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A30629 Cavsa dei, or, An apology for God wherein the perpetuity of infernal torments is evidenced and divine both goodness and justice, that notwithstanding, defended : the nature of punishments in general, and of infernal ones in particular displayed : the evangelical righteousness explicated and setled : the divinity of the Gentiles both as to things to be believed, and things to be practised, adumbrated, and the wayes whereby it was communicated, plainly discover'd / by Richard Burthogge ... Burthogge, Richard, 1638?-ca. 1700. 1675 (1675) Wing B6149; ESTC R17327 142,397 594

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r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 133._o l._n 26._o r._n own_v p._n 138._o l._n 20._o r._n leges_fw-la p._n 160._o l._n 15._o r._n as_o be_v in_o we_o p._n 182._o l._n 13._o deal_n and_o p._n 192._o l._n 19_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 228._o l._n 6._o r._n tam_fw-la p._n 276._o l._n 14._o r._n fable_n p._n 316._o l._n 7._o r._n at_o rome_n p._n 319._o l._n 17._o he_o r._n it_o p._n 325._o l._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 348._o l._n 16._o r._n innovandi_fw-la p._n 354._o l._n 1._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 358._o l._n 10._o r._n paulinum_n p._n 365._o l._n 16._o r._n conringi●s_o p._n 366._o l._n 2._o deal_n the_o p._n 371._o for_o greece_n r._n egypt_n p._n 383._o l._n 18._o r._n be_v derive_v p._n 390._o l._n 26._o r._n be_v p._n 391._o l._n 6._o r._n cite_v p._n 392._o l._n ult_n deal_n ancient_a p._n 394._o l._n 9_o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 398._o l._n 8._o r._n sapour_n p._n 410._o l._n 20._o r._n their_o premise_n p._n 414._o l._n 10._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o margin_n p._n 266._o r._n gazaeus_n p._n 275._o r._n pimand_n p._n 299._o after_o infra_fw-la add_v pag._n 383_o 384._o p._n 307._o r._n secundâ_fw-la p._n 328._o r._n 374._o p._n 347._o r._n ovav_n p._n 384._o r._n diction_n to_o his_o much_o honour_a and_o worthy_a friend_n richard_n burthogge_n doctor_n of_o physic_n honour_a sir_n i_o late_o meet_v with_o a_o discourse_n of_o you_o both_o the_o subject_a and_o title_n of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o author_n name_n invite_v i_o to_o a_o perusal_n what_o you_o design_v in_o that_o essay_n i_o think_v you_o have_v very_o well_o perform_v but_o i_o confess_v i_o expect_v more_o than_o i_o find_v