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A01309 A defense of the sincere and true translations of the holie Scriptures into the English tong against the manifolde cauils, friuolous quarels, and impudent slaunders of Gregorie Martin, one of the readers of popish diuinitie in the trayterous Seminarie of Rhemes. By William Fvlke D. in Diuinitie, and M. of Pembroke haule in Cambridge. Wherevnto is added a briefe confutation of all such quarrels & cauils, as haue bene of late vttered by diuerse papistes in their English pamphlets, against the writings of the saide William Fvlke. Fulke, William, 1538-1589. 1583 (1583) STC 11430.5; ESTC S102715 542,090 704

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one_o say_v thou_o have_v make_v we_o 〈◊〉_d worthy_a to_o be_v minister_n of_o thy_o holy_a altar_n and_o anon_o after_o make_v we_o worthy_a for_o this_o ministry_n and_o saint_n chrysostome_n upon_o the_o apostle_n place_n god_n do_v not_o only_o give_v we_o society_n with_o the_o saint_n but_o make_v we_o also_o worthy_a to_o receive_v so_o great_a dignity_n and_o here_o be_v a_o goodly_a consideration_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n toward_o we_o that_o do_v in_o deed_n by_o his_o grace_n make●_n we_o worthy_a of_o so_o great_a thing_n who_o otherwise_o be_v most_o unworthy_a vile_a and_o abject_a which_o make_v of_o we_o worthy_a be_v express_v by_o the_o say_a greek_a word_n more_o than_o by_o the_o latin_a mereri_fw-la because_o it_o declare_v whence_o our_o merit_n and_o worthiness_n proceed_v to_o wi●_n of_o god_n both_o which_o s._n chrysostom_n express_v excellent_o thus_o lairone_fw-la when_o he_o bring_v in_o publican_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n he_o defame_v 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