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A60249 An answer to Doctor Piercie's sermon preached before His Majesty at White-Hall, Feb. 1, 1663 by J.S. Simons, Joseph, 1593-1671. 1663 (1663) Wing S3805; ESTC R34245 67,126 128

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probationas_fw-la illis_fw-la claruisset_fw-la claruisset_fw-la apocalip_n c._n 14._o p._n 382._o 382._o part_n 3._o examine_v pag._n 197._o edit_n 1●…14_n lib_fw-la 5._o cont._n donatistas_n cap._n 1._o 1._o de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mort_fw-fr cap._n 4._o 4._o tomo_fw-la 10._o edit_fw-la parisiensi_fw-la anno_o 1635._o 1635._o lib._n 22._o 〈◊〉_d civit._fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 10._o 10._o lib._n 20._o cap._n ●…1_n ●…1_n joan._n 14._o 14._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr missae_fw-la privat●…_n tom._n 7._o fol._n 443._o 443._o tom._n 2._o lib._n de_fw-fr euchar_n fol._n 249._o 249._o tom._n 7._o serm._n de_fw-fr eucrs_fw-fr hier●…lalem_n hier●…lalem_n lib._n de_fw-fr servo_n arbitrio_fw-la contra_fw-la erasmun●…_n edie_n prio_fw-la prio_fw-la exami_fw-la part_n 3._o pag._n 90._o edit_fw-la 1614_o 1614_o against_o purgat_fw-la p._n 302._o 302._o tomo_fw-la 1._o epicher_n de_fw-fr cau_fw-fr missae_fw-la fol._n 186._o 186._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la c._n 34._o 34._o omnes_fw-la baerese_n exierunt_fw-la ab_fw-la illa_fw-la t●…quam_fw-la sarmenta_fw-la inutilia_fw-la recisa_fw-la de_fw-la vite_fw-la sed_fw-la ilia_fw-la manet_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la radice_fw-la &_o in_fw-la sua_fw-la vite_fw-la s._n aug._n de_fw-fr symb._n ad_fw-la catechu_n lib._n 1._o c._n 5._o 5._o considerate_a of_o the_o papist_n supplication_n p._n 43._o 43._o respon_n ad_fw-la rat._n 7._o cam_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d defence_n etc._n etc._n p._n 351._o sess._n 4._o quae_fw-la ipsius_fw-la christi_fw-la ore_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n acceptae_fw-la au●…_n ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la apostolis_n spiritu_fw-la sanct●…_n dictan●…e_n quasi_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la traditae_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la usque_fw-la pervenerant_fw-la upon_o that_o place_n baker_n in_o henr._n 8._o pag._n 4●…_n in_o edward_n 〈◊〉_d p●…g_n 73_o in_o eliz._n p._n 113._o godwin_n i●…●…a_o 〈◊〉_d parker_n i●…em_n i●…em_n of_o s●…hisme_n p._n 44._o 44._o in_o vita_fw-la elizab._n pag._n anno_fw-la 1559._o jullers_n ch._n hist._n centur._n 16._o p._n 55._o 56._o 56._o epist._n ad_fw-la synod_n ephes._n ephes._n 7._o council_n gene._n gene._n justinia_n c●…it_fw-la 123._o in_o edw._n 6._o pag._n 73._o 73._o hilari●…_n lib_n contr_n constant._n constant._n cont._n henricum_fw-la octavum_fw-la tom_fw-mi 2._o f._n 344_o p._n 2._o 2._o in_o explan_n art_n 4._o edit_n 1581._o tiguri_fw-la tiguri_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la juelli_fw-la p._n 212._o 212._o cont._n saunder_n p._n 9_o 2._o 2._o neque_fw-la eni●…_n nate_fw-fr sunt_fw-la haereses_fw-la n●…si_fw-la dum_fw-la scripturae_fw-la bonae_fw-la intelliguntur_fw-la non_fw-la bene_fw-la &_o quoth_v in_o iis_fw-la non_fw-la bene_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la temerè_fw-la &_o audacter_fw-la asserit●…r_fw-la tract_n 18._o in_o joann_n joann_n p●…aker_n in_o vita_fw-la jacobi_fw-la jacobi_fw-la in_o his_o dedicatory_a of_o the_o reform_a catholic_n catholic_n dr_n potter_n sect._n 3._o pag._n 73._o 〈◊〉_d cap._n 8._o dr._n la●…d_n sect._n 26._o 26._o c●…rt_n epist._n fundame●…ti_fw-la c._n 3._o &_o 4._o 4._o tract_n 1._o sect._n 3._o 1_o lib._n 1._o c._n 5._o &_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 442._o see_v the_o centurist_n 〈◊〉_d centur._n 6._o verbo_fw-la gregorius_n in_fw-la indice_fw-la h●…spin_n 〈◊〉_d s●…cram_fw-la lib._n 2._o pag._n 157._o dr._n humphrey_n jesuit_n part_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 5._o where_o he_o say_v that_o gregory_n and_o austin_n bring_v into_o england_n the_o whole_a chaos_n of_o popish_a superstition_n superstition_n lib_fw-la 2._o de_fw-la peccato_fw-la originali_fw-la c._n 17._o 17._o contra_fw-la martion_n lib._n 4._o c._n 4._o 4._o lib._n 4._o epist._n 2._o 2._o ibidem_fw-la epist._n 45._o ad_fw-la cor●…lium_fw-la cor●…lium_fw-la tomo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d council_n edit_n 〈◊〉_d i●…ter_n epist_n hormis●…_n hormis●…_n lib_fw-la 2._o de_fw-fr pe●…see_fw-fr vandal_n vandal_n d●…_n gloria_fw-la martyr_n l._n 1._o c._n 25._o 25._o see_v the_o 4._o catalogue_n in_o the_o e●…d_n of_o the_o protestant_a apology_n &_o coccius_n tom._n 1._o l._n 8._o art_n 4._o 7._o 8._o etc._n etc._n etc._n see_v jeremias_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n his_o answer_n to_o the_o lutheran_n lutheran_n lib_fw-la 4._o contra_fw-la cresconium_fw-la c._n 61._o see_v 〈◊〉_d austin_n lib._n d●…_n pastorib_n cap._n 8._o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n purpose_n epist._n 76._o ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d