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A18305 The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2 Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1607 (1607) STC 49; ESTC S100532 1,359,700 1,255

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and_o they_o do_v not_o so_o but_o this_o will_v not_o serve_v his_o turn_n because_o bellarmine_n confess_v as_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o the_o father_n in_o condemn_a pelagius_n for_o affirm_v grace_n to_o be_v give_v in_o respect_n of_o merit_n do_v understand_v merit_n condigno_fw-la merit_n bellar._n de_fw-fr grati_fw-la &_o lib._n arbit_fw-la lib._n 6._o cap._n 5_o gratian_n dei_fw-la secundum_fw-la merita_fw-la nostra_fw-la dari_fw-la intolligunt_fw-la patres_fw-la cùm_fw-la aliquid_fw-la fit_a propri●s_fw-la viribus_fw-la ratione_fw-la cvius_fw-la datur_fw-la gratia_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la illud_fw-la meritum_fw-la de_fw-la condigno_fw-la when_o any_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o our_o own_o power_n in_o respect_n whereof_o grace_n be_v give_v though_o the_o same_o be_v not_o merit_v ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la such_o be_v their_o work_n of_o preparation_n which_o be_v do_v by_o our_o own_o power_n in_o that_o meaning_n as_o the_o father_n speak_v as_o have_v be_v say_v 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