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A19355 One God, one fayth. Or A discourse against those lukewarm-Christians who extend saluation to all kinds of fayth and religion; so, that the professours do belieue in the Trinity, the Incarnation, the passion &c. howsoeuer they differ in other inferiour articles. VVritten by VV. B. Priest. Anderton, Lawrence. 1625 (1625) STC 578; ESTC S118955 85,092 194

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d._n in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o certain_a libel_n supplicatory_a pag._n 194._o sutcliffe_n confess_o write_v they_o of_o geneva_n do_v depose_v their_o catholic_a liege_n lord_n and_o prince_n from_o his_o temporal_a right_n albeit_o he_o be_v by_o right_a of_o succession_n their_o temporal_a lord_n and_o owner_n of_o that_o city_n &_o territory_n in_o like_a sort_n i_o pretermit_v the_o many_o like_a example_n of_o the_o commons_o rise_v against_o their_o lawful_a prince_n and_o magistrate_n in_o 1594._o in_o see_v chitraeus_fw-la in_o chron_n 1593._o &_o 1594._o sueveland_n 35._o sueveland_n see_v hereof_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o m._n fulke_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o farines_n declamation_n p._n 35._o denmark_n 115._o denmark_n see_v osiander_n hereof_o in_o epitome_n cent._n 16._o pag._n 115._o poland_n and_o 273._o and_o see_v the_o acknowledgement_n hereof_o by_o d._n bilson_n in_o his_o true_a defence_n part_n 3._o pag._n 270._o &_o 273._o germany_n and_o which_o rising_n 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