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A18981 The true ancient Roman Catholike Being an apology or counterproofe against Doctor Bishops Reproofe of the defence of the Reformed Catholike. The first part. Wherein the name of Catholikes is vindicated from popish abuse, and thence is shewed that the faith of the Church of Rome as now it is, is not the Catholike faith ... By Robert Abbot ... Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1611 (1611) STC 54; ESTC S100548 363,303 424

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nunquid_fw-la &_o il_fw-fr lord_n quod_fw-la iubet_fw-la abraham_n ponere_fw-la mark_n seruum_fw-la suum_fw-la sub_fw-la semore_n svo_fw-la &_o iurare_fw-la per_fw-la deum_fw-la coeli_fw-la alitèr_fw-la quisquam_fw-la rectè_fw-la intellecturus_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la abraham_n scisse_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la u●ntu●us_fw-la esset_fw-la deus_fw-la coeli_fw-la carnem_fw-la de_fw-la illo_fw-la semore_n propagari_fw-la when_o abraham_n bid_v his_o servant_n put_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o thigh_n and_o swear_v by_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n can_v any_o man_n otherwise_o understand_v it_o aright_o but_o that_o abraham_n know_v that_o from_o that_o thigh_n shall_v be_v derive_v that_o flesh_n wherein_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n shall_v come_v if_o abrah_n 〈…〉_o know_v that_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n shall_v come_v in_o flesh_n take_v of_o his_o flesh_n he_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a i_o trow_v that_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v come_v he_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o flesh_n both_o god_n and_o 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loco_fw-la seu_fw-la illustri_fw-la seu_fw-la tene_fw-la 〈◊〉_d depre●edatur_fw-la ●omo_fw-la cum_fw-la moritur_fw-la mood_n gradu_fw-la atque_fw-la ordine_fw-la pori●●net_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la nam_fw-la vel_fw-la requiese●●_n in_fw-la lumine_fw-la foelicitatis_fw-la aeterae_fw-la cum_fw-la iustis_fw-la &_o christo_fw-la domino_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o tenebris_fw-la cruciatur_fw-la cum_fw-la iniquis_fw-la &_o huius_fw-la mundi_fw-la princip●_fw-la diabolo_fw-it in_o whatsoever_o place_n either_o lightsome_a or_o dark_a a_o man_n be_v take_v when_o he_o die_v in_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o order_n he_o abide_v for_o ever_o for_o either_o he_o rest_v in_o the_o light_n of_o eternal_a felicity_n with_o the_o just_a and_o with_o christ_n our_o lord_n or_o else_o he_o be_v torment_v in_o darkness_n with_o the_o wicked_a and_o with_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n the_o devil_n but_o gregory_n again_o write_v a_o epistle_n to_o his_o friend_n aregius_fw-la a_o bishop_n to_o comfort_v 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