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heresy_n q._n though_o the_o conversion_n of_o all_o heathen_a king_n and_o nation_n be_v as_o you_o say_v to_o popery_n and_o perform_v by_o papist_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a god_n will_v permit_v so_o general_a a_o perversion_n whereby_o the_o end_n of_o institute_v his_o church_n will_v be_v frustrate_v yet_o i_o will_v willing_o know_v whether_o you_o can_v produce_v any_o miracle_n against_o our_o protestant_a doctrine_n whereby_o we_o differ_v from_o the_o papist_n a._n 20._o see_v dâ—_n humphrey_n in_o jesuitismi_n p._n 2d_o rat_n 5._o p._n 5._o &_o 627._o bishop_n bale_n in_o act._n rom._n pont._n pag._n 44.45_o &_o 46._o osiand_n in_o epit._n cent._n 6._o p._n 289._o &_o 288._o and_o the_o magdeb._n centur._n 6._o cap._n 20._o all_o the_o miracle_n that_o move_v the_o pagan_n to_o be_v papist_n be_v wrought_v against_o protestancy_n i_o will_v instance_n it_o in_o the_o conversion_n of_o our_o saxon_a ancestor_n who_o be_v pagan_n and_o make_v papist_n by_o 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