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impossible_a for_o they_o to_o give_v any_o competent_a security_n that_o they_o will_v not_o destroy_v it_o and_o in_o a_o word_n to_o avert_v those_o mischief_n by_o precaution_n which_o if_o allow_v to_o gather_v strength_n will_v be_v so_o fatal_o destructive_a as_o not_o to_o be_v repair_v 〈◊〉_d after_o punishment_n but_o this_o be_v not_o my_o aim_n who_o press_v the_o discovery_n which_o i_o have_v make_v no_o far_o than_o to_o arm_v those_o who_o be_v so_o fortunate_a to_o have_v be_v educate_v in_o a_o faith_n of_o peaceful_a duty_n and_o obedience_n not_o to_o be_v tempt_v by_o false_a pretence_n to_o desert_n it_o and_o to_o persuade_v all_o those_o who_o have_v be_v so_o unhappy_a to_o be_v entangle_v in_o that_o endless_a maze_n of_o error_n the_o roman_a church_n to_o quit_v both_o it_o and_o those_o pernicious_a guilt_n which_o i_o have_v show_v to_o be_v its_o necessary_a and_o individual_a adherent_n i_o contend_v not_o against_o name_n and_o notion_n but_o vice_n and_o mischief_n nor_o be_o i_o angry_a with_o man_n but_o with_o that_o which_o destroy_v human_a society_n i_o will_v not_o make_v any_o faction_n look_v worse_o than_o it_o be_v but_o i_o can_v never_o hold_v that_o for_o religion_n which_o teach_v man_n to_o violate_v their_o faith_n to_o worship_n wood_n and_o stone_n to_o make_v and_o then_o devour_v their_o god_n to_o blow_v up_o senate_n to_o massacre_n nation_n and_o kill_v king_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la declarat_fw-la of_o egregious_a popish_a imposture_n &c_n &c_n foot_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n examination_n of_o sowbrets_n etc._n etc._n boy_n of_o bilson_n etc._n etc._n chamber_n sheldon_n sheldon_n though_o à _fw-fr jesus_n the_o conver_n omn_fw-la gent._n p._n 561_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n response_n au_fw-fr liure_fw-fr de_fw-fr mounseur_fw-fr l'_fw-fr euâ—que_fw-fr de_fw-fr condom_n en_fw-fr l'_fw-fr avertisement_n avertisement_n p._n 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n bull_n pii_fw-la iu._n iu._n animad_fw-la p._n 76_o 77_o etc._n etc._n etc._n consult_v p._n 56._o 56._o p._n 13._o 13._o p._n 8._o pontif._n p._n 94_o 95_o arch._n spotswood_n history_n p._n 803._o pontificale_fw-la rom._n watson_n quod_fw-la libet_n dialogue_n between_o a_o secular_a priest_n and_o lay-gentleman_n a_o true_a relation_n of_o the_o faction_n begin_v at_o wisbich_n quod._n p._n 37_o 69_o 88_o 89_o 265_o 266_o etc._n etc._n 275_o etc._n etc._n 303_o etc._n etc._n etc._n discourse_v of_o the_o powder_n treason_n apology_n for_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n premonition_n to_o all_o free_a prince_n and_o state_n answer_n to_o cardinal_n perron_n and_o bellarmin_n etc._n etc._n etc._n sir_n george_n crook_n report_n part_n 2._o term_n trin._n a._n 2._o jac._n r._n in_o banco_n regis_fw-la first_o controversial_a letter_n king_n james_n his_o discourse_n of_o the_o powder_n treason_n proceed_n against_o the_o gunpowder_n traitor_n 3_o council_n lateran_n tom._n conc_fw-fr 27._o 4_o council_n lateran_n tom._n council_n 28._o tom._n conc_n 18_o p._n 11._o harangue_n au_fw-fr tier_n estate_n p._n 61â—_n &c_n &c_n dr_n vane_n vindicat_fw-la of_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n tom._n 11._o part_n 1._o council_n trid._n sess._n 4._o can_n 8._o mat._n paris_n in_o ann_n 1222._o binnii_n council_n tom._n 7._o part_n 2._o harangue_n au_fw-fr tier_n estate_n first_o controv_n letter_n the_o life_n of_o gerson_n prefix_v to_o his_o work_n and_o tom._n 1._o p._n 375._o &_o 3._o p._n 69._o p._n 9_o 25_o ed_n 3._o cap._n ult_n davil_n l._n 10._o conclus_fw-la facult_a paris_n d_o aubigne_n tom._n 3._o boter_fw-la relat_n thuan._n hist._n lib._n 137._o harangue_n au_fw-fr tier_n estate_n recueil_n tres_fw-fr exact_a &_o curieux_fw-fr de_fw-fr tout_fw-fr ce_fw-fr que_fw-fr l'est_fw-fr fait_fw-fr &_o pass_v de_fw-fr singulier_fw-fr &_o memorable_a en_fw-fr l'assemblee_fw-mi generale_fw-mi des_fw-fr estate_n tenus_fw-la à _fw-la paris_n en_fw-fr l'anne_n 1614_o bar_v florim_n â—_o rapine_n pag._n 356._o pag_n 410._o first_o controversial_a letter_n james_n 3_o vita_fw-la del_fw-it gloriâ—sissimo_fw-la papa_n pio_n quinto_fw-la p._n 195._o moâ—ray_v ann._n 1572._o thuan._n hist._n l._n 53._o stow._n speed_n chron._n in_o hen._n 2._o baron_fw-fr in_o an._n 1169._o disputatio_fw-la apologetica_fw-la de_fw-fr sure_a regni_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la pro_fw-la catholicis_fw-la hibernis_fw-la adversus_fw-la haereticos_fw-la anglos_n autore_fw-la c._n m._n hiberno_fw-la artium_fw-la &_o s._n th._n magistro_fw-la etc._n etc._n num_fw-la 2_o p._n 19_o