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A72851 Via devia: the by-vvay mis-leading the weake and vnstable into dangerous paths of error, by colourable shewes of apocryphall scriptures, vnwritten traditions, doubtfull Fathers, ambiguous councells, and pretended catholike Church. Discouered by Humfrey Lynde, Knight. Lynde, Humphrey, Sir. 1630 (1630) STC 17095; ESTC S122509 200,884 790

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the_o church_n may_v not_o be_v reform_v according_a to_o the_o state●_n it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n yet_o at_o least_o it_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o state_n it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o sylvester_n which_o be_v about_o 300_o year_n after_o christ._n to_o let_v pass_v the_o observation_n of_o tho._n walsingham_n that_o in_o those_o day_n it_o be_v the_o common_a argument_n in_o every_o man_n mouth_n he_o be_v a_o friar_n ergo_fw-la a_o liar_n at_o this_o time_n aluarez_n pelagius_n write_v a_o book_n de_fw-fr planctu_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la of_o the_o church_n complaint_n wherein_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o church_n which_o in_o her_o primitive_a state_n be_v adorn_v of_o her_o spouse_n with_o many_o royal_a grace_n aleph_fw-la aluar._n de_fw-fr planctu_fw-la eccles_n l._n 2._o art_n 5._o light_v aleph_fw-la be_v cloud_v and_o eclipse_v with_o the_o black_a mist_n of_o ignorance_n iniquity_n and_o error_n in_o like_a manner_n 26_o et_fw-la 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