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A07935 The Bishop of London his legacy. Or certaine motiues of D. King, late Bishop of London, for his change of religion, and dying in the Catholike, and Roman Church VVith a conclusion to his bretheren, the LL. Bishops of England. Musket, George, 1583-1645. 1623 (1623) STC 18305; ESTC S102862 100,153 188

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be_v but_o superstitious_a &_o other_o such_o base_a refuse_n of_o inuective_n do_v we_o not_o find_v luther_n supra_fw-la luther_n luth._o 〈…〉_o supra_fw-la to_o conclude_v thus_o against_o all_o the_o father_n without_o exception_n the_o apology_n of_o philip_n melancthon_n do_v far_o excel_v all_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o exceed_v even_o augustine_n himself_o and_o yet_o further_o with_o great_a acerbity_n in_o these_o word_n the_o father_n 434._o father_n luth._o lib._n de_fw-la seruo_fw-la at_o bitrio_fw-la print_v a_o 1●●1_n pag._n 434._o of_o so_o many_o age_n have_v be_v plain_o blind_a and_o most_o ignorant_a in_o the_o scripture_n they_o have_v err_v al●_n their_o life_n time_n &_o unless_o they_o be_v amend_v before_o their_o death_n they_o be_v neither_o saint_n nor_o pertain_v to_o the_o church_n see_v how_o apostasy_n be_v the_o daughter_n and_o mother_n of_o pride_n but_o to_o proceed_v further_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbary_n though_o more_o mild_a 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