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A08197 The oration and sermon made at Rome by commaundement of the foure cardinalles, and the Dominican inquisitour, vpon paine of death. By Iohn Nichols, latelie the Popes scholler. Which sermon and oration was presented before the Pope and his cardinalles in his Consistorie, the xxvij. day of Maie. 1578. and remaineth there registred. Now by him brought into the English tongue, for the great comfort and commoditie of all faithfull Christians. Heerin also is aunswered an infamous libell, maliciouslie written and cast abroad, against the saide Iohn Nichols, with a sufficient discharge of himselfe from all the Papists lying reports, and his owne life both largelie and amplie discouered. Nicholls, John, 1555-1584? 1581 (1581) STC 18535; ESTC S105660 86,257 238

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ut_fw-la citra_fw-la molestiam_fw-la illud_fw-la videas_fw-la tribunal_n donec_fw-la hic_fw-la fueris_fw-la spes_fw-la habeas_fw-la praeclaras_fw-la sed_fw-la simulac_fw-la discesserimus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la postea_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la situm_fw-la poenitere_fw-la neque_fw-la commissa_fw-la diluere_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v prepare_v thy_o work_n against_o the_o end_n make_v thyself_o ready_a to_o the_o way_n if_o thou_o have_v take_v away_o any_o thing_n from_o any_o man_n restore_v it_o again_o and_o say_v with_o zachaeus_n if_o i_o have_v take_v away_o any_o thing_n from_o any_o man_n i_o do_v give_v it_o he_o again_o fourefolde_v if_o thou_o be_v make_v a_o enemy_n to_o any_o man_n be_v reconcile_v unto_o he_o again_o afore_o you_o come_v before_o the_o judge_n pay_v all_o thy_o debt_n here_o that_o thou_o may_v without_o any_o fear_n or_o trouble_v of_o conscience_n see_v that_o dreadful_a judgement_n seat_n while_o we_o be_v yet_o here_o we_o have_v a_o goodly_a hope_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v once_o depart_v hence_o it_o lie_v no_o more_o in_o we_o for_o to_o repent_v nor_o for_o to_o wash_v away_o our_o sin_n this_o holy_a father_n then_o will_v not_o that_o we_o shall_v tarry_v to_o make_v restitution_n or_o to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o those_o who_o we_o have_v offend_v till_o we_o be_v dead_a for_o than_o say_v he_o i_o mean_v after_o we_o be_v once_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o world_n there_o be_v no_o way_n at_o all_o to_o wash_v away_o sin_n in_o so_o much_o that_o he_o say_v in_o a_o other_o place_n neque_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o praesenti_fw-la vita_fw-la peccata_fw-la non_fw-la abluerit_fw-la postea_fw-la consolationem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la inventurus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o inferno_fw-la enim_fw-la ait_fw-la quis_fw-la confitebitur_fw-la tibi_fw-la et_fw-fr meritò_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la cavearum_fw-la tempus_fw-la et_fw-la conflictuum_fw-la et_fw-la certaminum_fw-la illud_fw-la verò_fw-la coronarum_fw-la retributionum_fw-la 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