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cap._n 4._o n._n 23._o spondan_n annalâ—s_v a.d._n 1294._o n._n 9_o bulae_fw-la histor_n universit_fw-la paris_n tom._n 3_o p._n 510._o of_o the_o continuance_n of_o this_o sect._n platina_n in_o vit_fw-mi clem._n 5._o spondan_n annales_n a.d._n 1297._o n._n 9_o prateolus_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la l._n 8_o v._n herman_n paramo_n de_fw-fr orig_n inquisit_a l._n 2._o tit_n 3._o c._n 4._o v._n 38._o direct_v inquisit_a p._n 2._o §._o 12._o paramo_n l_o 2._o tit_n 3._o c_o 4_o n._n 19_o pegn_n not_o in_o direct_a p._n 2._o q._n 12._o bzou._n annales_n a._n d._n 1309._o n._n 13._o prateolus_n de_fw-mi haer_fw-mi l._n 4._o v._n dulcinus_n turrecremata_fw-la sum._n de_fw-fr eccles._n l._n 4._o p._n 2._o c._n 37._o eymeric_n p._n 2._o q._n 12._o prateolus_n l_o 14._o n._n 41._o spondan_n a.d._n 1370._o n._n 16._o raynald_n a.d._n 1311._o n._n 66._o naucler_n gen._n 44._o p._n 986._o gaulticri_fw-la chronol_n sec._n 1300._o c._n 8._o of_o the_o alumbrado_n in_o spain_n spondan_n annales_n a.d._n 1623._o n._n 7._o lud._n de_fw-fr paramo_n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la inquisit_a l._n 2._o tit_n 3._o c._n 5._o n._n 15._o lib_fw-la 3._o q._n 5._o n._n 189_o etc._n etc._n n._n 192._o n._n 211._o n._n 238._o maffeius_n in_o vit_fw-mi ignatii_n l._n 1._o cap._n 17._o schiopp_n infam_fw-la famiani_fw-la p._n 62._o orlandin_n hist._n societ_fw-la jesu_fw-la l._n 8._o n._n 46._o 2_o tim_n 3._o 1._o to_o the_o 8._o v._n the_o jesuit_n order_v found_v in_o fanaticism_n maffâ—ius_n vit_fw-fr ignat._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o ribadeneâ—ra_fw-mi vit_fw-mi ignat._n c._n 1._o ribadencira_n c._n 1._o orlandin_n hist._n l._n 1._o â—_o 12._o orlaâ—din_n hist._n l._n 1._o n._n 18._o maffeiâ—s_fw-fr l._n 1._o c._n 3._o maffeius_n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o c._n 7._o orland_n l._n 1._o n._n 27._o n._n 28._o n._n 32._o ribadeneira_n c._n 4._o orland_n l._n 1._o n._n 34._o n_o 35._o n._n 44._o maff._n c._n 16._o maff._n l._n 1._o c._n 16._o orland_n hist._n l._n 1._o n._n 47._o n._n 49._o maffei_n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o orland_n l._n 1._o n._n 56._o n._n 61._o maffei_n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o maffei_n l._n 1._o c._n 18._o orlandin_n hist._n soc._n jes._n l._n 1._o â—_o 66._o orland_n n._n 68_o 69._o n._n 71._o maffeius_n l._n 1._o c._n 21._o orland_n n._n 75._o n._n 84._o n._n 96._o maffeius_n l._n 2._o cap._n 1._o orlandin_n l_o 1._o n._n 116._o ribad_n n._n c._n 8._o maff._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o orland_n l._n 1._o n._n 111._o maff._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o l._n 2._o c._n 5._o maff._n l._n 2._o c._n 12._o of_o the_o fanatic_a way_n of_o devotion_n among_o they_o corderii_fw-la isagog_n in_o mystis_fw-la theolog_fw-la dâ—onys_n c._n 7._o preface_n to_o sancta_fw-la sophia_n s._n 33._o lud._n bloâ—ii_n instit._fw-la spirit_n cap._n 12._o sancta_fw-la sophia_n treat_v 1._o c._n 3._o s._n 1_o 2._o treat_n 1._o c._n 1._o s._n 4_o 5._o sancta_fw-la sophia_n cap._n 3._o s._n 2._o s._n 3._o the_o approbation_n pag._n 319._o s._n 6._o s._n 11._o cap._n 4._o s._n 11._o treat_n 3._o sect._n 11._o cap._n 1._o s._n 10._o s_o 15._o treat_n 3._o sect_n 4_o cap._n 6._o s._n 8._o s._n 9_o treat_n 3._o sect_n 4._o s._n 19_o 20._o the_o utmost_a effect_n of_o this_o way_n be_v gross_a enthusiasm_n treat_n 1._o sect_n 2._o cap._n 1._o s._n 6._o s._n 7._o s._n 12._o cap._n 5._o s._n 10._o sact._n 2._o c._n 1._o s._n 14._o treat_n 3._o sect_n 4_o cap_n 3._o s._n 2._o s._n 6._o s._n 36._o s._n 37._o cressy_n be_v preface_n to_o sancta_fw-la sophia_n s._n 23._o s._n 24._o s._n 25._o s._n 27._o s._n 29._o lud._n blosii_fw-la monile_fw-la spirit_n p._n 78._o moral_a practice_n of_o jesuit_n p_o 379._o s._n 33._o of_o their_o fanaticism_n in_o resist_a authority_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o religion_n bellar._n de_fw-fr lâ—i_fw-fr be_v l._n 3._o c._n 6._o recognit_fw-la p._n 56._o marian._n de_fw-fr regis_fw-la iâ—stit_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 6._o de_fw-fr justâ_fw-la abdicatione_n hen._n 3._o l_o 3._o c._n 8._o philopater_n c._n edictum_fw-la elizab._n p._n 149._o answ._n to_o philan._n chap._n 5._o p._n 111._o answ._n to_o apology_n p._n 6._o answ._n to_o philan._n p._n 53._o to_o 65._o remonstr_n hibernorâ—â—_n p._n 1._o cap_n 4._o s._n 2._o romanstr_n hib._n p._n 1._o c._n 2._o art_n 2._o 5._o charon_n p._n 1._o c._n 5._o s._n 24._o p._n 25._o s._n amour_n journal_n part_n 2._o ch_z 11._o p._n 58._o index_n expurg_n alex._n 7._o p._n 205._o joh._n launoy_n epistol_n par_fw-fr 6._o pag._n 358._o remonstr_n hib._n p._n 1._o c._n 5._o p._n 27._o cap._n 3._o p._n 6._o of_o the_o great_a pretence_n of_o unity_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n history_n of_o romish_a usurpation_n by_o hen._n foulis_n bell._n de_fw-fr pontif._n r._n l._n 5._o c._n 7._o consilium_fw-la greg._n 15._o exhibitum_fw-la per_fw-la mich._n lonigum_n a._n d._n 1623._o aphorismi_fw-la de_fw-la statu_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la rest_n aurando_fw-la per_fw-la mich._n lonigum_n of_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o pope_n authority_n onuphr_n anâ—ot_n in_o platin._n vit_fw-mi constant._n sigonius_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la italiae_fw-la l._n 3._o a._n d._n 726._o naucler_n chroâ—oâ—_n gen._n 25._o baron_fw-fr annales_n eccles._n a._n 726._o tun_n 9_o chronicon_fw-la sigeberti_fw-la ad_fw-la a._n 728._o otto_n frise_v l._n 5._o c._n 18._o urspergen_n chron._n ad_fw-la a._n 718._o hier._n rubei_fw-la histor_n raven_n l._n 4._o p._n 190._o hadr._n vale_n rerum_fw-la francic_fw-la lib._n 25._o tom_n 3._o p._n 520._o sigon_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la ital._n l._n 3._o ad_fw-la a._n d._n 727._o papir_n massonus_n de_fw-fr episcop_n vrbis_fw-la l._n 3._o p._n 126._o vales._n tom_n 3._o p._n 525._o platina_n in_o gregor_n 3._o sirmondi_n council_n gallic_n tom._n 1._o p._n 526._o otto_n frise_v chron._n l._n 5._o c._n 22._o papir_n masson_n annal._n franc._n l._n 2._o p._n 86._o sabellic_n enead_n 8._o l._n 8_o blond_n decad_a 1._o lib