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A33770 Theophilus and Philodoxus, or, Several conferences between two friends the one a true son of the Church of England, the other faln off to the Church of Rome, concerning 1. praier in an unknown tongue, 2. the half communion, 3. the worshipping of images, 4. the invocation of saints / by Gilbert Coles. Coles, Gilbert, 1617-1676. 1674 (1674) Wing C5085; ESTC R27900 233,018 224

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god_n almighty_n and_o of_o his_o two_o bless_a apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n these_o thing_n be_v obvious_a and_o i_o will_v not_o heap_v quotation_n to_o prove_v they_o i_o will_v only_o give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o one_o notable_a letter_n to_o this_o effect_n which_o i_o mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o conference_n and_o will_v now_o transcribe_v much_o of_o it_o for_o your_o sake_n and_o the_o reader_n that_o you_o may_v judge_v what_o your_o pope_n opinion_n be_v of_o the_o power_n and_o parronage_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n of_o the_o other_o saint_n 55._o saint_n bin._n tom._n 5._o p._n 55._o pope_n stephen_n the_o 3._o be_v grievous_o streighten_v by_o aystulphus_n king_n of_o lombardy_n who_o with_o a_o potent_a army_n besiege_v rome_n send_v a_o letter_n in_o the_o name_n of_o s_o t_o peter_n unto_o pippin_n and_o his_o two_o son_n charles_n and_o carloman_n king_n of_o france_n it_o begin_v thus_o etc._n thus_o petrus_n apost_n 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