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A54829 A collection of sermons upon several occasions by Thomas Pierce ... Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691. 1671 (1671) Wing P2167; ESTC R33403 232,532 509

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possunt_fw-la &_o debent_fw-la episcopitotius_fw-la orbis_n nisi_fw-la legitimè_fw-la impediantur_fw-la &_o quibus_fw-la nemo_fw-la rectè_fw-la praesidet_fw-la nisi_fw-la summus_n pontifex_fw-la aut_fw-la alius_fw-la ejus_fw-la nomine_fw-la ind_n n._n dicuntur_fw-la oecumenica_fw-la i._n e._n orbis_n totius_fw-la terrae_fw-la concilia_fw-la bellarm._n controu._n to._n 1._o l._n 1._o de_fw-fr council_n c._n 4._o p._n 1096._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n chal._n act._n 1._o bin._n to._n 3._o p._n 50._o 50._o quaedam_fw-la sunt_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolica_fw-la sede_fw-la approbata_fw-la atque_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la universâ_fw-la recepta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la omnino_fw-la reprobata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la partim_fw-la reprobata_fw-la partim_fw-la approbata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la nec_fw-la approbata_fw-la nec_fw-la reprobata_fw-la bellarm._n ubi_fw-la sup_n p._n 1097._o 1097._o pag._n 1105_o 1107_o 1109._o et_fw-la inde_fw-la constat_fw-la locutum_fw-la esse_fw-la bellarminum_fw-la ex_fw-la sententia_fw-la suâ_fw-la quia_fw-la sic_fw-la claudit_fw-la partitionem_fw-la quod_fw-la membrum_fw-la postremum_fw-la in_o confiliis_fw-la particularibu●_n potissimum_fw-la locum_fw-la habet_fw-la p._n 1097._o ergo_fw-la membra_fw-la priora_fw-la in_o generalibus_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o postremum_fw-la aliquatenus_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la non_fw-la potissimum_fw-la potissimum_fw-la dist._n 16._o can._n sancta_fw-la octo_fw-la apud_fw-la gratian._n p._n 60_o 61._o 61._o gratian._n decret_a par_fw-fr 1._o dist._n 5._o huc_fw-la spectat_fw-la epist_n vi●ilii_fw-la papae_fw-la ad_fw-la eutychium_n apud_fw-la council_n edit_fw-la bin._n to._n 8._o p._n 593._o 593._o absque_fw-la romani_fw-la pontificis_fw-la authoritate_fw-la synodum_fw-la a●iquibus_fw-la congregare_fw-la non_fw-la l●cet_fw-la ibid._n dist._n 17._o 17._o council_n elorent_a sess._n 5_o &_o 6._o 6._o magdeburg_n cent._n 8._o c._n 9_o &_o cent._n 9_o c._n 9_o 9_o v._o council_n gen._n à_fw-fr paulo_n v._o edit_n tom._n 4._o socrat._v hist._n ecc._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o sozomen_n l._n 1._o c._n 23._o niceph._n l._n 8._o c._n 19_o 19_o dist._n 32._o can._n nicen._n v._o council_n constantin_n iii_o can._n 13._o to._n 5._o p._n 326._o council_n elib_n can._n 36._o council_n nic._n 2._o act._n 4._o council_n constant_n quartum_fw-la decrevit_fw-la e●ndem_fw-la imaginun_n cultum_fw-la edit_fw-la bin._n tom._n 7._o p._n 1046._o council_n chalced._n act._n 15._o can._n 28._o qui_fw-fr canon_n ●enuinus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la binii_n subterfugio_fw-la pudendo_fw-la tom._n 3._o pag._n 446._o 446._o council_n constantinop_n iii_o act._n 13._o tom._n 5_o lib._n 211._o vide_fw-la notas_fw-la in_o vitam_fw-la honor._n edit_fw-la bin._n tom._n 4._o pag._n 572._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n council_n flor._n definit_a edit_fw-la bin._n to._n 8._o p._n 854._o 854._o ibid._n sess._n 5._o p_o 593._o 593._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n conc._n constant._n iii_o can._n 13._o to._n 5._o edit_fw-la bin._n to._n 5._o p._n 326._o 326._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 325_o 326._o 326._o ibid._n p._n 338._o 338._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d council_n constant._n iu._n act._n 9_o can._n 3._o edit_fw-la bin._n to._n 7._o p._n 977._o 977._o such_o as_o bellarmin_n baronius_n onuphri●●_n vasques_n maldonat_n stella_fw-la ly●a_fw-la stapleton_n pamelius_n petavius_n vi●es_n rubanus_fw-la maurus_n and_o other_o yea_o scotus_n aquinas_n pope_n gregory_n the_o great_a the_o bishop_n of_o germany_n in_o the_o council_n at_o worm_n etc._n etc._n etc._n ch._n 9_o 97._o 97._o ib._n p._n 95._o 95._o ib._n p._n 93._o 93._o ib._n p._n 97._o 97._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la praesertim_fw-la pag._n 97._o 97._o see_v the_o use_n which_o be_v make_v by_o dr._n pearson_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o reply_n of_o the_o lord_n viscount_n faulkland_n faulkland_n rom._n cath._n doct._n no_o nou._n nou._n cap._n 9_o sect._n 11._o p._n 98._o 98._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la pag._n 89._o 89._o pag._n 98._o 98._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 7._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 10._o deut._n 32._o 29._o eccles._n 7._o 3._o verse_n 2._o 2._o verse_n 4._o 4._o wisd._n 2._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o joh._n 14._o 1._o eccles._n 2._o 12._o isa._n 51._o 12._o mat._n 10._o 28._o 28._o mat._n 25._o 21._o mat._n 16._o 25._o mark_n 8._o 36._o 36._o mat._n 25._o 16._o luk._n 19_o 15._o joh._n 9_o 4._o phil._n 4._o 5._o 5._o mat._n 24._o 42._o 42._o he_o say_v express_o 1._o that_o whatever_o god_n foresee_v and_o do_v not_o prevent_v which_o be_v all_o the_o wickedness_n in_o the_o word_n he_o may_v be_v just_o say_v to_o cause_n p._n 9_o 2._o that_o god_n absolute_a will_n be_v the_o prime_a cause_n and_o necessary_o productive_a of_o every_o action_n of_o the_o creature_n p._n 10._o and_o so_o no_o less_o of_o our_o worst_a then_o of_o our_o best_a action_n 3._o that_o god_n can_v be_v free_v from_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n l._n 9_o c._n 4._o 4._o eccles._n 12._o 5._o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 5._o 5._o vers._n 7._o 7._o heb._n 2._o 17._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epict._n ench._n cap._n 21._o 21._o gen._n 3._o 19_o 19_o gen._n 18._o 27._o 27._o psal._n 103._o 14_o 14_o eccl._n 3._o 21._o 21._o vers._n 19_o 19_o vers._n 20._o 20._o job_n 4._o 19_o 19_o psal._n 49._o 12._o 12._o ibid._n ibid._n gen._n 2._o 7._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d epist._n loco_fw-la super_fw-la cit_fw-la cit_fw-la psal._n 90._o 4._o 4._o psal._n 39_o 5._o 5._o ibid._n ibid._n psal._n 62._o 50._o 50._o psal._n 90._o 10._o 10._o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d moschion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sophocl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wisd._n 4._o 11._o 11._o job_n 4._o 19_o poma_n oculis_fw-la tenus_fw-la contacta_fw-la cinerescunt_fw-la tertul._n apol._n c._n 40._o p._n 70._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 2._o 2._o psal._n 90._o 9_o 9_o psal._n 89._o 48._o 48._o psal._n 90._o 5._o 5._o vers._n 12._o 12._o wisd._n 5._o 13._o job_n 18._o 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philo_n jud._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hunc_fw-la diverso_fw-la tramite_fw-la mortales_fw-la omnes_fw-la conantur_fw-la adipisci_fw-la both_o de_fw-fr consol._n philos_n l._n 3._o p._n 98._o 98._o leo_fw-la isaurus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal._n 39_o 14._o 14._o e●●ipides_n in_o phaenissis_n phaenissis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n in_o alcestide_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d socrat._v in_o epist._n ad_fw-la anonym_n p._n 8._o 8._o col._n 3._o 5._o rom._n 8._o 13._o 13._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 23._o 23._o rom._n 6._o 6._o gal._n 6._o 14._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 31._o 31._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 6._o 6._o eccl._n 41._o 1._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodo●_n in_o thalia_n c._n 43._o p._n 179._o 179._o wisd._n 4._o 20._o 20._o heb._n 12._o 8._o 8._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 8._o occidere_fw-la est_fw-la ve●are_fw-la cupientem_fw-la mori_fw-la sen._n in_o thebaide_v psal._n 54._o 54._o psal._n 39_o 5._o 5._o psal._n 6._o 6._o 6._o psal._n 42._o 1._o 1._o vers._n 2._o dio_fw-mi chryso●t_fw-la orat._n 30._o pag._n 305._o d._n 1_o king_n 19_o 4._o 4._o job_n 6._o 4._o 4._o vers._n 8_o 9_o 9_o job_n 3._o 1_o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n vers._n 11._o 12._o 12._o isa._n 53._o 3._o 3._o ibid._n the_o application_n psal._n 39_o 4._o 2_o king_n 20._o 6._o job_n 14._o 14._o luk._n 12._o 18._o verse_n 19_o job_n 1._o 21._o psal._n 39_o 12._o 12._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 11._o heb_n 11._o 13._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o 12._o tobit_n 4._o 21._o job_n 28._o 28._o wisd._n 4._o 8_o 9_o luk._n 2._o 37._o 37._o rom._n 2._o 8._o 8._o 2_o cor._n ●_o 1._o phil._n 3._o 13_o 14_o 14_o nemo_fw-la tam_fw-la divos_fw-la habuit_fw-la ●aventes_fw-la crastinum_fw-la ut_fw-la possit_fw-la sibi_fw-la polliceri_fw-la polliceri_fw-la cuivis_fw-la potest_fw-la accidere_fw-la quod_fw-la cviquam_fw-la potest_fw-la publi●●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sophocl_n in_o trachiniis_fw-la trachiniis_fw-la luk._n 12._o 22._o 22._o 2_o king_n 20._o 6._o 6._o eph._n 4._o 26._o 26._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d soph._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la 1_o thes_n 5._o 2._o 4._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 10._o psal._n 50._o 22._o mat._n 24._o 42_o 43_o 44._o 44._o haba●_n 2._o 1._o 1._o eecl_n 41._o 2._o 2._o job_n 3._o 20_o 21._o 21._o vers._n 22._o 22._o cuspinianus_n in_o vita_fw-la sigismundi_fw-la p._n 498._o 498._o mat._n 10._o 27_o 28._o 28._o ecclus._n 41._o 4_o 4_o job_n 3._o 17_o 18_o 14_o 19_o 18._o 18._o philip._n 2._o 4._o 4._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 23_o 24._o 24._o vers._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alexis_n in_o olympiodoro_n ecclus._n 44._o 1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip_v in_o he●ubâ_fw-la james_n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joh._n 1._o 47_o 48._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 2_o 3._o vers._n 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ch●y●●st_n hom._n in_o gen_n 3._o gal._n 3._o 11._o num._n 23._o 10._o king_n 20._o 1._o jam._n 1._o 27._o 27._o luk._n 3._o 8._o act._n 26._o 20._o 20._o josh._n 24._o 15._o object_n answ._n answ._n 1_o thes._n 5._o 22_o prov._n 5._o 8._o 8._o mat._n 20._o 9_o 9_o cito_fw-la ignoscit_fw-la dominus_fw-la quia_fw-la cito_fw-la ●_o ille_fw-la convertitur_fw-la a●bro●_n in_o luc._n 23._o 43._o 43._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 9_o 9_o phil._n 3._o 14._o 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 24._o 13._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o 11._o exod._n 16._o 18._o 18._o act._n 2._o 45._o 45._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 5._o gen._n 49._o 49._o mat._n 25._o 7_o 8._o 8._o eccl._n 49._o 1._o heb._n 12._o 22_o 23._o rev._n 5._o 13._o
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