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A13174 The subuersion of Robert Parsons his confused and worthlesse worke, entituled, A treatise of three conuersions of England from paganisme to Christian religion Sutcliffe, Matthew, 1550?-1629. 1606 (1606) STC 23469; ESTC S120773 105,946 186

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heretic_n for_o that_o privy_o with_o his_o observance_n of_o easter_n he_o seek_v to_o bring_v in_o ludaisine_n and_o pag._n 73._o he_o affirm_v that_o constantine_n do_v authorise_v and_o publish_v the_o decree_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o nicen_n council_n both_o which_o point_v direct_o make_v against_o our_o adversary_n for_o while_o they_o rigorous_o stand_v upon_o the_o observance_n of_o easter_n and_o offer_v paschal_n lamb_n they_o do_v after_o a_o sort_n renew_v and_o call_v back_o into_o use_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o while_o they_o ascribe_v to_o the_o pope_n all_o authority_n to_o confirm_v and_o publish_v the_o act_n of_o counsel_n they_o do_v abrogate_v the_o authority_n of_o christian_a prince_n in_o favour_n of_o antichrist_n pag._n 97._o he_o allege_v diverse_a text_n and_o testimony_n to_o prove_v that_o temporal_a prince_n be_v god_n vicar_n and_o substitute_n within_o their_o realm_n but_o if_o that_o be_v so_o than_o the_o pope_n be_v the_o devil_n 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by_o the_o masspriest_n monk_n and_o friar_n furthermore_o this_o show_v that_o there_o be_v more_o sacrament_n than_o 7._o which_o no_o papist_n dare_n affirm_v unless_o he_o will_v encurre_v the_o thunder_a curse_n of_o the_o connenticle_n of_o trent_n pag._n 159._o he_o reherse_v a_o epistle_n of_o gregory_n condemn_v they_o that_o worship_n stock_n or_o stone_n do_v we_o then_o think_v that_o either_o gregory_n or_o austin_n do_v convert_v the_o english_a to_o the_o worship_n of_o these_o thing_n he_o do_v also_o wicked_o translate_v gregory_n epistle_n leave_v out_o these_o word_n à_fw-la germaniarum_fw-la episcopis_fw-la which_o contain_v a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o word_n of_o bede_n who_o say_v that_o austin_n be_v order_v by_o a_o french_a bishop_n and_o not_o a_o german_a bishop_n pag._n 229._o he_o allege_v these_o word_n of_o augustine_n epist_n 165._o in_o illum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v if_o any_o traitor_n shall_v have_v creep_v 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