Selected quad for the lemma: england_n
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The vain insolency of Rome, challenging salvation to her own faction discovered in two letters : the first whereof was written by a priest of the Church of Rome to a gentlewoman of York, that had got out of the snares of the popish superstition : the second sent by the same gentlewoman (instructed by a divine of the Church of England) in answer thereunto.
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Priest of the Church of Rome.; Gentlewoman of York.
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1673
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Wing V18; ESTC R5313
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all_o of_o the_o reformation_n to_o the_o communion_n of_o rome_n they_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o be_v out_o of_o st._n peter_n fold_n and_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n in_o a_o state_n of_o damnation_n the_o first_o greatness_n of_o rome_n be_v found_v in_o the_o eminency_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o concession_n and_o indulgence_n of_o some_o of_o the_o emperor_n but_o the_o subtle_a pope_n perceive_v that_o what_o former_a emperor_n grant_v other_o in_o succeed_a time_n may_v revoke_v pervert_v that_o text_n mat._n 16._o 18._o tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n etc._n etc._n thou_o be_v peter_n and_o upon_o this_o rock_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o spiritual_a monarchy_n and_o the_o claim_n of_o both_o sword_n temporal_a as_o well_o as_o spiritual_a or_o at_o least_o the_o temporal_a in_o order_n to_o the_o spiritual_a and_o all_o jesuited_a papist_n neither_o see_v i_o how_o any_o of_o they_o that_o submit_v to_o the_o three_o lateran_n council_n can_v be_v otherwise_o 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