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A66481
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The judgment of the foreign reformed churches concerning the rites and offices of the Church of England shewing there is no necessity of alterations : in a letter to a member of the House of Commons.
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Willes, John, 1646 or 7-1700.
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1690
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Wing W2807; ESTC R8187
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propter_fw-la nos_fw-la dissidium_fw-la seminat_fw-la i._n e._n some_o despise_v oecolampadius_n and_o some_o zuinglius_fw-la but_o we_o be_v and_o always_o be_v friend_n nor_o do_v any_o one_o please_v we_o that_o sow_n discord_n upon_o our_o account_n let_v we_o therefore_o take_v a_o short_a view_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o foreign_a divine_n and_o see_v what_o opinion_n they_o have_v of_o this_o stiff_a vile_a sinful_a church_n of_o england_n as_o the_o reformation_n in_o general_n consist_v of_o lutheran_n and_o calvinist_n so_o i_o find_v that_o agreement_n betwixt_o they_o in_o the_o most_o material_a thing_n as_o that_o calvin_n himself_o subscribe_v the_o lutheran_n confession_n of_o augsburg_n and_o a_o whole_a synod_n of_o his_o disciple_n at_o charenton_n in_o france_n in_o the_o year_n 1631._o declare_v that_o there_o be_v no_o idolatry_n nor_o superstition_n in_o the_o lutheran_n church_n and_o therefore_o the_o member_n of_o their_o church_n may_v be_v receive_v 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