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A93388 A treatise of the best kinde of confessors by which preists [sic] in England may see how they may be, and lay Catholiks see how they may chuse the best kinde of confessors / composed by the most reverend father in God, Richard, bishop of Chalcedon, pastor of the Catholike in England. Smith, Richard, 1566-1655. 1651 (1651) Wing S4159; ESTC R43753 38,066 146

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church_n than_o such_o be_v who_o have_v no_o charge_n of_o soul_n i_o may_v add_v also_o that_o not_o only_o religion_n only_o henr_n cousin_n quodlib_a 12._o q._n 28._o mayor_n 4._o d._n ●8_o q._n 7._o gerson_n tract_n de_fw-fr statu_fw-la perfectionis_fw-la the_o state_n of_o curate_n in_o itself_o perfect_a than_o religion_n secular_a divine_n but_o also_o regular_a divine_n do_v grant_v that_o the_o state_n of_o curate_n be_v perfect_a than_o the_o state_n of_o religious_a for_o thus_o suarez_n to_o 3._o de_fw-fr relig._n l._n 1._o c._n 21._o n._n 6._o if_o the_o state_n of_o religious_a and_o inferior_a prelate_n be_v consider_v in_o themselves_o the_o state_n of_o prelate_n be_v more_o perfect_a and_o this_o doubtless_o mean_v s._n austin_n when_o he_o write_v epist_n 148._o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o happy_a before_o god_n than_o the_o office_n of_o a_o bishop_n priest_n or_o deacon_n