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A08783 Romes ruin or A treatise of the certaine destruction of Rome and of Antichrist before the ende of the world Wherein is cleerely manifested out of the Holy Scriptures, conferred with the historie of the Papacie, that he hath but a short time. A worke published to strengthen the faith of such as suffer vnder him. By I.P. I. P., fl. 1629. 1629 (1629) STC 19072; ESTC S120095 48,692 57

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379._o he_o write_v a_o epistle_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n wherein_o he_o intimate_v unto_o they_o the_o condemnatory_a sentence_n pronounce_v against_o apollinaris_n and_o his_o disciple_n timotheus_n which_o epistle_n be_v indict_v with_o the_o swell_a pride_n of_o a_o loftic_a mind_n breathe_v sovereignty_n and_o pre-eminence_n above_o all_o other_o church_n as_o if_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v that_o only_a apostolic_a chair_n whereunto_o all_o other_o church_n ought_v homage_n and_o reverence_n samosat_n basil_n epist_n 20._o ad_fw-la euseb_n samosat_n so_o that_o s._n basil_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n complain_v of_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o west_n because_o they_o care_v only_o for_o their_o own_o pre-eminence_n but_o not_o for_o the_o state_n of_o their_o persecute_a brethren_n in_o the_o east_n under_o the_o arrian_n emperor_n valens_n yea_o he_o say_v that_o he_o purpose_v oft_o time_n to_o have_v write_v to_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o that_o be_v to_o damasus_n 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