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A03829
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A diduction of the true and catholik meaning of our Sauiour his words this is my bodie, in the institution of his laste Supper through the ages of the Church from Christ to our owne daies. Whereunto is annexed a reply to M. William Reynolds in defence of M. Robert Bruce his arguments in this subiect: and displaying of M. Iohn Hammiltons ignorance and contradictions: with sundry absurdities following vpon the Romane interpretation of these words. Compiled by Alexander Hume Maister of the high schoole of Edinburgh.
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Hume, Alexander, schoolmaster.
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STC 13945; ESTC S118169
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judgement_n that_o he_o have_v so_o besot_v your_o sense_n that_o you_o have_v not_o the_o wit_n to_o cast_v a_o probable_a colour_n upon_o your_o lie_n this_o be_v a_o other_o cause_n that_o make_v i_o leave_v my_o purpose_n to_o confute_v your_o book_n for_o if_o i_o have_v go_v fordward_o i_o see_v that_o i_o be_v to_o meet_v with_o many_o slander_n which_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o hear_n nor_o read_v and_o need_v no_o other_o to_o confute_v they_o than_o the_o mouth_n that_o tell_v they_o if_o the_o hearer_n have_v but_o half_a a_o nose_n to_o smell_v ally_n as_o hot_a as_o a_o fox_n yet_o have_v spend_v many_o day_n and_o night_n in_o gather_v materialle_n to_o that_o work_n i_o resolve_v not_o to_o lose_v they_o but_o with_o some_o travel_n contrive_v they_o in_o this_o form_n which_o you_o see_v hope_v that_o the_o power_n of_o reason_n and_o truth_n may_v not_o only_o stay_v such_o from_o that_o erroure_n as_o your_o sectary_n have_v make_v to_o doubt_v but_o also_o make_v 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