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felicity_n which_o shall_v never_o have_v end_n not_o for_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o for_o the_o love_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesu_n christ_n who_o suffer_v death_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o rise_v again_o for_o our_o justification_n amen_n at_o london_n print_v by_o john_n daye_n dwell_v over_o aldersgate_n cum_fw-la gratia_n &_o privilegio_fw-la regiae_n maiestatis_fw-la anno._n 1581._o john_n 7._o apoca._n 17._o emanuel_n dalmada_n a_o portugal_n bishop_n of_o angrence_n thomâ—_n wilson_n osorius_n begin_v with_o a_o double_a excuse_n emanuel_n bishop_n of_o angrence_n in_o portugal_n a_o popish_a inquisitor_n two_o cause_n show_v by_o osorius_n why_o he_o write_v against_o m._n haddog_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o excuse_n of_o osorius_n rom._n 2._o the_o name_n of_o a_o private_a person_n what_o it_o signify_v plautus_n in_o milite_fw-la glorioso_fw-it sir_n thom_n more_o john_n fisher_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n more_o and_o rochester_n right_o convict_v and_o condemn_v for_o traitor_n by_o the_o law_n osorius_n be_v write_v to_o our_o queen_n under_o pretence_n of_o charity_n &_o goodwill_n cover_v extreme_a hatred_n against_o true_a religion_n true_a charity_n be_v soon_o pretence_a in_o word_n they_o true_o perform_v in_o deed_n cicer._n orat._n in_o lucium_fw-la pisonem_fw-la cicer._n philip_n 2._o in_o anthonium_n in_o salustius_n cod._n de_fw-fr proba_fw-la lib._n 〈◊〉_d osor._fw-la pag._n 8._o osorius_n complain_v of_o subvert_a religion_n in_o england_n nonnes_n image_n of_o saint_n picture_n of_o the_o crosse._n ancient_a ceremony_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n the_o word_n of_o m._n haddon_n cite_v by_o osorius_n cicer._n in_o anthon_n phil._n 2_o osor._fw-la pag._n 9_o osor._fw-la pag._n 9_o b._n osorius_n make_v bug_n bear_v and_o fight_v with_o shadow_n osor._fw-la pag._n 9_o b._n luther_n false_o accuse_v luther_n to_o be_v take_v whole_a and_o not_o by_o pecces_fw-la osor._fw-la pag._n 10._o the_o cavil_v of_o osorius_n upon_o word_n and_o syllable_n perpessa_fw-la persparsa_n psal._n 119._o two_o soul_n abuse_v note_v in_o osorius_n his_o religion_n trust_v in_o popish_a pardon_n vain_a and_o wicked_a osorius_n against_o himself_o osorius_n cavil_v about_o the_o word_n of_o lead_n synecdoche_n metonymy_fw-la the_o bishop_n of_o angrence_n one_o church_n apoc._n 1_o one_o monarchy_n livius_fw-la 3_o decad._n polycrates_n phalereus_n dionysius_n apoc._n 21._o 22._o luce._n 4._o ex_fw-la esaia_n ad_fw-la heb._n 10_o timoth._n 1._o luce._n 9_o mar._n 6._o math._n 9_o touch_v supremacy_n of_o peter_n &_o his_o successor_n marg._n 9_o johan_n 6._o aug._n retra_n cap._n 11._o chrisost._n in_o hom._n penthec_n to._n 3._o hillar_n de_fw-fr trim._n lib_n 6._o cipr._n epist._n 3._o orig._n in_o math._n cap._n 16._o gregor_n 1._o distinct._n 10._o considerandum_fw-la math._n 18._o luc._n 22._o amongst_o the_o apostle_n no_o singular_a power_n give_v to_o any_o one_o more_o than_o 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4._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 19_o osori_fw-la
euang_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o chrisost._n to_o the_o heb._n homil._n 17._o eusebius_n demonst_a lib._n cap._n 10._o nazianzen_n justinus_n martyr_n in_o dialo_n cum_fw-la triphone_n augustine_n contra_fw-la advers_a leg_n &_o prophe_n august_n in_o lib._n quest_n 61._o august_n contra_fw-la faust._n 20._o cap._n 21._o a_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o passover_o and_o christ._n a_o argument_n out_o of_o the_o trident_n council_n answer_n aug._n de_fw-fr civitat_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 10._o cap._n 5_o by_o what_o reason_n melchizedech_n do_v represent_v the_o type_n of_o christ._n melchizedech_n be_v deny_v to_o offer_v bread_n &_o wine_n for_o a_o sacrifice_n a_o comparison_n betwixt_o melchizedech_n and_o christ._n no_o likeness_n betwixt_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n and_o melchizedech_n melchizedech_n a_o king_n and_o a_o priest_n the_o place_n of_o melchizedech_n his_o offering_n be_v expound_v gene._n 14._o josephus_n libro_fw-la 1._o antiquitat_fw-la cap._n 10._o the_o 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