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A18441 [A treatise against the Defense of the censure, giuen upon the bookes of W.Charke and Meredith Hanmer, by an unknowne popish traytor in maintenance of the seditious challenge of Edmond Campion ... Hereunto are adjoyned two treatises, written by D.Fulke ... ] Charke, William, d. 1617, attributed name.; Fulke, William, 1538-1589. 1586 (1586) STC 5009; ESTC S111939 659,527 941

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o man_n that_o have_v but_o small_a knowledge_n in_o the_o tongue_n do_v know_v to_o signify_v and_o require_v a_o mutual_a confession_n aswell_o as_o a_o mutual_a prayer_n of_o one_o man_n for_o another_o but_o yet_o let_v we_o examine_v what_o your_o authority_n do_v contain_v first_o origen_n in_o the_o place_n by_o you_o cite_v speak_v not_o a_o word_n of_o this_o text_n confess_v your_o offence_n one_o to_o another_o but_o only_o of_o the_o two_o verse_n go_v before_o for_o make_v seven_o mean_n of_o remit_v of_o sin_n after_o his_o corrupt_a &_o unpure_a manner_n of_o teach_v by_o baptism_n by_o martyrdom_n by_o alm_n by_o forgive_v one_o another_o by_o convert_n of_o sinner_n by_o abundance_n of_o charity_n he_o add_v the_o seven_o in_o these_o word_n est_fw-la adhuc_fw-la &_o septima_fw-la licet_fw-la dura_fw-la &_o laboriosa_fw-la perpaenitentiam_fw-la remissio_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la cum_fw-la lavat_fw-la peccator_fw-la in_o lachrimis_fw-la 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