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An inquisition of the true church, and those that revolt from it being a sermon pronounced at the second session of the Parliament / by Christopher Lo. Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland.
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Hampton, Christopher, 1552-1625.
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STC 12737.5; ESTC S4341
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in_o the_o church_n throughout_o all_o generation_n amen_o finis_fw-la epist_n 7._o 1._o cor._n 14._o de_fw-fr votis_fw-la monastic_a de_fw-fr simplic_a praelator_n psal_n 84._o heb._n 11._o luc._n 19_o aug._n epist_n 166._o cypr._n the_o lap_n ser._n 5._o hierony_n in_o cap_n 5_o ad_fw-la galatas_fw-la 2._o cor._n 2._o hierony_n in_o cap._n 1._o ad_fw-la galatas_fw-la sess_z 4._o cypr_fw-la de_fw-la lap_n hom._n 17._o chrysost_n in_o mat._n hom_n 46._o de_fw-fr unitat_fw-la eccles_n joh._n 15._o rom._n 11._o 2._o cor._n 4.8_o hieronym_n epist_n ad_fw-la rusticum_n