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a_o case_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n 23._o a_o discourse_n of_o conscience_n 1._o a_o discourse_n about_o the_o charge_n of_o novelty_n upon_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o england_n make_v by_o the_o papist_n ask_v of_o we_o the_o question_n where_o be_v our_o religion_n before_o luther_n 2._o a_o discourse_n about_o tradition_n show_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o it_o and_o what_o tradition_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v and_o what_o tradition_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v 3._o the_o difference_n of_o the_o case_n between_o the_o separation_n of_o protestant_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o separation_n of_o dissenter_n from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 4._o the_o protestant_a resolution_n of_o faith_n etc._n etc._n 5._o a_o discourse_n concern_v a_o guide_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n etc._n etc._n 6._o a_o discourse_n concern_v invocation_n of_o saint_n 7._o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n maintain_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 8._o a_o discourse_n of_o auricular_a confession_n 9_o a_o discourse_n against_o transubstantiation_n advertisement_n a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o messiah_n in_o which_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n be_v prove_v especial_o against_o the_o jew_n by_o richard_n kidder_n in_o octavo_n print_a for_o b._n aylmer_n aylmer_n de_fw-fr â—â—uch_n l._n 3._o c._n 23._o 23._o in_o 3._o this_fw-mi 49._o qu._n 75._o sect._n 2._o 2._o in_o 3._o part_n disp_n 180._o qu._n 75._o art_n 2._o c._n 15._o 15._o in_o sent._n l._n 4._o do_v 11._o q._n 1._o n._n 15._o 15._o in_o 4._o sent._n q._n 5._o &_o quodl_n 4._o q._n 3._o 3._o in_o 4._o sent._n q._n 6._o art_n 2._o 2._o in_o canon_n miss_z lect._n 40._o 40._o in_o aquin._n 3._o part_n qu._n 75._o art_n 1._o 1._o aegid_a conink_v de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la q._n 75._o art_n 1._o n._n 13._o 13._o de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 3._o 3._o loc._n theolog_n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o 3._o contra_fw-la captiv_fw-la babylon_n c._n 10._o n._n 2._o 2._o dialog_n cuus_o tryph._n p._n 297._o edit_fw-la pâ—ris_fw-la 1639._o 1639._o matth._n 26._o 29._o 29._o apol._n 2._o p._n 98._o edit_n paris_n 1636._o 1636._o lib._n 4._o c._n 34._o 34._o lib._n 5._o c._n 2._o 2._o comment_fw-fr in_o 1_o pet._n c._n 3._o 3._o advers._fw-la marcionem_fw-la l._n 4._o p._n 571._o edit_fw-la rigalt_n paris_n 1634._o 1634._o lib._n de_fw-fr animâ_fw-la p._n 319._o 319._o edit_fw-la â—â—uetii_fw-la â—â—uetii_fw-la cap._n 10._o 10._o ep._n 63._o 63._o aug._n tom._n 6._o p._n 187._o edit_fw-la basil._n 1569._o 1569._o enarrat_fw-la in_o psal._n tom._n 8._o p._n 16._o 16._o id._n tom._n 9_o p._n 1105._o 1105._o id._n tract_n 50._o in_o johan_n johan_n id._n tom._n 2._o p._n 93._o 93._o de_fw-fr consecr_n do_v 2._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr consecrat_fw-mi do_v 2._o sect._n utrum_fw-la utrum_fw-la lib._n 3._o tom._n 1_o 8._o p._n 53._o 53._o gen._n 49._o 11._o 11._o dialog_n 1._o 1._o biblioth_n patr._n â—om_n 4._o 4._o facund_a p._n 144._o edit_n paris_n 1676._o 1676._o in_o sent._n l._n 4._o dist._n 11._o q._n 3._o 3._o in_o sent._n l._n 4._o do_v 11._o q._n 1._o â—_o 15._o 15._o de_fw-fr â—nchar_n l._n 1._o p._n 146._o 146._o in_o 1._o epist_n ad_fw-la corinth_n c._n 7._o citante_fw-la etiam_fw-la salmerone_n tom._n 9_o tract_n 16._o p._n 108._o 108._o de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la l._n 8._o 8._o de_fw-fr eucharist_n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o 1._o ibid._n ibid._n de_fw-fr scriptor_n eccles._n eccles._n in_o vita_fw-la paschasâ—â—_n paschasâ—â—_n epist._n ad_fw-la heribaldum_fw-la c._n 33._o 33._o gratian._n de_fw-fr consecrat_fw-mi distinct_a 2._o lanfranc_n de_fw-fr corp_n &_o sing_v domini_fw-la c._n 5._o guâ—tmund_n de_fw-fr sacram._n l._n 1._o alger_n de_fw-fr sacram_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 19_o 19_o gloss._n decret_a de_fw-mi consecrat_fw-mi do_v 2._o in_o cap._n ego_fw-la berengarius_fw-la berengarius_fw-la walden_v tom._n 2._o c._n 13._o 13._o matth._n 13._o 24._o 24._o de_fw-fr nat._n dâ—orum_fw-la l._n 3._o 3._o dionys._n carthus_n in_o 4._o do_v 10._o art_n 1._o 1._o 2_o thess._n 2._o 10._o 10._o luk._n 24._o 〈◊〉_d 39_o