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A77707 Rome's conviction: or, A discoverie of the unsoundness of the main grounds of Rome's religion, in answer to a book, called The right religion, evinced by L.B. Shewing, 1. That the Romish Church is not the true and onely Catholick Church, infallible ground and rule of faith. 2. That the main doctrines of the Romish Church are damnable errors, & therefore to be deserted by such as would be saved. By William Brownsword, M.A. and minister of the Gospel at Douglas Chappell in Lancashire. Brownsword, William, b. 1625 or 6. 1654 (1654) Wing B5216; Thomason E1474_2; ESTC R209513 181,322 400

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the_o divine_a compact_n as_o bellarmine_n 17._o bellarm._n the_o justif_a c._n 5._o lib._n 17._o this_o author_n though_o first_o he_o mention_v freewill_n yet_o he_o come_v off_o to_o covenant_n or_o compact_n bennium_n council_n senon_n decret_n 16._o de_fw-la fide_fw-la apud_fw-la bennium_n and_o seem_v to_o lay_v all_o upon_o this_o and_o hereby_o as_o vasquez_n acknowledge_v overthrow_v merit_n and_o condignity_n which_o he_o have_v be_v plead_v for_o and_o indeed_o upon_o this_o account_n one_o of_o their_o counsel_n do_v deny_v condignity_n in_o these_o word_n facietque_fw-la tandem_fw-la omnis_fw-la misericordia_fw-la etc._n etc._n at_o length_n mercy_n shall_v make_v way_n for_o every_o one_o according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o work_n not_o by_o absolute_a condignity_n for_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o condign_a to_o future_a glory_n but_o rather_o by_o the_o free_a and_o liberal_a promise_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n now_o if_o the_o promise_n of_o 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