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as_o his_o majesty_n be_v go_v to_o the_o chapel_n upon_o good_a friday_n in_o the_o morning_n in_o the_o year_n 1604._o deane_n 〈…〉_z difficulty_n 〈…〉_z book_n my_o 〈…〉_z the_o author_n complaint_n that_o catholics_n â—â—ving_v 〈…〉_z offer_v of_o some_o jâ—st_a trial_n of_o their_o and_o 〈…〉_z religion_n in_o england_n either_o by_o public_a disputation_n free_a writing_n or_o print_n they_o can_v never_o yet_o be_v admit_v unto_o any_o which_o make_v i_o much_o to_o marvel_v upon_o what_o cause_n or_o ground_n this_o shall_v be_v so_o long_o deny_v for_o that_o suppose_v our_o protestant_a religion_n to_o be_v true_a as_o i_o be_v persuade_v i_o can_v not_o see_v why_o this_o pâ—â—blick_a trial_n may_v not_o be_v and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v grant_v moreover_o i_o see_v and_o consider_v that_o whereas_o his_o majesty_n soon_o after_o his_o come_n into_o england_n be_v resolve_v gracious_o to_o hear_v the_o difference_n that_o be_v between_o his_o own_o subject_n and_o to_o that_o 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26._o 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n and_o not_o by_o faith_n only_o jacob._n 2._o for_o â—â—â—tification_n by_o good_a work_n who_o sin_n you_o forgive_v be_v forgiâ—â—â—_n etc._n etc._n joan._n 20._o for_o absolution_n the_o doer_n of_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d be_v justify_v rom._n 2._o for_o the_o possibility_n of_o observe_v the_o commandment_n vow_v you_o and_o render_v your_o vow_n psalm_n 75._o for_o votary_n keep_v the_o tradition_n which_o you_o have_v learned_a either_o by_o word_n or_o epistle_n â—_o thess._n 2._o for_o unwritten_a tradition_n etc._n etc._n protestant_n have_v not_o one_o express_a text_n in_o all_o scripture_n for_o their_o tenet_n my_o three_o difficulty_n be_v about_o the_o first_o beginner_n of_o our_o protestant_a doctrine_n to_o wit_n luther_n with_o his_o scholar_n zuinglius_fw-la câ—â—oldstadius_n oecolampadius_n calvin_n beza_n etc._n etc._n for_o that_o albeit_o religion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o life_n of_o the_o teacher_n 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year_v in_o geneva_n and_o other_o place_n round_o â—bout_o in_o 〈◊〉_d time_n when_o himself_o be_v a_o 〈…〉_z thing_n both_o of_o 〈…〉_z his_o falsehood_n might_n be_v so_o easy_o 〈…〉_z as_o that_o john_n calvin_n be_v 〈…〉_z with_o a_o burn_a â—â—â—ron_n for_o 〈…〉_z in_o 〈◊〉_d who_o preserve_v 〈…〉_z etc._n and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d be_v testify_v by_o public_a record_n of_o the_o say_a city_n of_o noyâ—â—â—_n and_o that_o this_o be_v register_v by_o monsieur_n bertily_o secretary_n of_o the_o council_n of_o geneva_n under_o a_o public_a and_o swear_v 〈◊〉_d hand_n he_o relate_v many_o thing_n of_o calvin_n excessive_a ambition_n intolerable_a hypocrisy_n delicate_a niceness_n and_o lascivious_a carnaâ—â—â—_n etc._n as_o for_o beza_n who_o live_v when_o bolsek_n book_n be_v write_v he_o report_v many_o enormous_a thing_n as_o that_o he_o keep_v both_o a_o boy_n and_o a_o quean_n andebertus_fw-la and_o candida_n that_o he_o run_v away_o with_o a_o tailor_n be_v wife_a that_o dwell_v in_o 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whether_o it_o 〈…〉_z probable_a that_o they_o shall_v know_v what_o pass_v in_o 〈…〉_z church_n better_o than_o st._n cyprian_n st._n austin_n etc._n etc._n 〈…〉_z trouble_a i_o as_o i_o think_v every_o day_n a_o year_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z be_v about_o m._n r_o chark_n against_o who_o 〈…〉_z be_v write_v who_o seem_v to_o i_o 〈…〉_z very_o 〈…〉_z impugn_v the_o same_o for_o that_o 〈…〉_z not_o 〈◊〉_d to_o any_o of_o the_o difficulty_n as_o to_o 〈◊〉_d seem_v and_o much_o less_o in_o his_o reply_n to_o the_o defence_n 〈◊〉_d afterward_o i_o 〈◊〉_d to_o see_v the_o substance_n of_o dean_n walsingham_n memorial_n to_o the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a memorial_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o wherein_o i_o 〈◊〉_d comprehend_v as_o compendious_o as_o then_o i_o can_v some_o chief_a 〈◊〉_d principal_a cause_n of_o my_o doubt_n and_o difficulty_n before_o 〈◊〉_d and_o contain_v in_o that_o book_n desire_v his_o highness_n 〈…〉_z mr._n doctor_n covell_n tell_v i_o
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