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necessity_n to_o be_v force_v in_o the_o freewill_n of_o man_n in_o take_v away_o vice_n and_o virtue_n in_o man_n action_n merit_n &_o demerit_n sin_n and_o grace_n with_o other_o infinite_a number_n of_o assertion_n swallow_v up_o of_o they_o without_o any_o scrupell_v like_o another_o leviathan_n plunge_v in_o the_o wee_a see_v with_o a_o devore_v mouth_n so_o pass_v they_o without_o scrupelle_n walk_v after_o their_o own_o fantasy_n and_o not_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n neither_o the_o reason_n of_o moral_a knowledge_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o part._n the_o table_n of_o this_o book_n to_o who_o proper_o the_o catholic_n name_n appertain_v quaest_n i._o pag._n 2._o of_o the_o damnable_a and_o special_a faith_n of_o the_o heretic_n quaest_n ii_o pag._n 23._o of_o the_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n i_o believe_v the_o remission_n of_o sin_n quaest_n iii_o pag._n 44._o of_o the_o informal_a faith_n of_o sinner_n quaest_n four_o pag._n 49._o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o miracle_n quaest_n v._o pag._n 45._o of_o the_o verity_n of_o miracle_n in_o the_o catholic_a church_n quaest_n vi_o pag._n 61._o the_o pope_n be_v take_v of_o the_o reform_a for_o antichrist_n quaest_n vii_o pag._n 73._o of_o the_o primacy_n of_o s._n peter_n quaest_n viii_o pag._n 89._o of_o the_o roman_a sea_n of_o s._n peter_n quaest_n ix_o pag._n 107._o of_o johne_n the_o eight_o pope_n a_o woman_n quaest_n x._o pag._n 112._o of_o the_o infallible_a authority_n of_o general_n counsel_n quaest_n xi_o pag._n 116._o of_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o roman-church_n and_o of_o her_o note_n quaest_n xii_o pag._n 127._o of_o the_o pretend_a reformation_n of_o the_o protestant_n quaest_n xiii_o pag._n 145._o of_o the_o stability_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n quaest_n xiiii_o pag._n 169._o of_o the_o interdict_a of_o scripture_n quaest_n xv._o pag._n 183._o of_o the_o adulterate_n the_o bible_n quaest_n xvi_o pag._n 199._o of_o tradition_n quaest_n xvii_o pag._n 206._o of_o the_o certitude_n of_o hope_n quaest_n xviii_o pag._n 214._o of_o publict_n and_o private_a prayer_n quaest_n xix_o pag._n 218._o of_o the_o aue_fw-la maria._n quaest_n xx._n pag._n 225._o of_o the_o bead_n quaest_n xxi_o pag._n 228._o of_o pray_v in_o the_o church_n quaest_n xxii_o pag._n 231._o of_o predestination_n and_o reprobation_n quaest_n xxiii_o pag._n 236._o of_o free_a will._n quÄ™st_n xxiiii_o pag._n 251._o of_o prescience_n predestination_n and_o freewill_n quaest_n xxv_o pag._n 259._o of_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o commandment_n quaest_n xxvi_o pag._n 264._o of_o real_a justice_n quaest_n xxvii_o pag._n 269._o of_o good_a work_n quaest_n xxviii_o pag._n 276._o of_o the_o incertitude_n of_o righteousness_n quÄ™st_n xxix_o pag._n 281._o of_o the_o pureness_n of_o good_a work_n quÄ™st_n xxx_o pag._n 289._o of_o the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n quÄ™st_n xxxi_o pag._n 296._o of_o good_a work_n do_v in_o respect_n of_o a_o eternal_a reward_n quÄ™st_n xxxii_o pag._n 304._o of_o confidence_n conceive_v of_o merit_n quÄ™st_n xxxiii_o pag._n 306._o finis_fw-la