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tune_n in_o africa_n etc._n etc._n whereunto_o may_v be_v add_v not_o only_o the_o like_a know_a conversion_n of_o our_o ancestor_n the_o english_a saxon_n scot_n and_o irish_a in_o more_o ancient_a time_n but_o in_o this_o last_o age_n of_o many_o king_n and_o kingdom_n in_o the_o east_n and_o west-jndy_n africa_n japon_n and_o china_n confess_v by_o our_o adversary_n simon_n lythus_n in_o respon_n altera_fw-la ad_fw-la alteram_fw-la gretseri_fw-la apologiam_fw-la pag._n 931._o where_o he_o say_v the_o jesuist_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o space_n of_o few_o year_n not_o content_a with_o the_o limit_n of_o europe_n have_v fill_v azia_n africa_n and_o america_n with_o their_o idol_n and_o philippus_n nicolai_n who_o write_v of_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o prophecy_n concern_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n as_o he_o profess_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n pag._n 12._o be_v enforce_v whole_o to_o insist_v and_o rely_v upon_o our_o popish_a preacher_n 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chief_o prefer_v by_o they_o or_o else_o god_n have_v not_o permit_v so_o abundant_a grace_n as_o the_o light_n of_o his_o word_n and_o knowledge_n of_o he_o to_o be_v yet_o reveal_v to_o those_o infidel_n before_o the_o appoint_v time_n no_o marvel_n therefore_o if_o 309._o beza_n despair_v of_o any_o success_n in_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o convert_v pagan_n disclaim_v therein_o and_o do_v advise_v his_o brethren_n to_o leave_v that_o labour_n to_o the_o jesuist_n and_o so_o employ_v them-selve_n at_o home_n among_o christian_n think_v perhaps_o that_o to_o make_v papist_n protestant_n be_v a_o sufficient_a accomplish_n of_o esay_n prophecy_n nec_fw-la enim_fw-la nunc_fw-la magnopere_fw-la nobis_fw-la de_fw-la legatione_fw-la ad_fw-la remotissimas_fw-la aliquas_fw-la gentes_fw-la laborandum_fw-la cum_fw-la nobis_fw-la domi_fw-la &_o in_o propinquo_fw-la satis_fw-la suporque_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o posteros_fw-la nostros_fw-la exerceat_fw-la have_v igitur_fw-la 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