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demonstrate_v in_o some_o observation_n upon_o the_o life_n of_o ignatius_n loyala_n founder_n of_o the_o order_n of_o jesus_n a_o vindication_n of_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o popish_a address_n present_v to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 4_o o_z vid._n 2d_o part_n of_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n england_n de_fw-fr divin_n offic._n c._n 4._o 4._o not._n in_o martyrolog_n rom._n p._n 3._o edit_fw-la paris_n 1645._o 1645._o annal._n add_v a_o 395._o n_o 20._o 20._o hist._n eccl._n l._n 6._o c._n 26._o 26._o ap._n euseb._n praep._n evang._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o paulo_n post_n princip_n in_o vita_fw-la aedesii_fw-la prope_fw-la fin_n fin_n superstitio_fw-la error_n insanus_fw-la est_fw-la quos_fw-la colit_fw-la violat_a quid_fw-la enim_fw-la interest_n utrum_fw-la deos_fw-la neges_fw-la a_o infame_n epist._n 123._o 123._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr superstitione_n vid._n histoire_n de_fw-fr l'_fw-fr inquisition_n de_fw-mi goa_n chez_fw-fr hortemel_n paris_n 1688_o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la privilegio_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vie_fw-fr de_fw-fr st._n ignac_n lib._n 1._o vid._n orlandin_n hist._n soc._n jesus_n l._n 1._o num_fw-la 9_o etc._n etc._n etc._n ibid._n ibid._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la ignat_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 2._o 2._o bouhour_n l._n 1._o 1._o id._n ibid._n bouhour_n l._n 1._o maffeius_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o vie_n de_fw-fr st._n ignace_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o bouhour_n l._n 2._o bonaventura_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la fran._n cap._n 3._o id._n cap._n 1._o bouhour_n l._n 3._o id._n l._n 4._o bouhour_n l._n 1._o 1._o ibid._n maffeius_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o bouhour_n l._n 1._o l._n 1._o c._n 3._o 3._o l._n 1._o 1._o cap._n 2._o rome_n 1629._o â—_o vo_z maffeius_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o 3._o hist._n soc._n jesus_n l._n 1._o 1._o lib._n 3._o philostratus_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr apoll._n â—_o â—_o c._n 12._o id._n l._n 3._o c._n 15._o bonaventura_n cap._n 15.6_o 15.6_o de_fw-fr 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