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A13971 The true Catholique formed according to the truth of the Scriptures, and the shape of the ancient fathers, and best sort of the latter Catholiques, which seeme to fauour the Church of Rome : the contents vvhereof are to be seene in the page following. Trigge, Francis, 1547?-1606. 1602 (1602) STC 24282; ESTC S536 568,047 636

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luke_n 22.31_o cant._n 1.5_o for_o satan_n will_v sift_v every_o christian_a even_o as_o he_o do_v peter_n the_o first_o christian_n he_o will_v sift_v narrow_o all_o their_o word_n work_n and_o thought_n they_o shall_v be_v like_o salomon_n tent_n they_o shall_v be_v set_v on_o the_o tenter_n they_o shall_v be_v try_v to_o the_o uttermost_a what_o they_o will_v endure_v the_o next_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o zabulon_n now_o zabulon_n signify_v a_o dwelling_n or_o family_n and_o therefore_o i_o expound_v those_o to_o be_v prince_n of_o zabulon_n in_o god_n court_n who_o fear_n god_n and_o all_o their_o household_n when_o as_o god_n will_v reveal_v to_o abraham_n the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n he_o say_v thus_o shall_v i_o