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a_o just_a vindication_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o the_o unjust_a aspersion_n of_o criminal_a schism_n wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o criminal_a schism_n the_o divers_a sort_n of_o schismatic_n the_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n of_o national_a church_n the_o right_n of_o sovereign_a magistrate_n the_o tyranny_n extortion_n and_o schism_n of_o the_o roman_a court_n with_o the_o grievance_n complaint_n and_o opposition_n of_o all_o prince_n and_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n of_o old_a and_o at_o this_o very_a day_n be_v manifest_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n john_n bramhall_n dr._n in_o divinity_n and_o lord_n bishop_n of_o derry_n pacian_a in_o ep_n ad_fw-la sempron_n my_o name_n be_v christian_a my_o surname_n be_v catholic_a by_o the_o one_o i_o be_o know_v from_o infidel_n by_o the_o other_o from_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n london_n print_v for_o john_n crook_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o ship_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1654._o the_o content_n of_o the_o particular_a chapter_n chap._n i._n the_o scope_n and_o sum_n of_o this_o treatise_n pag._n 1._o chap._n ii_o the_o state_v of_o the_o question_n what_o be_v schism_n who_o be_v schismatic_n and_o what_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o this_o question_n p._n 6._o chap._n iii_o that_o the_o separation_n from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o make_v by_o protestant_n but_o roman_a catholic_n themselves_o p._n 31_o chap._n iu_o that_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n of_o england_n in_o their_o separation_n from_o rome_n do_v make_v no_o new_a law_n but_o vindicate_v the_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o land_n pag._n 54._o chap._n v._n that_o the_o britannic_a church_n be_v ever_o exempt_v from_o all_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n and_o so_o ought_v to_o continue_v pag._n 87_o chap._n vi_o that_o the_o king_n and_o church_n of_o england_n hâ—d_v both_o sufficient_a authority_n and_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o withdraw_v their_o obedience_n from_o rome_n p._n 1â—6_n chap._n vii_o that_o all_o kingdom_n and_o republic_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n germany_n france_n spain_n portugal_n sicily_n brabant_n venice_n do_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o effect_n when_o they_o have_v occasion_n p._n 160_o chap._n viii_o that_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v many_o way_n guilty_a of_o schism_n and_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o the_o dissension_n of_o christendom_n pag._n 229_o chap._n ix_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o romanist_n p._n 245_o chap._n x._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o treatise_n p._n 275._o courteous_a reader_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o author_n absence_n and_o difficulty_n of_o the_o write_a copy_n several_a errata_n have_v pass_v the_o press_n which_o you_o be_v desire_v to_o amend_v and_o among_o the_o rest_n these_o follow_v page_n 7._o in_o margin_n act._n leg_n art_n p._n 13._o line_n 17._o lyne_n leg_n kind_a p._n 13._o in_o marg_n manrit_fw-fr leg_n maurit_fw-la p._n 14_o l_o 1_o schimse_n leg_n schism_n p._n 15_o l._n 15_o creed_n leg_n creed_n p._n 18_o l._n ult_n legemachy_n leg_n logomachy_n p._n 21_o l._n 8._o qui_fw-la leg_n quis_fw-la p._n 22_o l._n 4._o teach_v for_o touch_n p._n 35_o l._n 8._o these_o for_o those_o p._n 39_o l._n 31._o deal_n little_a p._n 42_o in_o margin_n modo_fw-la for_o nodâ—_n p._n 65_o in_o margin_n 78_o for_o 787_o p._n 67_o hesâ—is_n for_o hosius_n in_o marg_n p._n 74_o l._n 1_o sepultura_fw-la for_o sepulchra_fw-la p._n 79_o l._n 4_o asseâ—tie_n for_o asserio_n p._n 85_o l._n 30_o the_o for_o his_o legate_n p._n 102_o l._n 25_o as_o for_o or_o p._n 113_o in_o marg_n lais_fw-fr for_o caiet_fw-mi p._n 119_o l._n 2_o novum_fw-la for_o nonum_fw-la p._n 121_o l._n 11_o no_o for_o have_v p._n 140_o for_o 138_o p._n 141_o for_o 139_o p._n 144_o for_o 142_o p._n 145_o for_o 143_o p._n 914_o for_o 149_o p._n 129_o l._n 23_o chink_n for_o klink_n and_o l._n 25_o despensation_n for_o dispensation_n p._n 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