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inst_z cap._n 10._o lib._n 3._o insti_fw-la cap._n 19_o goodman_n gilbye_n rom._n 13._o vide_fw-la on_fw-we doct._n 2._o 2._o a._n quest_n 90._o de_fw-fr leg._n aug._n in_o ps_n 70._o crysosto_n &_o ambro._n in_o cap._n 13._o ad_fw-la rom._n the_o first_o pren_n cher_fw-fr the_o second_o preacher_n a_o weightye_a motive_n arist._n lib._n 1._o rhet._n 2._o cor._n 1._o 1._o joan._n 3._o aug._n li._n 3._o the_o doct_n chri._n ca._n 10._o &_o lib._n 1._o ca._n 40._o rom._n 14._o act_n of_o religion_n not_o to_o be_v enforce_v vide_fw-la di._n tho._n &_o once_o doct_v 2._o 2._o q._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la heretic_n may_v be_v enforce_v cy._n the_o exmart_n ca._n 5._o jeron_n in_o ca._n 5._o ad_fw-la ephe._n optat._n li._n 3._o con_v dona._n augu._n lib._n 1._o cont_n parm._n ca._n 7._o leo_fw-la ep_n 67._o &_o 91._o greg._n lib._n 1._o ep_v 32._o bern._n ser._n 66._o in_o cant_v aug._n lib._n 2._o retract_v ea_fw-la 5._o &_o episto_fw-la 48._o &_o 50._o lawles_n procede_v a_o humble_a demand_n of_o disputation_n three_o way_n of_o conference_n offer_v great_a cause_n of_o recourse_n to_o her_o majesty_n the_o law_n of_o arcopagus_n arist._n lib._n 1._o reto_fw-la the_o conclusion_n a_o pitiful_a desscription_n of_o englà nd_n at_o this_o day_n a_o rare_a matter_n of_o comfort_n the_o division_n of_o the_o whole_a treatise_n a_o necessary_a supposition_n two_o sort_n of_o catholic_n what_o a_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v to_o 〈◊〉_d against_o a_o man_n own_o conscience_n aug_n in_o psa_fw-la 54._o 〈◊〉_d 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d expo_n 〈◊〉_d tho._n 1._o 2._o q._n 19_o &_o 〈◊〉_d dd._n 〈◊〉_d rom._n 14._o cap._n 4._o rom._n 14._o mark_v this_o reason_n three_o kind_n of_o sin_n math._n 26._o 1._o timo._n 1._o vide_fw-la d._n tho._n in_o 2._o 2._o q._n 14._o &_o greg._n li._n 25._o mor._n ca._n 16._o sin_n agaiust_a y_o e_o holy_a ghost_n math._n 12._o mar._n 3._o luc._n 12._o joh._n