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A quartron of reasons of Catholike religion, with as many briefe reasons of refusall: By Tho. Hill
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Hill, Edmund Thomas, ca. 1563-1644.
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STC 13470; ESTC S113265
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yourselves_o but_o indeed_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o the_o protestant_n do_v contemn_v yea_o revile_v the_o father_n 23._o luther_n in_o capt._n bab._n causaeus_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la centuriat_fw-la centur_fw-la 2._o cap._n 10._o caluin_n instit_fw-la cap._n 13_o num_fw-la 29._o centur._n 2._o cap._n 5._o causaeus_n dialog_n 8._o &_o 11._o &_o 6_o beza_fw-mi in_o act_n apost_n ca._n 23._o in_o say_v they_o teach_v thing_n most_o like_a to_o dream_n they_o be_v dote_v oldman_n they_o have_v foul_a blemish_n and_o tell_v trifle_v tale_n they_o have_v weed_n and_o dregs_n blasphemye_n and_o monster_n they_o be_v childish_a dull_a and_o destitute_a of_o god_n &_o bable_v they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o be_v bewitch_v of_o the_o devil_n as_o damn_v as_o the_o devil_n blasphemer_n naughty_a wicked_a for_o they_o who_o can_v endure_v certain_a set_v time_n to_o fast_o in_o no_o marvel_n though_o they_o revile_v s._n basil_n s._n gregory_n nazianzene_n s._n leo_n s._n chrisostome_n 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which_o be_v do_v in_o england_n in_o the_o conversion_n thereof_o write_v by_o the_o same_o greg._n li._n 9_o ep_n 58._o and_o by_o venerable_a bede_n l._n 1._o hist_o ca._n 31._o in_o the_o eight_o the_o miracle_n of_o s._n cuthbert_n &_o s._n john_n in_o england_n also_o bede_n lib._n 4._o hist_o &_o 5._o in_o the_o nine_o the_o miracle_n of_o tharasius_n write_v by_o ignat._n nicen._n &_o of_o other_o in_o the_o ten_o the_o miracle_n of_o s._n romuald_a record_v by_o s._n pet._n damian_n of_o s._n wenceslaus_n &_o of_o other_o which_o surius_n write_v in_o the_o eleven_o the_o miracle_n of_o s._n edward_n k._n &_o vir_fw-la of_o s._n ans_fw-fr &_o of_o other_o in_o the_o twelve_o the_o miracle_n of_o s._n mal._n s_o barn_n &_o of_o other_o in_o the_o thirteen_o the_o miracle_n of_o s._n fran._n s._n dom._n s._n bonavent_a s._n s._n celestina_n &_o of_o other_o in_o the_o fourteen_o the_o miracle_n of_o s._n bernardine_n s._n kather._n of_o sieuna_n &_o of_o other_o in_o the_o 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part_n of_o god_n holy_a book_n as_o the_o protestant_n and_o their_o predecessor_n heretic_n have_v be_v enforce_v to_o do_v the_o manichee_n for_o that_o their_o heresy_n be_v so_o manifest_o confute_v by_o the_o gospel_n of_o saint_n mathewe_n 3._o aug._n l_o 28._o con_v faust_n cap._n 2._o &_o the_o util_a cred_a cap_n 3._o and_o by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o they_o can_v coin_n no_o answer_n nor_o other_o shift_n they_o deny_v they_o to_o be_v scripture_n the_o ebinites_n because_o the_o epistle_n of_o saint_n paul_n disprove_v most_o plainelye_o cyrcumcision_n which_o they_o maintain_v deny_v they_o to_o be_v scripture_n luther_n reject_v the_o epistle_n of_o s._n james_n because_o it_o be_v so_o plain_a against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o only_a faith_n his_o offspring_n refuse_v the_o book_n of_o tobias_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la of_o the_o maccabee_n and_o of_o some_o other_o because_o in_o they_o be_v plain_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o custody_n of_o aungell_n of_o freewill_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o faithful_a soul_n depart_v and_o of_o prayer_n to_o saint_n all_o whâ—ch_n they_o deny_v and_o therefore_o must_v they_o needs_o deny_v those_o part_n of_o the_o holy_a bible_n for_o heretic_n ever_o frame_v the_o bible_n to_o their_o opinion_n cha_v wrest_a pare_a &_o sometime_o flat_o reject_v all_o which_o make_v overplaine_o against_o such_o doctrine_n as_o they_o devise_v and_o so_o do_v most_o impudentlye_o the_o protestant_n now_o whereas_o the_o catholic_n ever_o square_v their_o doctrine_n by_o the_o line_n and_o the_o level_a of_o the_o worde_n of_o her_o spouse_n and_o therefore_o never_o have_v cause_n to_o reject_v the_o least_o â—otte_n of_o the_o holy_a bible_n and_o at_o one_o word_n the_o catholic_n follow_v the_o bible_n