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will_v they_o matth._n 5._o thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o pity_v he_o deut._n 13._o 8._o 9_o 9_o albert._n pighius_fw-la controver_n 2._o 2._o bellarm_n de_fw-fr great_a &_o lib._n arb_n arb_n lib._n 21._o c._n 9_o barthol_n camerarius_fw-la de_fw-la lib._n arb_n arb_n 12._o art_n part_n 1._o art_n 1._o may_v there_o be_v a_o union_n betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n of_o â—ome_o 1_o cor._n 3._o 3._o 12._o aâ—â—_n part_n 1._o art_n 1._o rom._n 1â—_n god_n bird_n the_o conscience_n as_o sarâ—e_v as_o the_o law_n be_v ground_v uâ—on_n his_o commandment_n commandment_n the_o poâ—e_n may_v dispense_v against_o the_o lauâ—_n of_o â—atuâ—e_n glossa_fw-la ad_fw-la cause_n 15._o q._n 6._o c._n autoâ—iâ—aten_v the_o pope_n 〈◊〉_d penk_v against_o the_o apostle_n diâ—â—_n 3â—â—ecâ—â—r_n &_o 〈◊〉_d 82_o prâ—…_n &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15._o 〈◊〉_d 6_o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…th_n 16._o 19_o joh._n 20._o 23._o be_v of_o and_o in_o allone_n with_o 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opuse_n opuse_n horae_n beat_v maryae_fw-la ad_fw-la usum_fw-la sarisbur_n eccles_n fol._n 42._o 42._o fol._n 46._o 46._o magâ—stra_fw-la euangelistarum_fw-la veracissima_fw-la doctrix_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la sapienâ—issima_fw-la 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z i_o have_v show_v you_o the_o name_n catholic_a make_v not_o your_o religion_n catholic_a theod._n 4._o hist._n cap._n 17._o thâ—…et_n â—…es_n lib._n 〈◊〉_d cap_n 17._o quâ—…_n in_o saâ—…s_n 〈◊〉_d e_fw-la ducati_fw-la ne_fw-la unam_fw-la quidem_fw-la â—yllabam_fw-la divinoâ—…_n dogmaâ—…_n prodi_fw-la â—…unt_fw-la exordium_n commune_fw-la 〈…〉_z b._n c._n chap._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d your_o friendly_a offer_n be_v suspicious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sâ—phoc_n in_o aiaâ—â—_n slagel_n popish_a you_o mean_v â—…_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z hieron_n a_o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z tertul._n contra_fw-la ludlow_v pag_n 131._o &_o contra_fw-la marâ—ion_n lib_n 3._o pag._n 204._o 204._o aâ—etas_n in_o apoc_fw-la cap._n 17._o 17._o august_n de_fw-fr ciâ—â—â—_n lib_n 18._o cap._n 2._o â—2_n 27._o â—â—_o lib._n â—â—_o c._n 17._o 17._o baptista_n regnault_n in_o 〈…〉_z berâ—_n &_o râ—beâ—a_o in_o epistola_fw-la ad_fw-la lector_n lector_n certis_fw-la argumentis_fw-la deprehendi_fw-la eas_fw-la tyconij_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la augustini_fw-la augustini_fw-la babtist_n regnaul_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la supra_fw-la see_v doctor_n downam_n of_o antichrist_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o ss_z 3._o &_o master_n powel_n de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o ss_z 22._o 23._o 23._o civitas_fw-la the_o state_n of_o rome_n rome_n vib_n the_o town_n of_o rome_n rome_n see_v doctor_n fulk_n against_o rhem._n testam_fw-la revel_v 17._o 9_o and_o down_o of_o antic_a lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 2_o ss_z 4._o and_o râ—em_fw-la test._n revel_v 17._o 9_o in_o cap._n 178._o it_o shall_v be_v in_o cap._n 17._o libr._n 2._o contra_fw-la jovinian_a vers._n 6._o b._n vers._n 18._o pag._n 5._o speak_v of_o rome_n then_o as_o it_o be_v now_o the_o pope_n legate_n have_v by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o equal_v the_o proconsul_n authority_n and_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o roman_a state_n indeed_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v no_o persecuter_n of_o heretic_n but_o of_o true_a christian_n before_o it_o be_v under_o his_o name_n have_v you_o learn_v since_o that_o it_o be_v he_o in_o deed_n what_o if_o there_o be_v lib._n cont_n jud._n de_fw-fr prascâ—pt_fw-fr cap._n 16._o 1._o pet._n 5â—_n he_o say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o which_o be_v as_o likely_a and_o more_o common_o think_v eusebius_n only_o recite_v it_o out_o of_o papias_n papias_n see_v fulke_n rhem._n testam_fw-la revel_v 17._o and_o downam_n of_o antichrist_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o §_o 2._o 2._o revel_v 18._o 2._o &_o 17._o 18._o 18._o see_v fulke_n downam_n abbot_n powel_n powel_n bellarm._n de_fw-fr romano_n upon_o â—if_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 2_o 2_o rhem._n test._n revel_v 17._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr ponâ—…_n roma_fw-it lib._n 3._o cap._n 5._o 13._o 13._o euseb._n hist._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 36._o chap._n 17._o 3._o chap._n 18._o 16._o chap._n 17._o 6._o revel_v 11._o 18._o epist_n 17._o eâ—…_n &_o pâ—…_n ad_fw-la marcellâ—…_n show_v we_o wheâ—e_o if_o you_o can_v cap._n 18._o 3._o apol._n ad_fw-la antonin_n euseb._n lib._n 4._o hist_o cap._n 8._o it_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o roman_a church_n wâ—â—ch_v now_o be_v a_o strumpet_n cap._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 1â—_n such_o they_o be_v when_o they_o give_v their_o power_n to_o the_o beast_n pag._n 7._o cap._n 17._o vers._n 8._o epist._n 17._o epist._n 17._o this_o epistle_n be_v bring_v by_o yourself_o for_o jeroâ—e_n own_o in_o the_o treatise_n of_o image_n image_n revel_v 17._o 1â—_n 1â—_n revel_v 17._o 1â—_n 1â—_n revel_v 14._o 8._o &_o 16._o 19_o &_o 18._o 10._o 16._o 18_o 19_o 21_o 21_o revel_v chap._n 17._o &_o 18._o 18._o levit._n 4._o 24._o heb._n 13._o 11._o 12._o 12._o erasmus_n in_o carol._n op_n â—â—eronynâ—_n ludoâ—…â—â—ues_fw-la ad_fw-la aug_n â—e_v civet_n deâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 18_o cap_n 22._o rhemâ—â—_n revel_v 17._o 5._o serm._n in_o cant._n 33._o 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