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euch._n c._n 29._o quodam_fw-la modo_fw-la â—…q_fw-la p._n 3._o 1._o 76._o aâ—…t_fw-la 7._o deut._n 29._o 29._o durand_n against_o multiply_v of_o question_n and_o controversy_n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o discourse_n p._n 37._o the_o author_n indiscretion_n to_o no_o pur_fw-mi pose_n the_o king_n be_v already_o a_o better_a catholic_n then_o himself_o discursus_fw-la modestus_fw-la jesuitarâ—…_n p._n 13._o watson_n quodlib_a l._n 2._o art_n 4._o par._n 2._o act._n 6._o c._n 7._o not_o lawful_a to_o add_v to_o the_o old_a creed_n council_n flo._n sess._n 10._o prof_o fill_v in_o bulla_fw-la pii_fw-la quarti_fw-la what_o be_v addition_n to_o the_o creed_n and_o what_o be_v only_a explication_n aq._n 2._o 2._o q._n 1._o art_n 10._o gal._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d p._n 4._o cross_n arâ—…_n not_o alwaieâ—…_n punishment_n buâ—…_n sometime_o correction_n or_o trial_n which_o the_o author_n present_o forget_v p._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 14._o joh._n 9_o 2._o better_a ground_n of_o his_o majesty_n suffering_n than_o those_o of_o the_o author_n ps._n 128._o 3._o the_o author_n rash_a censure_n upon_o the_o archbishop_n of_o cant._n sovereign_n may_v be_v take_v away_o for_o the_o sinâ—…_n of_o their_o subject_n pro._n 28._o 2._o not_o above_o two_o or_o three_o of_o our_o prince_n call_v head_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v only_o political_a head_n 1_o sam._n 15._o 17._o art_n 37._o expos._n paraphâ—…_n art_n conf._n ang._n aâ—…t_n 37._o the_o chrâ—…stian_a emperor_n political_a head_n the_o old_a king_n of_o england_n political_a head_n see_v auâ—…horities_n for_o all_o these_o in_o cawdry_n case_n in_o judge_n cook_n his_o report_n neâ—…ther_o k._n charles_n k._n james_n nor_o q._n elizabeth_n style_v head_n of_o the_o church_n the_o authâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pope_n to_o leave_v that_o vain_a title_n hatred_n of_o episcâ—…pacy_n not_o â—…he_v true_a â—…ause_n â—…hy_a â—…he_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d persecuâ—…d_a thâ—…_n king_n the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o trouble_n in_o england_n p._n 11._o we_o be_v only_o accuse_v of_o schism_n presbyterian_o and_o brownist_n have_v be_v rome_n bst_fw-ge friend_n p._n 16._o p._n 19_o p._n 14._o p._n 17._o l._n cant._n 1643._o c._n i._n the_o english_a reformation_n not_o calvinisticâ—…_n p._n 9_o p._n 10._o m._n thâ—…_n sq._n p._n 19_o reformaâ—…n_o be_v someâ—…imes_o necessary_a reformation_n not_o agreeable_a to_o all_o person_n especial_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n there_o be_v danger_n in_o reformation_n the_o right_a rule_n of_o reformation_n our_o reformation_n not_o the_o ruin_n of_o faith_n church_n or_o commonwealth_n our_o 〈◊〉_d suppose_a maxim_n the_o catholic_n church_n can_v come_v to_o ruin_v or_o bâ—…_n guilty_a oâ—…_n idolatry_n or_o tyranny_n chrys._n â—…holick_a â—…nd_n roman_z not_o convertibles_n rev._n 2._o 5._o the_o roman_a church_n itself_o not_o absolute_o fall_v to_o ruin_v whether_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v guilty_a of_o idolatry_n the_o roman_a court_n most_o tyrannical_a our_o second_o supâ—…osed_v maxim_n p._n 21._o p._n 26._o much_o mistake_v the_o scripture_n 〈◊〉_d rule_n of_o supernatural_a truth_n l._n 4._o de_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 11._o who_o be_v the_o proper_a expounder_n of_o scripture_n and_o how_o far_o 1_o thes._n 5._o 21._o the_o manner_n of_o expound_v scripture_n this_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o our_o church_n can._n 1603._o can._n 49._o seâ—…_n the_o pâ—…eface_n to_o the_o bishop_n bible_n can._n 34._o can._n 1571._o tit_n concionatores_fw-la can._n 1631._o can._n 53._o art_n 20._o can._n 1603._o can._n 139._o the_o english_a church_n a_o enemy_n to_o upstart_n not_o to_o apostolical_a tradition_n p._n 24._o of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass._n heb._n 10._o 14_o in_o the_o collect_v for_o these_o feast_n of_o transubstantiation_n of_o 7._o sacrament_n anno_fw-la 1439_o 1528_o 1547._o jam._n 5._o 14._o of_o justification_n rom._n 8._o 33._o of_o merit_n 1_o tim._n 4._o 8_o disert_fw-la eecles_n lib._n 2._o c._n 4._o of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n s._n clara_n â—…robl_a 37._o â—…x_v horantio_n rev._n 22._o 9_o of_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a with_o purgatory_n tarâ—…_n the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n p._n 27._o whether_o humane_a law_n bind_v the_o conscience_n p._n 34._o 69._o the_o author_n a_o little_a enthusiastical_a the_o romanist_n râ—…quire_v submission_n to_o their_o church_n as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n yet_o can_v agree_v anâ—…ong_o themselves_o what_o this_o roman_a church_n be_v the_o english_a chuâ—…ch_v not_o perish_v gen._n 42._o 13._o p._n 42._o the_o author_n vain_a dream_n p._n 43._o 44._o p._n 47._o etc._n etc._n his_o vain_a proposition_n of_o a_o consâ—…quence_n the_o king_n of_o england_n desire_v no_o such_o conference_n if_o he_o shall_v he_o have_v neither_o reason_n nor_o need_n to_o desert_n his_o english_a clergy_n such_o a_o conference_n not_o â—…t_a to_o be_v grant_v by_o â—…he_a king_n of_o france_n nor_o to_o be_v accept_v by_o the_o min_n ster_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n nor_o can_v any_o such_o success_n be_v expect_v from_o it_o the_o '_o author_n importinence_n and_o saucinese_n with_o the_o king_n his_o pen_n over_o runâ—…_n his_o wit._n his_o improper_a choice_n of_o a_o pation_n for_o his_o treatise_n serm._n sâ—…xon_n in_o 〈◊〉_d paschat_n p._n 62._o p._n 222._o his_o unâ—…kilfulnes_n or_o his_o unfortunateâ—…ess_n in_o his_o demonstration_n the_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o protestant_n above_o the_o roman_n catholic_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o foundation_n p._n 68_o his_o majesty_n apostasy_n be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o his_o restitution_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 7._o p._n 70._o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o scot_n to_o his_o majâ—…sty_n the_o great_a of_o any_o subject_n in_o the_o know_a world_n their_o treachery_n the_o loyal_a scot_n except_v the_o disloyal_a scoâ—…s_n decipher_v no_o hope_n from_o that_o party_n until_o they_o â—…epent_v p._n 73._o god_n must_v not_o be_v limit_v to_o time_n or_o mean_n of_o deliverance_n p._n 74._o 75._o his_o majesty_n escape_n ouâ—…_n of_o england_n almost_o miraculous_a and_o seem_v to_o presage_v that_o god_n have_v something_o to_o do_v with_o he_o p._n 76._o prayer_n and_o tear_n the_o 〈◊〉_d aâ—…ms_v of_o woman_n especial_o of_o mother_n yet_o not_o so_o powerful_a as_o his_o father_n intercession_n now_o in_o heaven_n p._n 77._o the_o author_n instance_n of_o henry_n the_o great_a not_o pertinent_a pluâ—…rch_n p._n 77._o 78._o the_o just_a commendation_n of_o k._n charles_n it_o be_v gross_a impâ—…dence_n to_o feign_v that_o he_o die_v a_o roman_n catholic_n the_o author_n confession_n confute_v his_o demonstration_n that_o protestant_n have_v no_o faith_n his_o intelligence_n as_o good_a in_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d upon_o earth_n aug._n de_fw-fr â—…ra_fw-la pro_fw-la mortâ—…s_fw-la c._n 15._o no_o faith_n sufficient_a armour_n against_o bloody_a attempt_n the_o author_n much_o fall_v from_o his_o former_a charity_n in_o seek_v the_o reunion_n of_o christendom_n p._n 204._o the_o way_n to_o a_o generâ—…l_a accommodation_n