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A09453 A reformed Catholike: or, A declaration shewing how neere we may come to the present Church of Rome in sundrie points of religion: and vvherein we must for euer depart from them with an advertisment to all fauourers of the Romane religion, shewing that the said religion is against the Catholike principles and grounds of the catechisme. Perkins, William, 1558-1602. 1598 (1598) STC 19736; ESTC S114478 146,915 390

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person_n for_o their_o religion_n but_o wish_v unfeigned_o their_o conversion_n in_o this_o world_n and_o their_o salvation_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v finis_fw-la to_o the_o reader_n pag._n 235._o l._n 20._o i_o say_v that_o christ_n obay_v the_o law_n for_o himself_o not_o because_o he_o do_v by_o his_o obedience_n merit_v his_o own_o glory_n but_o because_o he_o be_v to_o be_v a_o perfect_a and_o pure_a high_a priest_n not_o only_o in_o nature_n but_o also_o in_o life_n and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o creature_n he_o be_v to_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o law_n fault_n to_o be_v amend_v thus_o pag._n 1._o l._n 1._o for_o 3._o read_v 4._o p._n 9_o l._n 2._o read_v apostolic_a p._n 19_o l._n 17._o read_v form_v and_o l._n 23._o read_v endeavour_n p._n 39_o l._n last_o read_v too_o p._n 48._o l._n 18._o read_v or_o p._n 55._o l._n 2._o read_v holy_a p._n 126._o l._n 2._o read_v be_v p._n 138._o l._n 13._o read_v pertain_v p._n 142._o l._n 23._o read_v matter_n p._n 161._o l._n 5._o 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e●st●_n &_o paula_n ad_fw-la marcellam_fw-la serm._n in_o cant._n 33._o epist._n 125._o c._n in_o nomine_fw-la do_v 23._o referente_fw-la juello_n 2_o thess._n 2._o 2._o examen_fw-la pac●●q●●_n imprimè_fw-la de_fw-la now_o u●●u_fw-mi a_o caen_n 1590._o d_o hypogn_n 3._o ser._n 15._o de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n de_fw-fr great_a &_o ●_o arbitr_n 1._o 1._o posse_fw-la velle_fw-la &_o actu_fw-la velle_fw-la recipere_fw-la recipere_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr correp_n &_o great_a c._n 12._o 12._o epist._n 105._o 105._o fulgent_n lib._n prad_n prad_n bernard_n l._n de_fw-fr lib●ro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la aug._n contra_fw-la jul._n l._n 5._o cap._n 3._o 3._o ad_fw-la valer._n lib._n 1._o c._n 24._o 24._o lib._n 2._o contra_fw-la jul._n jul._n tract_n 42._o in_o joh._n joh._n quoadimputationem_fw-la quoadimputationem_fw-la quoad_fw-la ex●●tiam_fw-la ex●●tiam_fw-la contra_fw-la ju●_n l._n 6._o c._n 6._o e_o bellar._n l._n 3._o pag._n 1129._o cl_o gal._n 3._o 14._o mark_n 11._o 24._o 1._o joh._n 5._o 14._o joh._n 6._o ●6_n ●6_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la dei_fw-la serm_n 28._o 28._o tract_n 5._o epist_n joh._n bellar._n d●_n justif._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o 7._o iren._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 17._o chrysostom_n homil_n ad_fw-la neoph._n neoph._n namely_o for_o himself_o himself_o as_o any_o one_o star_n partake_v in_o the_o whole_a light_n of_o the_o sun_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o star_n so_o farforth_o as_o the_o say_a light_n make_v it_o to_o shine_v shine_v we_o have_v &_o posse_fw-la &_o velle_fw-la he_o have_v no_o more_o but_o posse_fw-la si_fw-la vellet_fw-la &_o he_o want_v velle_fw-la quod_fw-la posset_n august_n de_fw-mi corrept_v &_o great_a cap._n 11._o 11._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la dei_fw-la serm_n 7._o 7._o