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A62502 Three treatises concerning the Scotish discipline 1. A fair warning to take heed of the same, by the Right Reverend Dr. Bramhall, Bishop of Derris : 2. A review of Dr. Bramble, late Bishop of London-Derry, his fair warning, &c. by R.B.G. : 3. A second fair warning, in vindication of the first, against the seditious reviewer, by Ri. Watson, chaplain to the Right Honorable the Lord Hopton : to which is prefixed, a letter written by the Reverend Dean of St. Burien, Dr. Creyghton. R. B. G. A review of Doctor Bramble.; Bramhall, John, 1594-1663. Fair warning to take heed of the Scotish discipline.; Baillie, Robert, 1599-1662.; Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.; Creighton, Robert, 1593-1672. 1661 (1661) Wing T1122; ESTC R22169 350,569 378

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solent_fw-la cardan_n terein_o autou_v ten_o chreian_n on_o tois_fw-fr anagcaiois_fw-mi hama_fw-la kai_fw-fr timioir_fw-fr hiorocl_n in_o carm._n pythag_a prov._n 30._o 19_o covenant_n ordinary_o n●…inted_v in_o scotland_n not_o in_o england_n nor_o can_v such_o afterco●…tracts_v devise_v &_o impose_v by_o a_o fewmeni●…_n a_o declare_a party_n without_o my_o consent_n and_o without_o any_o like_a power_n or_o praecedent_n from_o god_n or_o man_n law_n etc._n etc._n eix_n ba●…_n ch._n 14._o proque_fw-la bus_fw-la arduis_fw-la &_o urgen●…_n nego●…_n slatum_fw-la &_o defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la ●…stri_fw-la angl._n &_o eccles._n anglie_a concernentibus_fw-la …_o cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la maguatib_fw-la etc._n etc._n colloquium_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o tractatum_fw-la the_o extract_n of_o a_o letter-shewing_a by_o who_o the_o covenant_n be_v devise_v the_o rebel_n desire_n be_v imposition_n nullum_fw-la privilegium_fw-la parlamenti_fw-la concedi_fw-la potest_fw-la propr●…ditione_n felonia_fw-la aut_fw-la ruptura_fw-la pacis_fw-la 17._o ed._n 4._o rot._n par●…um_o 39_o the_o covenant_n dishonourable_a to_o the_o english_a the_o nullity_n of_o it_o joan._n gutierrez_n de_fw-fr juram_fw-la ●…onfirm_v part_n 2._o cap._n 2._o ex_fw-la alciat_fw-la the_o reviewer_n abominable_a falsehood_n judic._n oxon_n de_fw-fr sol_fw-la lig_v seci_fw-la 2._o ps._n 145._o 1._o 7._o covenanter_n take_v the_o discipline_n for_o christ_n institution_n ans._n to_o the_o declar._n by_o the_o parl._n angl_n aug._n 25._o let._n to_o the_o gen._n assemb_v s._n jul._n 22._o it_o 4._o vindic._n ep._n philadelph_n protest_v of_o the_o nobleman_n baron_n etc._n etc._n 1638._o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o more_o dubious_a &_o frivolous_a limitation_v the_o covenant_n then_o heretofore_o in_o the_o oath_n for_o episc●…pacie_n 1548._o ministri_fw-la regius_fw-la authoritate_fw-la compulsi_fw-la aut_fw-la subscribere_fw-la epali_fw-la tyrannidi_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o carceres_fw-la 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