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solemn_a anathema_n curse_v and_o damn_a by_o the_o pope_n and_o cite_v about_o 620._o about_o â—zovius_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 619_o 620._o 200_o of_o their_o most_o learned_a and_o famous_a author_n to_o prove_v and_o justify_v it_o and_o how_o pass_v from_o they_o to_o campian_n and_o the_o gunpowder_n traitor_n just_o execute_v in_o england_n for_o their_o treason_n he_o further_o boast_v that_o a_o 1._o a_o abraham_n 〈◊〉_d â—biâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—6_n pâ—g_v â—â—â—_o â—ol_n 1._o innumerable_a company_n of_o english_a martyr_n follow_v their_o captain_n edmund_n campian_n teach_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o be_v they_o teach_v the_o pope_n unlimited_a supremacy_n and_o pretend_a power_n to_o damn_v and_o depose_v king_n and_o authorise_v their_o subject_n to_o take_v arm_n against_o they_o they_o be_v allege_v to_o no_o other_o end_n so_o that_o with_o they_o treason_n and_o innocence_n traitor_n and_o martyr_n seem_v to_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n which_o premise_n consider_v our_o r._n 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this_o title_n viz._n miracle_n not_o cease_v by_o a._n s._n london_n 1663._o and_o contain_v as_o be_v pretend_v in_o the_o title_n page_n the_o most_o glorious_a miracle_n wrought_v by_o a_o roman_n catholic_n priest_n about_o london_n and_o westminster_n in_o 1663._o in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o holy_a roman_a catholic_n faith_n which_o priest_n be_v there_o term_v a_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n and_o be_v say_v pag._n three_o to_o be_v send_v by_o god_n to_o do_v miracle_n in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o holy_a roman_a catholic_n church_n and_o her_o doctrine_n pag._n 15_o 16._o our_o prefacer_n tell_v we_o the_o word_n he_o have_v cite_v be_v that_o popish_a author_n own_o word_n and_o the_o article_n of_o impeachment_n he_o bring_v against_o protestant_n and_o that_o he_o pretend_v he_o have_v clear_o prove_v some_o of_o those_o article_n in_o another_o book_n of_o he_o which_o he_o intitules_a the_o reconciler_n of_o religion_n for_o so_o he_o call_v it_o pag._n 3._o of_o the_o 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ancient_n foeminae_fw-la numine_fw-la correptae_fw-la afflatae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o lactantius_n 23._o lactantius_n just_a l._n 1._o p._n 23._o eustathius_n 〈◊〉_d eustathius_n ad_fw-la homer_n b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d strabo_n 1614_o strabo_n geogr._n l._n 14._o p._n 1614_o suidas_n etc._n suidas_n lib._n 17._o 171._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n mantacutius_n 28._o mantacutius_n apparat._n 3_o num._n 28._o etc._n etc._n do_v plain_o testify_v instatur_fw-la how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o sibylla_n shall_v speak_v more_o plain_o of_o christ_n than_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n for_o the_o psalmist_n say_v psal_n 147.19_o 20._o he_o show_v his_o word_n unto_o jacob_n his_o statute_n and_o judgement_n unto_o israel_n he_o have_v not_o deal_v so_o with_o any_o nation_n and_o as_o for_o his_o judgement_n they_o have_v not_o know_v they_o and_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o collossian_o ch_n 1._o v._n 26_o 27._o 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