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A69095 The third part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholike against Doct. Bishops Second part of the Reformation of a Catholike, as the same was first guilefully published vnder that name, conteining only a large and most malicious preface to the reader, and an answer to M. Perkins his aduertisement to Romane Catholicks, &c. Whereunto is added an aduertisement for the time concerning the said Doct. Bishops reproofe, lately published against a little piece of the answer to his epistle to the King, with an answer to some few exceptions taken against the same, by M. T. Higgons latley become a proselyte of the Church of Rome. By R. Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 3 Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1609 (1609) STC 50.5; ESTC S100538 452,861 494

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he_o have_v no_o hope_n to_o prevail_v with_o his_o majesty_n and_o yet_o i_o say_v that_o in_o his_o book_n he_o think_v himself_o to_o have_v perform_v some_o great_a exploit_n that_o be_v say_v he_o to_o prevail_v marvelous_a much_o with_o his_o majesty_n but_o his_o commentary_n fit_v not_o my_o text_n because_o his_o great_a exploit_n there_o intend_v be_v not_o in_o prevail_a with_o his_o majesty_n but_o as_o i_o there_o declare_v in_o write_v a_o famous_a and_o worthy_a work_n the_o marrow_n and_o pith_n of_o many_o large_a volume_n contract_v and_o draw_v into_o a_o narrow_a room_n another_o contradiction_n he_o fanci_v in_o that_o i_o etc._n i_o ibid._n pag_n 267._o 268._o etc._n etc._n say_v that_o he_o reveal_v a_o counsel_n and_o secret_a of_o his_o own_o and_o his_o fellow_n in_o say_v god_n know_v what_o that_o forcible_a weapon_n of_o necessity_n will_v drive_v man_n unto_o at_o length_n and_o yet_o i_o bid_v he_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n and_o tell_v his_o fellow_n 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