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A34032 A modest and true account of the chief points in controversie between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants together with some considerations upon the sermons of a divine of the Church of England / by N.C. Nary, Cornelius, 1660-1738.; Colson, Nicholas. 1696 (1696) Wing C5422; ESTC R35598 162,211 316

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be_v peter_n or_o ●as_v the_o greek_a have_v it_o a_o rock_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n 16._o mat._n 16._o jesus_n say_v to_o simon_n peter_n simon_n son_n of_o ionas_n love_v thou_o i_o more_o than_o these_o 21._o john_n 21._o and_o a_o little_a after_o feed_v my_o lamb_n again_o feed_v my_o sheep_n feed_v my_o sheep_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v 32._o luke_n 22.31_o 32._o simon_n simon_n behold_v satan_n have_v desire_v to_o have_v you_o that_o he_o may_v sift_v you_o as_o wheat_n but_o i_o have_v praise_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o and_o when_o thou_o be_v convert_v confirm_v thy_o brethren_n the_o english_a translator_n carry_v no_o doubt_n a_o eye_n upon_o this_o controversy_n have_v render_v it_o strengthen_v thy_o brethren_n because_o a_o charge_n of_o confirm_v other_o do_v too_o plain_o denote_v a_o superiority_n i_o shall_v make_v no_o other_o reflection_n upon_o these_o text_n only_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v 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