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A15057 An ansvvere to the Ten reasons of Edmund Campian the Iesuit in confidence wherof he offered disputation to the ministers of the Church of England, in the controuersie of faith. Whereunto is added in briefe marginall notes, the summe of the defence of those reasons by Iohn Duræus the Scot, being a priest and a Iesuit, with a reply vnto it. Written first in the Latine tongue by the reuerend and faithfull seruant of Christ and his Church, William Whitakers, Doctor in Diuinitie, and the Kings Professor and publike reader of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge. And now faithfully translated for the benefit of the vnlearned (at the appointment and desire of some in authoritie) into the English tongue; by Richard Stocke, preacher in London. ...; Ad Rationes decem Edmundi Campiani Jesuitæ responsio. English Whitaker, William, 1548-1595.; Campion, Edmund, Saint, 1540-1581. Rationes decem. English.; Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.; Whitaker, William, 1548-1595. Responsionis ad Decem illas rationes.; Durie, John, d. 1587. Confutatio responsionis Gulielmi Whitakeri ad Rationes decem. Selections. 1606 (1606) STC 25360; ESTC S119870 383,859 364

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if_o charity_n be_v true_o in_o we_o we_o have_v true_a justice_n and_o well_o say_v augustine_n charity_n begin_v be_v justice_n begin_v charity_n increase_v be_v justice_n increase_v great_a charity_n be_v great_a justice_n perfect_a charity_n be_v perfect_a justice_n whit._n pag._n 583._o all_o be_v true_a you_o say_v touch_v charity_n love_n your_o neighbour_n as_o the_o law_n require_v and_o you_o have_v fulfil_v the_o second_o fable_n but_o this_o you_o can_v do_v therefore_o be_v not_o brag_v in_o the_o opinion_n of_o your_o charity_n which_o if_o it_o be_v as_o great_a as_o ever_o any_o man_n have_v yet_o it_o shall_v be_v far_o short_a of_o that_o the_o law_n require_v neither_o can_v it_o make_v you_o just_a as_o for_o augustine_n we_o confess_v as_o much_o as_o he_o say_v but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o justice_n which_o freith_v we_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n for_o that_o never_o increase_v or_o grow_v but_o be_v ever_o most_o absolute_a and_o perfect_a that_o be_v 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