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A30976
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A few plain reasons why a Protestant of the Church of England should not turn Roman Catholick by a real Catholick of the Church of England.
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Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691.
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1688
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Wing B831; ESTC R18233
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the_o first_o of_o nice_a that_o of_o constantinople_n that_o of_o ephesus_n and_o chalcedon_n etc._n etc._n which_o we_o common_o call_v ecumenical_a or_o general_a council_n but_o then_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o we_o call_v a_o council_n ecumenical_a must_v be_v take_v in_o that_o signification_n it_o have_v in_o 2.1_o st._n luke_n there_o come_v a_o decree_n from_o augustus_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a world_n shall_v be_v tax_v now_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o the_o roman_a world_n only_o must_v be_v mean_v or_o the_o roman_a empire_n for_o augustus_n have_v neither_o intention_n nor_o any_o authority_n to_o tax_v any_o but_o his_o own_o subject_n so_o when_o the_o emperor_n call_v council_n as_o be_v evident_a they_o do_v call_v all_o the_o first_o prove_v ecumenical_a council_n they_o have_v neither_o intention_n nor_o any_o authority_n to_o call_v those_o christian_n which_o be_v out_o 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