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A01130 The Pope confuted The holy and apostolique Church confuting the Pope. The first action. Translated out of Latine into English, by Iames Bell.; Papa confutatus. English Foxe, John, 1516-1587.; Bell, James, fl. 1551-1596. 1580 (1580) STC 11241; ESTC S116021 179,895 252

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wild_a and_o will_v you_o so_o strict_o urge_v and_o choke_v up_o as_o it_o be_v within_z so_o narrow_a a_o pinfolde_v the_o incomprehensible_a &_o far_o outstretch_a grace_n of_o christ_n to_o one_o place_n and_o to_o one_o chair_n that_o where_o all_o other_o church_n may_v err_v the_o only_a romishe_a church_n may_v in_o no_o wise_n slip_v her_o foot_n which_o also_o may_v moreover_o so_o replenishe_v that_o one_o romishe_a vicar_n with_o all_o her_o absolute_a fullness_n that_o she_o may_v not_o emparte_v any_o parcel_n thereof_o to_o any_o other_o pastor_n be_v they_o never_o so_o godly_a and_o true_a worshipper_n of_o christ._n god_n if_o the_o case_n be_v such_o that_o this_o ordinary_a antiquity_n of_o daily_a succession_n do_v avayle_v so_o much_o before_o god_n to_o the_o obtain_n of_o grace_n manasses_n do_v long_o since_o succeed_v david_n ma●asses_n caiphas_n succeed_v aaron_n caiaphas_n certes_o the_o jew_n can_v con●ey_v unto_o themselves_o far_o more_o ancient_a 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