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A27069 Which is the true church? the whole Christian world, as headed only by Christ ... or, the Pope of Rome and his subjects as such? : in three parts ... / by Richard Baxter ... Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1679 (1679) Wing B1453; ESTC R1003 229,673 156

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the_o end_n the_o peace_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o rest_n sect._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o his_o question_n answer_v what_o heretic_n be_v christian_n sect._n 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o he_o say_v that_o no_o heretic_n believe_v for_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n reveal_v and_o so_o acquit_v all_o that_o do_v but_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v true_a which_o be_v all_o that_o believe_v indeed_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n sect._n 12._o of_o sufficiency_n of_o proposal_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o equal_a he_o absolve_v heretic_n and_o make_v heretic_n of_o the_o papist_n sect._n 13_o 14_o 15._o whether_o the_o papist_n and_o protestant_n be_v one_o church_n whether_o the_o pope_n and_o christ_n be_v two_o head_n whether_o a_o king_n that_o say_v god_n have_v make_v i_o the_o vicegod_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n set_v not_o up_o a_o policy_n destinct_n from_o god_n sect._n 16._o one_o call_v a_o papist_n may_v be_v a_o christian_n and_o another_o not_o sect._n 17._o 18._o chap._n 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