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A68103 Ladensium autokatakrisis, the Canterburians self-conviction Or an evident demonstration of the avowed Arminianisme, poperie, and tyrannie of that faction, by their owne confessions. With a post-script to the personate Iesuite Lysimachus Nicanor, a prime Canterburian. Baillie, Robert, 1599-1662. 1640 (1640) STC 1206; ESTC S100522 193,793 182

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aut●m_fw-la dicit_fw-la author_n ille_fw-la tuus_fw-la dans_fw-fr gloriam_fw-la deo_fw-la 8_o that_o the_o temporal_a principality_n which_o the_o pope_n enjoy_v this_o day_n in_o italy_n or_o elsewhere_o be_v but_o his_o just_a possession_n which_o none_o ought_v to_o invy_v he_o possessionem_fw-la he_o montag_n antid_v pag._n 95._o habeat_fw-la ille_fw-la svas_fw-la sibi_fw-la opes_fw-la &_o facultates_fw-la fundos_fw-la habeat_fw-la &_o latifundia_fw-la principatum_fw-la &_o dominium_fw-la per_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la terras_fw-la &_o petri_n possessiones_fw-la obtineat_fw-la dummode_v contentus_fw-la vetuctiorum_fw-la principum_fw-la liberalitate_fw-la alienam_fw-la non_fw-la invadat_fw-la possessionem_fw-la 9_o that_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o pope_n ancient_a authority_n in_o england_n and_o yield_v unto_o he_o all_o the_o power_n that_o this_o day_n he_o have_v in_o spain_n or_o france_n will_v be_v many_o way_n advantageous_a and_o in_o nothing_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o 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thing_n not_o necessary_a though_o they_o be_v divine_a truth_n if_o about_o they_o man_n differ_v it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o they_o have_v do_v more_o or_o less_o in_o all_o age_n and_o they_o may_v differ_v and_o yet_o preserve_v that_o one_o necessary_a faith_n entire_a and_o charity_n also_o if_o they_o be_v so_o well_o mind_v for_o opinion_n which_o flatter_v about_o that_o one_o soul_n save_v faith_n there_o be_v dangerous_a difference_n this_o day_n pottar_n pag._n 38._o it_o be_v a_o great_a vanity_n to_o hope_n or_o expect_v that_o all_o learned_a man_n in_o this_o life_n shall_v absolute_o consent_v in_o all_o the_o particle_n of_o the_o divine_a truth_n so_o long_o as_o the_o faith_n once_o deliver_v to_o the_o saint_n and_o that_o common_a faith_n contain_v all_o necessary_a verity_n be_v keep_v so_o long_o as_o man_n walk_v charitable_o according_a to_o this_o rule_n though_o in_o other_o thing_n they_o be_v otherwise_o mind_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n be_v no_o 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