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A47617 An answer to the Bishop of Condom's book entituled, An exposition of the doctrin of the Caholick Church, upon matters of coutroversie [sic]. Written originally in French. La Bastide, Marc-Antoine de, ca. 1624-1704, attributed name. 1676 (1676) Wing L100; ESTC R221701 162,768 460

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of_o baptism_n and_o of_o the_o eucharist_n of_o penance_n and_o of_o absolution_n etc._n etc._n as_o to_o some_o have_v they_o not_o adore_v what_o be_v not_o adorable_a as_o to_o the_o other_o be_v they_o not_o deprive_v altogether_o of_o the_o effect_n of_o baptism_n or_o of_o absolution_n and_o so_o of_o the_o other_o sacrament_n and_o as_o to_o all_o the_o necessary_a consequent_n of_o this_o principal_a doctrine_n do_v they_o not_o clear_o show_v that_o the_o doctrine_n itself_o be_v very_o evil_a the_o bishop_n of_o condom_n not_o say_v any_o thing_n unto_o these_o controvert_v matter_n will_v be_v content_a that_o here_o and_o elsewhere_o where_o he_o deal_v after_o the_o same_o sort_n his_o silence_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o a_o tacit_n consent_n that_o all_o these_o doctrine_n howsoever_o establish_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n be_v at_o least_o of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o may_v be_v wave_v the_o bishop_n of_o condom_n reduce_v all_o the_o 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