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A15734 A dangerous plot discovered By a discourse, wherein is proved, that, Mr: Richard Mountague, in his two bookes; the one, called A new gagg; the other, A iust appeale: laboureth to bring in the faith of Rome, and Arminius: vnder the name and pretence of the doctrine and faith of the Church of England. A worke very necessary for all them which haue received the truth of God in loue, and desire to escape errour. The reader shall finde: 1. A catalogue of his erroneous poynts annexed to the epistle to the reader. 2. A demonstration of the danger of them. cap. 21. num. 7. &c. pag. 178. 3. A list of the heads of all the chapters contained in this booke. Wotton, Anthony, 1561?-1626. 1626 (1626) STC 26003; ESTC S120313 151,161 289

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be_v without_o blame_n by_o object_v against_o the_o person_n and_o plea_n of_o they_o that_o stand_v against_o you_o of_o their_o person_n you_o say_v they_o be_v puritan_n self-conceited_a presumptuous_a maligner_n at_o state_n irregular_a love_v parity_n factious_a turbulent_a page_z ●_o 3._o over_o precise_a professor_n p._n 4._o malicious_n p._n 5._o hornet_n ill_o affect_v pure_a brethren_n great_a rabine_n in_o israel_n who_o pen_n and_o pulpit_n be_v infallible_a in_o judgement_n page_n 6._o popular-spirit_n singular_a illuminate_v simple_a ignoran●ees_n classical_a dictator_n groner_n for_o parochial_a pope_n p._n 7._o partiaries_n p._n 14._o peremptory_a resolve_v conclusive_a false_a slanderer_n p._n 15._o calumniator_n indirect_a dealer_n p._n 22._o man_n of_o cheverellised_a conscience_n calumniator_n neither_o honest_a nor_o plain_a have_v presbyterian_a trick_n of_o legerdemain_n p._n 23._o traducer_n saint-seeming_a bible-bearing_a hypocritical_a puritan_n gloser_n 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