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the_o christian_a and_o catholic_a verity_n or_o the_o reason_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o francis_n de_fw-fr nevil_n former_o a_o capouchin_n preacher_n the_o pope_n missionary_n and_o superior_a in_o sundry_a covent_n of_o the_o same_o order_n a_o treatise_n very_o useful_a for_o all_o christian_n and_o especial_o for_o such_o as_o be_v popishly-affected_n or_o not_o full_o settle_v in_o their_o belief_n and_o for_o the_o further_a confirmation_n of_o the_o faithful_a wherein_o many_o secret_n of_o the_o romish_a clergy_n heretofore_o unrevealed_a be_v discover_v dedicate_v by_o the_o author_n to_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n now_o assemble_v 1642._o see_v the_o content_n at_o the_o next_o page_n london_n print_v by_o t._n p._n and_o m._n s._n for_o h._n blunden_n at_o the_o castle_n in_o cornhill_n 1642._o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n a_o historical_a prelude_n concern_v the_o author_n chap._n 1._o how_o the_o romish_a church_n acknowledge_v no_o 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pa._n 53_o chap._n 13._o how_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v and_o do_v labour_n to_o maintain_v his_o usurp_a primacy_n and_o after_o what_o manner_n the_o pope_n be_v elect_v at_o this_o present_a p._n 57_o chap._n 14._o a_o notable_a reflection_n upon_o the_o usurp_a power_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o election_n and_o how_o much_o all_o prince_n prelate_n and_o christian_n even_a roman_n be_v interest_v therein_o p._n 64_o chap._n 15._o how_o absurd_a be_v and_o how_o little_a ground_n have_v the_o pretend_a infallibility_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n he_o be_v call_v antichrist_n p._n 71_o chap._n 16._o the_o sum_n and_o conclusion_n of_o the_o former_a discourse_n concern_v the_o usurp_a primacy_n and_o infallibility_n of_o the_o pope_n p._n 75_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n p._n 78_o chap._n 18._o that_o profit_n temporal_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n and_o image_n in_o 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