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A68126 The vvorks of Ioseph Hall Doctor in Diuinitie, and Deane of Worcester With a table newly added to the whole worke.; Works. Vol. 1 Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.; Lo., Ro. 1625 (1625) STC 12635B; ESTC S120194 1,732,349 1,450

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to._n 2._o p._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n nondum_fw-la tot_fw-la anni_fw-la sunt_fw-la tui_fw-la quot_fw-la jam_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la mihi_fw-la sunt_fw-la peracti_fw-la victimis_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o year_n of_o thy_o age_n be_v not_o so_o many_o as_o of_o my_o priesthood_n word_n that_o will_v convince_v the_o most_o importunate_a gain-say_a that_o greg._n nazianzen_n be_v bear_v to_o his_o worthy_a father_n after_o the_o time_n of_o his_o holy_a order_n and_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v suspect_v that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nondum_fw-la may_v reach_v only_o to_o the_o birth_n not_o to_o the_o beget_n of_o gregory_n nazianzen_n so_o as_o perhaps_o he_o may_v be_v bear_v after_o his_o father_n order_n beget_v before_o they_o let_v he_o know_v to_o make_v all_o sure_a and_o plain_a that_o gorgonia_n and_o caesarius_n the_o sister_n and_o brother_n of_o this_o gregory_n 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equal_o in_o their_o book_n with_o we_o and_o this_o council_n with_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n it_o be_v a_o eternal_a quarrel_n which_o all_o the_o vassal_n of_o rome_n have_v against_o this_o council_n that_o it_o equal_v the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n with_o the_o roman_a a_o crime_n that_o can_v be_v forgive_v the_o invective_n of_o our_o popish_a divine_n especial_o pighius_fw-la 18._o pighius_fw-la pighius_fw-la with_fw-mi bell._n de_fw-fr rom._n l'ont_fw-fr l._n 2._o cap_n 18._o bellarmine_n baronius_n have_v make_v good_a that_o note_n of_o nomoc._n of_o of_o balsam_n in_o phot._n nomoc._n balsamon_n occidentales_fw-la episcopi_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o western_a bishop_n say_v he_o that_o be_v the_o italian_a or_o latin_a ab_fw-la huius_fw-la synodi_fw-la canonibus_fw-la oportunè_fw-la icti_fw-la find_v themselves_o gall_v with_o the_o canon_n of_o this_o synod_n have_v give_v it_o out_o not_o to_o be_v general_n thus_o he_o and_o why_o be_v it_o not_o general_a it_o 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