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26._o l._n 15._o r._n 400._o p_o 32_o l._n 1._o r._n polemâ—cae_n p._n 54._o l._n 5._o r._n balamites_n 22._o rebellious_a â—_o 61._o l._n 6._o r._n presbytery_n p._n 63._o l._n 5._o r._n all_o p._n 75._o l._n r._n into_o their_o society_n but_o such_o as_o be_v content_a to_o have_v their_o good_n finis_fw-la paulus_n diacon_n lib._n 15._o theodoâ—_n lib._n â—_o cap._n â—6_n come_v to_o you_o in_o sheep_n clothing_n 〈…〉_z 〈◊〉_d 3._o 〈…〉_z anno_fw-la 1525_o horten._n de_fw-fr anab_n pag._n 11._o 〈…〉_z slâ—idâ—_n â—â—4_n ch._n nelles_n pag._n â—â—_o ho_o ten_o pag._n 12._o in_o tanta_fw-la hoâ—um_fw-la homiâ—um_fw-la colluvie_fw-la nc_n unus_fw-la quidem_fw-la iâ—ventus_fw-la oâ—edilite_fw-la as_o dedice_fw-la it_o sleid._n 152._o lumber_n horten_n page_n 16._o hortens_fw-mi p._n 26._o page_n 28._o hortcâ—s_n p_o 31._o sleidan_n 154._o ho_o ten_o p._n 34._o page_n 35._o hort._n page_n 74._o ch._n niclles_n page_n 3._o ch_z niclles_n page_n 52._o ibid._n page_n 55_o page_n 61._o four_o conscione_n multipher_v le_fw-fr nomo_fw-la e_fw-it deu_fw-mi peuple_fw-fr di_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr ch._n nicll_n p._n 56_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d set_a down_o by_o â—ontanus_fw-la and_o bullinger_n gastius_n p._n 10._o anabap._n sumunt_fw-la sibi_fw-la omnes_fw-la praedicandi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sleid._n come_v lib._n 10._o licere_fw-la plebeis_fw-la in_o magistratibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d sumere_fw-la non_fw-la licere_fw-la chriâ—taniâ—_n justurandum_fw-la â—â—cere_fw-la sleid._n lib._n 10._o error_n 1._o answer_n maledicta_fw-la sit_fw-la câ—ro_fw-la mariae_fw-la bull_n in_o advers._fw-la anabab_v fol._n â—_o 6â—_n error_n 2._o answer_v error_n 3._o answer_n error_n 4._o error_n 5._o â—â—emiae_n pay_v respen_n 1._o blasphemy_n instit._fw-la 4._o cap._n 16._o ss_z 6._o vid._n the_o harmony_n oâ—_n their_o conf_a zion_n orati_fw-la 40._o upon_o levit._n hoc_fw-la si_fw-la quâ—s_fw-la neglexâ—rit_fw-la &_o deriserlt_n mortis_fw-la poena_fw-la affilgetur_fw-la redig_v moscouâ—t_fw-la 〈…〉_z 17_o guâ—do_n de_fw-fr â—â—res_n thâ—_n a_o jesu_n