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A17371 Maschil, or, A treatise to giue instruction touching the state of the Church of Rome since the Councell of Trent, whether shee be yet a true Christian church. And if she have denied the foundation of our faith. For the vindication of the right reuerend father in God, the L. Bishop of Exeter, from the cavills of H.B. in his book intituled The seven vialls. By Robert Butterfield Master of Arts, and minister of Gods Word. Butterfield, Robert. 1629 (1629) STC 4205; ESTC S120372 51,626 162

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o a_o simple_a conversion_n thus_o m._n burton_n unless_o you_o may_v have_v leave_n to_o wrest_v scripture_n your_o answer_n be_v nothing_o if_o any_o man_n obtrude_v adulterate_a money_n of_o his_o own_o stamp_v 30_o if_o a_o man_n take_v the_o king_n coin_n and_o bea●e_v it_o into_o a_o thin_a lease_n &_o cat_n pag._n 30_o in_o the_o king_n name_n let_v he_o suffer_v as_o a_o malefactor_n but_o when_o the_o king_n currant_n coin_n be_v proffer_v let_v no_o ma●_n reject_v it_o as_o base_a and_o vicious_a lest_o h●_n himself_o be_v impeach_v for_o a_o traitor_n where_o by_o the_o way_n note_v that_o yo●_n have_v already_o contradict_v your_o sel●e_n even_o now_o all_o be_v chaff_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n now_o god_n truth_n be_v there_o how_o else_o can_v it_o be_v pretend_v how_o else_o can_v they_o colour_v over_o lie_v with_o it_o the_o reverend_a bishop_n proceed_v fundamental_a truth_n be_v like_o the_o maro●ean_a wine_n which_o if_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o twenty_o time_n so_o much_o water_n hold_v his_o strength_n he_o be_v please_v to_o be_v merry_a with_o the_o bishop_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o his_o comparison_n be_v pretty_a if_o it_o do_v hold_v water_n your_o vibanity_n mr._n burton_n 37._o pag._n 37._o be_v pretty_a if_o your_o manner_n be_v as_o good_a but_o say_v he_o what_o if_o twenty_o time_n so_o much_o poison_v be_v put_v to_o it_o &_o c_o what_o will_v that_o hold_v poison_n now_o which_o before_o will_v not_o hold_v water_n we_o grant_v it_o yet_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o all_o the_o poison_n in_o the_o world_n can_v be_v operative_a upon_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n to_o alter_v the_o nature_n of_o it_o popery_n be_v poison_n but_o fundamental_a truth_n be_v a_o antidote_n a_o little_a quantity_n of_o antidote_n that_o be_v sovereign_a
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