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philastriâ—_n by_o petavius_n animad_fw-la in_o epiph_n de_fw-fr inscrip_n operis_fw-la bianca_n s._n austin_n lib._n de_fw-la haeres_fw-la haer._n 80_o a_o general_a consideration_n of_o d._n potter_n answer_n concern_v my_o reply_n rule_v to_o be_v observe_v if_o d._n potter_n intend_v a_o rejoynder_n rejoynder_n mat._n 5._o 19_o 19_o i_o mean_v the_o divine_n of_o douai_n who_o profession_n we_o have_v in_o your_o belgic_a expurgatorius_fw-la p._n 12._o in_o censura_fw-la bertrami_n in_o these_o word_n see_v in_o other_o ancient_a catholic_n we_o tolerate_v extenuate_v &_o excuse_v very_o many_o error_n and_o devise_v some_o shift_n often_o deny_v they_o and_o put_v upon_o they_o a_o convenient_a sense_n when_o they_o be_v object_v to_o we_o in_o disputation_n and_o conflict_n with_o our_o adversary_n we_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o bertram_n may_v not_o deserve_v the_o same_o equity_n in_o the_o place_n above_o quote_v this_o great_a diversity_n of_o opinion_n among_o you_o touch_v this_o matter_n if_o any_o man_n doubt_n of_o it_o let_v he_o read_v franciscus_n picus_n mirandula_n in_o l._n theorem_fw-la in_o exposit._n theor_n quarti_fw-la and_o t_o h._n waldensis_n tom._n 3._o de_fw-fr sacramentalibus_fw-la doct_v 3._o fol._n 5._o andhee_o shall_v be_v full_o satisfy_v that_o i_o have_v do_v you_o no_o injury_n quiâ—_n tulerit_fw-la gracchum_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n pag._n 11._o 11._o ibid._n ibid._n pag._n 4._o edit_fw-la 1._o 1._o pag._n 20._o 20._o pag._n 81._o 81._o sleidan_n l._n 6._o fol._n 84._o 84._o see_v pag._n 39_o 39_o art_n 28._o 28._o art_n 31._o 31._o s._n greg._n hom._n 7._o in_o ezec._n ezec._n pag._n 131._o 131._o in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o eccles_n policy_n sect._n 1_o â—_o p._n 68_o 68_o ibid._n lib._n 2._o sect._n 4._o p._n 102._o 102._o l._n 3._o sect._n 8._o pag._n 1._o 146._o et_fw-la alibi_fw-la alibi_fw-la advers._fw-la stapl._n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o pag._n 270._o &_o pag._n 357._o 357._o adversus_fw-la stapl._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o pag._n 300._o 300._o lib._n de_fw-fr cap._n babyl_n tom_fw-mi 2._o wittemb_v f._n 88_o 88_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o counterfeit_n catholic_a pag._n 5._o 5._o epist._n cont_n anabap._n ad_fw-la duos_fw-la parochos_fw-la tom_n 2._o germ._n wittemb_v wittemb_v praefat._n in_o epist_n lac_fw-la in_o edit_n jeâ—ensi_fw-la jeâ—ensi_fw-la in_o euchirid_n pag._n 63._o 63._o in_o examine_v conc._n trid._n part_n 1._o pag._n 55._o 55._o ibid._n ibid._n apud_fw-la euseb_n l._n 4._o hist._n c._n 26._o 26._o in_o synop._n synop._n ln_o carm_n de_fw-fr genuinis_fw-la scripture_n scripture_n lib._n de_fw-fr servo_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la cont_n etas_n tom_fw-mi 2._o witt._n fol._n 471._o 471._o in_o latinis_fw-la sermonibus_fw-la convivialibus_fw-la francof_n in_o 8._o impr_fw-la anno_fw-la 1571._o 1571._o in_o germanicis_n colloq_fw-la lutheri_fw-la ab_fw-la aurifabro_fw-la editis_fw-la francosurt_n do_fw-mi de_fw-fr libris_fw-la veteris_fw-la &_o novi_fw-la test._n fol._n 379._o 379._o ib._n tit_n de_fw-fr patriarchis_fw-la &_o prophet_n fol._n 282._o 282._o tit._n de_fw-fr lib._n veâ—_n &_o nou._n test._n test._n fol._n 380._o 380._o pag._n 141._o 141._o heb._n v._n 1_o 1_o pag._n 141_o 141_o cont._n adimantn_n c._n 17._o 17._o l._n 2._o heretic_n fab_n fab_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 10._o 10._o lib._n 6._o cap._n 11._o 11._o dist._n can._n sancta_fw-la româ—na_fw-la româ—na_fw-la in_o his_o defence_n art_n 4._o pag._n 31._o 31._o pag._n 234._o 234._o in_o synopsi_fw-la synopsi_fw-la can._n 47._o 47._o cont._n â—p_n fundam_fw-la c._n 5._o 5._o tom._n 1._o fol._n 135._o 135._o instit._fw-la c._n 6._o §._o 11._o 11._o instit_n c._n 7._o §._o 12._o 12._o lib._n de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la scriptura_fw-la p._n 52._o 52._o tast._n 1._o sect._n 10._o subd_v 4_o join_v with_o tract_n 2._o cap._n 2._o sect._n 10._o subd_v 2._o 2._o lib._n cont_n zwingl_n deverit_fw-la corp_n christiin_n euchar_n euchar_n in_o his_o answer_n unto_o m._n john_n burges_n pag._n 94._o 94._o ibid._n ibid._n in_o 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