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vocation_n say_v conradus_n sohlussburg_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o
heather_n heathen_n ibid_n put_v out_o math._n 28._o p._n 63._o captivite_fw-la captivate_v ibid._n madmes_n madness_n the_o content_n the_o cause_n of_o write_v this_o manifest_a pag._n 1._o the_o real_a motive_n of_o make_v his_o search_n into_o matter_n of_o religion_n p._n 2._o a_o fit_a disposition_n for_o the_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n of_o religion_n p._n 4._o the_o false_a deat_n of_o protestant_a writer_n acknowledge_v by_o themselves_o p._n 6._o the_o blasphemous_a absurdity_n of_o protestant_n avouch_v the_o church_n to_o have_v perish_v p._n 7_o the_o union_n of_o sectary_n which_o principal_o consist_v in_o their_o common_a conspiracy_n against_o the_o roman_a and_o catholic_a church_n what_o it_o argue_v p._n 8._o the_o reason_n why_o none_o with_o a_o safe_a conscience_n can_v adhere_v to_o the_o english_a church_n p_o 9_o the_o guile_n full_a deceit_n of_o heretic_n pretend_v to_o fly_v to_o the_o scripture_n p._n 10._o whether_o protestant_n have_v infallible_o any_o true_a scripture_n to_o dispute_v out_o of_o or_o to_o build_v their_o faith_n on_o from_o the_o 10._o to_o the_o 13._o their_o falsify_v the_o scripture_n and_o unconscionable_a deal_n in_o commend_v they_o to_o the_o people_n for_o the_o pure_a word_n of_o god_n p._n 14._o that_o protestant_n can_v not_o prove_v any_o thing_n assure_o out_o of_o scripture_n p._n 16._o the_o cunning_a of_o heretic_n in_o affirm_v the_o church_n can_v err_v and_o that_o they_o take_v away_o all_o mean_n of_o end_v controversy_n in_o religion_n p._n 17._o the_o manifold_a old_a heresy_n protestant_n have_v renew_v p._n 18._o to_o the_o 20._o their_o contempt_n of_o the_o church_n authority_n make_v they_o guilty_a of_o antichristian_a pride_n p._n 20._o what_o effect_n the_o consideration_n of_o the_o prementioned_a absurdity_n wrought_v p._n 21._o the_o perpetual_a visibility_n or_o succession_n of_o pastor_n as_o the_o mark_n of_o christ_n church_n which_o be_v but_o one_o establish_v p._n 22._o of_o which_o also_o p._n 66._o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o father_n flee_v thereunto_o to_o confute_v heretic_n p._n 23._o to_o 26._o prove_v the_o argument_n demonstrate_v that_o only_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v christ_n true_a church_n found_v on_o the_o inseparable_a mark_n thereof_o p._n 26._o protestant_n confession_n that_o their_o church_n be_v not_o in_o the_o age_n before_o luther_n but_o that_o truth_n be_v unknow_v a_o universal_a apostasy_n over_o spread_v the_o world_n till_o his_o come_n p._n 27._o to_o 31._o the_o consequence_n draw_v from_o their_o style_n of_o reform_a church_n incompatible_a in_o point_n of_o faith_n with_o christ_n true_a church_n p._n 30._o their_o evasion_n of_o the_o argument_n confute_v p._n 31._o a_o trial_n by_o express_a scripture_n of_o the_o controverted_a point_n of_o religion_n p._n 32._o to_o 38._o protestant_n impious_a deal_n with_o scripture_n p._n 39_o to_o 43._o a_o trial_n by_o the_o ancient_a father_n according_a to_o protestant_n 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