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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38579	A prospect of the primitive Christianity, as it was left by Christ to his Apostles, by the Apostles to their disciples Saint Polycarp and Holy Ignatius, both contemporaries with and disciples to the Holy Evangelist and Apostle Saint John whose lives follow in this short treatise, together with their famous epistles written to several churches / translated according to the best copies out of the original Greek into English, by Thomas Elborowe ...	Elborow, Thomas.; Polycarp, Saint, Bishop of Smyrna. Epistola ad Philippenses. English.; Ignatius, Saint, Bishop of Antioch, d. ca. 110. Epistolae. English.	1668 (1668)	Wing E323; ESTC R15095	56,995	138

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o admirable_a maximus_n the_o scholiast_n report_v he_o to_o have_v write_v epistle_n to_o the_o philippian_n but_o that_o be_v suppose_v a_o mistake_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v put_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o epistle_n so_o excellent_a for_o the_o build_n of_o we_o up_o in_o faith_n and_o love_n and_o in_o whatever_o may_v adorn_v christian_a profession_n i_o now_o offer_v to_o the_o charitable_a and_o courteous_a reader_n translate_v into_o english_a out_o of_o that_o greek_a copy_n which_o be_v publish_v by_o the_o right_n reverend_a prelate_n and_o learned_a antiquary_n doctor_n usher_n primate_n of_o ireland_n and_o print_v at_o oxford_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1644._o the_o epistle_n of_o saint_n polycarp_n bishop_n of_o smyrna_n and_o holy_a martyr_n to_o the_o philippian_n polycarp_n and_o the_o presbyter_n with_o he_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n within_o the_o diocese_n of_o