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A01175 The restorer of the French estate discouering the true causes of these vvarres in France & other countries, and deliuering the right course of restoring peace and quiet to all Christendome: wherein are handled these principall questions touching religion, policie, and iustice: whether it be lawfull to sweare, and keepe promise to heretikes, to force mens consciences for religion sake, to liue with, and dwell nigh heretikes, to breake the order of succession to the Crowne bycause of religion, or no. Who be schismatikes; and of the chiefe poincts of religion. How we are to iudge of the schisme in Christendome at this day. Lastly, the conclusion conteining notable admonitions to the clergie, nobles, magistrates, people, and King of France. Translated out of French. Ecclesiæ & reipub. D. Hurault, Michel, d. 1592, attributed name. 1589 (1589) STC 11289; ESTC S102588 139,883 174

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he_o say_v blessed_a be_v thou_o simon_n the_o son_n of_o jonas_n for_o flesh_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o revel_v it_o to_o thou_o but_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n it_o be_v write_v by_o s._n paul_n 8._o 1._o cor._n 1.2_o cor._n 5._o 2._o thess_n 2._o rom._n 8._o that_o we_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n that_o it_o be_v god_n which_o have_v set_v we_o apart_o to_o salvation_n that_o god_n have_v choose_v we_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o salvation_n that_o who_o he_o know_v afore_o they_o have_v he_o praedestinate_v to_o be_v make_v like_a to_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n that_o god_n do_v choose_v the_o child_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v 9_o rom._n 9_o and_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n that_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n may_v abide_v according_a to_o the_o election_n not_o by_o work_n but_o by_o he_o that_o call_v that_o there_o be_v a_o remnant_n he_o mean_v of_o israelite_n through_o the_o election_n of_o grace_n 11._o rom._n 11._o that_o which_o 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