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A15622 A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither Wither, George, 1540-1605. 1588 (1588) STC 25889; ESTC S120301 238,994 326

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will_n but_o that_o they_o be_v sweet_o draw_v move_v and_o induce_v to_o do_v good_a august_n euchiridion_n cap._n 64._o de_fw-fr verb._n domini_fw-la ser._n 43._o ca._n 7._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n ser._n 13._o cap._n 11._o 12._o the_o answer_n here_o you_o bring_v authority_n thick_a where_o need_n none_o who_o ever_o expound_v this_o lead_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o forcible_a constrein_v man_n against_o their_o will_n because_o your_o fréewill_n be_v deny_v you_o will_v have_v your_o follower_n to_o believe_v that_o we_o make_v man_n block_n and_o stock_n as_o for_o you_o you_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n that_o you_o have_v no_o sense_n nor_o feel_v of_o it_o and_o therefore_o dare_v not_o say_v that_o you_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o good_a reason_n why_o you_o shall_v not_o because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v not_o wrought_v in_o you_o any_o change_n or_o alteration_n from_o your_o superstition_n folly_n rom._n 9_o 11._o the_o text_n 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