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A47908 The relaps'd apostate, or, Notes upon a Presbyterian pamphlet, entituled, A petition for peace, &c. wherein the faction and design are laid as open as heart can wish by Roger L'Estrange. L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1641 (1641) Wing L1293; ESTC R16441 60,742 101

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gal._n 1.8_o 2_o john_n 1.9_o rom._n 16.17_o 1_o cor._n 14.40_o the_o manner_n of_o worship_n leave_v to_o the_o church_n conformity_n necessary_a a_o quaint_a scruple_n matth._n 26.20_o matth._n 26.39_o 2_o king_n 4.13_o their_o scruple_n be_v faction_n pag._n 6._o reas._n 6._o the_o disproportion_n betwixt_o the_o thing_n in_o question_n and_o the_o salration_n of_o soul_n pag._n 7._o pag._n 8._o ceremony_n be_v necessary_a to_o order_n they_o oppose_v the_o power_n not_o the_o thing_n tit._n 1.5_o the_o presbyterian_o swear_v free_o who_o be_v factious_a rom._n 7.7_o 8._o the_o consequence_n of_o presbyterian_a liberty_n pag._n 8._o reas._n 7._o the_o nonconformist_n submit_v to_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n pag._n 9_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n pag._n 9_o reas._n 8._o as_o well_o the_o mass-book_n as_o the_o common-prayer_n pag._n 9_o reas._n 9_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o ancient_a time_n luke_n 1_o 1.2_o a_o modest_a request_n johnson_n pag._n 9_o r._n 10._o the_o hazard_n of_o refuse_v presbyterian_o no_o protestant_n smectimnuus_n pag._n 23._o bishop_n hall_n modest_a offer_n pag._n 3._o ibid._n pag._n 4._o pag._n 15._o presbyterian_a primitive_a episcopacy_n hooker_n eccles_n pol._n lib._n 5._o sect_n 62._o 62._o smectymnuus_n mr._n manton's_n impression_n pag._n 51._o spotswood_n hist._n of_o scotl._n lib._n 7._o pag._n 514._o page_n 10._o reason_n 11._o the_o church_n the_o judge_n matth._n 24.4_o matth._n 24.24_o schism_n turn_v to_o rebellion_n pag._n 10._o reason_n 12._o the_o end_n of_o man_n creation_n objection_n sol._n peevish_a liberty_n page_n 12._o reas._n 13._o the_o reformer_n method_n page_n 12._o reason_n 14._o page_n 13._o the_o intellect_n not_o to_o be_v force_v page_n 13._o pag._n 13._o reas._n 15._o pag._n 14._o reas._n 16._o do_v as_o you_o will_v be_v do_v by_o object_n sol._n the_o presbyterian_o case_n put_v page_n 14._o reas._n 17._o pag._n 16._o page_n 16._o a_o text_n wrest_v the_o reformer_n unity_n a_o subtle_a inference_n page_n 18._o reas._n 18._o the_o common_a enemy_n great_a exemplar_n pag._n 447._o pag._n 18._o reas._n 19_o psal._n 37.36_o psal._n 73.17_o psal._n 37.39_o mat._n 7.15_o 16._o how_o to_o judge_v of_o man_n heart_n exact_v collect._n pag._n 494._o note_n the_o bishop_n adversary_n the_o holy_a thousand_o the_o friend_n of_o episcopacy_n page_n 18._o reas._n 20._o page_n 19_o rom._n 15.1_o rom._n 14.15_o plautus_n history_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotl._n pag._n 267._o spotswood_n hist._n scotl._n pag._n 136._o ibid._n 137._o dangerous_a posit_n pag._n 35._o ibid._n pag._n 61._o ibid._n pag._n 9_o ibid._n pag._n 36._o
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