n of_o the_o temple_n reason_n for_o abrogate_a the_o test_n p._n 133._o matth._n 4._o 10._o ibid._n p._n 80._o ibid._n p._n 30._o 135_o psal._n 15._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 11._o 1_o thess._n 2._o 15._o 5_o jam._n 14_o 15._o 1_o john_n 3._o 8._o 1._o joh._n 18._o mat._n 10._o 1_o cor._n 8._o 5_o 6._o dr._n stillin_n defence_n of_o the_o discourse_n concern_v idolatry_n 25_o exod._n 22._o reason_n for_o abrogate_a the_o test_n p._n 124_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 127._o 9_o heb._n 21_o â—2_n p._n 130._o page_n 127._o page_n 130._o 99_o psalm_n 2_o 9_o 1_o john_n 2.1_o 2._o 3_o rom._n 23._o 15_o matth._n 11_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o 4_o john_n 21_o 23._o 23_o matth._n 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 5_o matth._n 20._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 3_o 4_o 5._o 2_o col._n 16_o 16_o 20_o 21_o 22._o 40_o isa._n 18._o etc._n etc._n 4_o john_n 22._o 4_o john_n 23._o 99_o psal._n 1_o 2._o 14_o john_n 2._o 4_o heb._n 16._o 8_o rom._n 15._o 4_o gal._n 6._o 3_o john_n 5_o 6_o 8_o rom._n 1._o 4_o eph._n 24._o 3_o colos_n 10._o 3_o col._n 16._o 1_o john_n 2.2_o 12_o heb._n 1._o