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A13773 Positions lately held by the L. Du Perron, Bishop of Eureux, against the sufficiency and perfection of the scriptures maintaning the necessitie and authoritie of vnwritten traditions. Verie learnedly answered and confuted by D. Daniell Tillenus, Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Sedan. VVith a defence of the sufficiency and perfection of the holy scriptures by the same author. Faithfully translated. Tilenus, Daniel, 1563-1633.; Du Perron, Jacques Davy, 1556-1618. Discours sur l'autorité.; Tilenus, Daniel, 1563-1633. Defence of the sufficiency and perfection of the holy scripture. aut 1606 (1606) STC 24071; ESTC S101997 143,995 256

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jewish_a law_n for_o to_o distinguish_v in_o like_a sort_n those_o which_o be_v corporal_o spring_v from_o abraham_n &_o to_o discern_v they_o from_o other_o nation_n the_o other_o spiritual_a imperavit_fw-la say_v joseph_n ahae_n ut_fw-la genitalia_fw-la circumcideret_fw-la voluit_fw-la enim_fw-la deus_fw-la ut_fw-la genus_fw-la eius_fw-la non_fw-la permisceretur_fw-la alijs_fw-la gentibus_fw-la and_o for_o this_o cause_n all_o the_o time_n they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n those_o that_o be_v bear_v be_v not_o circumcise_v because_o they_o be_v not_o mingle_v with_o other_o nation_n as_o s._n hierom_n &_o damascen_n do_v observe_v whereas_o baptism_n have_v but_o one_o only_a use_n which_o be_v spiritual_a the_o bare_a circumstance_n of_o circumcision_n conclude_v nothing_o that_o have_v any_o necessary_a consequence_n for_o baptism_n d._n tillenus_n his_o answer_n we_o do_v not_o reason_n of_o the_o bare_a circumstance_n of_o circumcision_n but_o of_o the_o substance_n for_o we_o 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