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A61213 The unreasonableness of the Romanists, requiring our communion with present Romish church, or, A discourse drawn from the perplexity and uncertainty of the principles, and from the contradictions betwixt the prayers and doctrine of the present Romish church to prove that 'tis unreasonable to require us to joyn in commmunion with it. Squire, William, d. 1677. 1670 (1670) Wing S5102; ESTC R15456 70,903 210

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even_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n it_o be_v not_o the_o fide_fw-la that_o the_o roman_a particular_a church_n shall_v always_o remain_v or_o always_o adhere_v to_o the_o true_a faith_n for_o that_o rome_n shall_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o antichrist_n be_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o romanist_n and_o if_o it_o be_v 17._o ribera_n &_o viega_n in_o apoc._n 17._o the_o seat_n of_o antichrist_n it_o be_v uncertain_a how_o it_o can_v remain_v the_o mistress_n of_o all_o church_n again_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o fail_v it_o be_v only_o pia_fw-la &_o probabilissima_fw-la opinio_fw-la 4._o opinio_fw-la bellar._n l._n 4._o de_fw-fr rom._n pont_n c._n 4._o but_o not_o so_o certain_a that_o the_o contrary_n can_v be_v call_v heretical_a or_o manifest_o erroneous_a yea_o there_o be_v no_o promise_n if_o we_o look_v on_o that_o church_n precise_o that_o it_o shall_v never_o revolt_v from_o the_o catholic_n faith_n say_v suarez_n 5._o suarez_n desensfid_v cathol_n l._n 1._o 5._o 5._o now_o if_o 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