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A09911 The young divines apologie for his continuance in the Vniuersitie with certaine meditations, ritten by Nathaniel Povvnoll, late student of Christ-Church in Oxford. Pownall, Nathaniel, 1583 or 4-1610.; Fletcher, Giles, 1588?-1623. 1612 (1612) STC 20174; ESTC S103162 35,832 210

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gell._n confess_v ●●b_fw-la 4._o alex._n ab_fw-la alex._n epist._n 1._o cor._n 9.16_o ps._n 137.6_o ps._n 137.5_o cicer._n tusc._n qu._n luk._n 10.41_o deut_n 5.29_o chrysost._n judge_n 7._o 1._o sam._n ter_n ●un_v exod._n 3._o ezek._n 3.14_o jon._n 1._o paul_n in_o vita_fw-la ambr._n in_o eius_fw-la vita_fw-la à_fw-la scipso_fw-la scripta_fw-la possido_n aug._n epist._n 148._o ad_fw-la val._n homil._n 3._o in_o acta_fw-la apost_n matt._n 9.38_o aug_n epist._n 148._o in_o inst_n quint._n curt._n matt._n 22.37_o aug._n epist_n act._n 20.24_o act._n 20.24_o phil._n 2.12_o in_o tersinitum_fw-la &_o insinitum_fw-la etc._n etc._n prologue_n in_o lib._n retr_n num._n 11_o 2d_o plut._n eph._n 3.8_o greg._n rom._n 11.33_o preface_n in_o lull_n psal._n 42.7_o hipp._n proem_n in_o apho_n possidor_n in_o eius_fw-la vita_fw-la 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n rom._n 13.12_o ezek._n 47.3_o cic._n totis_fw-la artubus_fw-la contremisco_fw-la 2._o cor._n 2.17_o tull._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr nat_n deor._n 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