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A28581
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A brief account of the first rise of the name Protestant and what Protestantism is ... / by a professed enemy to persecution.
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Bold, S. (Samuel), 1649-1737.
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1688
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Wing B3477; ESTC R16825
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a_o claim_n to_o it_o be_v the_o renounce_v the_o thing_n itself_o which_o protestantism_n chief_o respect_v its_o reference_n to_o such_o a_o particular_a person_n be_v only_o accidental_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o audacious_a and_o arrogant_a challenge_v that_o power_n but_o protestantism_n will_v be_v equal_o against_o the_o claim_n if_o that_o bishop_n shall_v lay_v it_o down_o and_o any_o other_o either_o in_o france_n or_o in_o any_o other_o country_n shall_v challenge_v it_o or_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v pretend_v to_o be_v lodge_v in_o any_o other_o man_n or_o body_n of_o men._n second_o protest_v for_o the_o sufficiency_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v a_o safe_a and_o full_a rule_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n needful_a to_o be_v know_v or_o do_v in_o order_n to_o eternal_a life_n and_o that_o nothing_o ought_v to_o be_v admit_v as_o a_o article_n of_o christian_a faith_n which_o can_v by_o just_a 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