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A54131 A discourse of the general rule of faith and practice and judge of controversie greatly importing all those who desire to take right measures of faith and to determine (at least to themselves) the numerous controversies now on foot in the world / by W. Penn. Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1699 (1699) Wing P1277; ESTC R1708 28,457 59

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the_o new_a creation_n which_o be_v foretell_v isa_n 42._o 9_o and_o signify_v the_o state_n of_o the_o new_a man_n of_o which_o paul_n speak_v col._n 3._o 10._o eph._n 2._o 15._o rom._n 6._o 4._o bp._n rob._n sand._n de_fw-fr regul_n cons_n proe●_n 4_o ta_o sect_n 31._o tertul._n de_fw-fr prescript_n heraetic_n pag._n 204._o dell._n confut_o of_o simp_n p._n 89_o 90._o hieron_n tom._n 4._o 70._o bp._n jewel_n p._n 532._o polano_n histor_n counc_fw-la tr._n p._n 150._o erasmus_n on_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 19_o ib._n on_o 1_o cor._n 2._o luther_n tom._n 3._o fol._n 169._o peter_n martyr_n com._n loc_n p._n 1._o c._n 6._o ibid._n p._n 2._o c._n 18._o book_n of_o martyr_n 3_o vol._n p._n 298._o calvin_n instit_n lic_a 〈◊〉_d cap._n 8._o beza_n on_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o tindal_n work_n p._n 319._o &_o 80._o jewel_n agai_fw-fr harding_n p._n 532_o 534._o d._n ames_n against_o bellarm_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o thes_n 32._o g._n cradock_n divin_n drop_n page_n 217._o c._n goad_n refr_n drop_n page_z 12._o exercit_fw-la 2._o 7._o 9_o against_o quak._n john_n 7._o 17._o 1_o cor._n ●_o 10._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 11._o cor._n 2._o ●0_n 11._o eph._n 5._o 13._o prelect_v 4._o §._o 21_o 22._o josephus_n war_n of_o the_o jew_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o philo_z de_fw-fr spec_fw-la leg_n &_o decalog_n laert._n hermip_n &_o orig._n contr_n cell_n quint._n curtius_n ni_fw-fr vit_fw-fr alex._n h._n grotius_n on_o mat._n 5._o 34._o book_n martyr_n vol._n 3._o p._n 475._o g._n crad_n divine_a drop_n p._n 210._o phil._n 3._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 1_o john_n 2._o 20_o 27._o b._n martyr_n vol._n 3_o p._n 577._o b._n martyr_n vol._n 3._o p._n 475._o rev._n 21._o 3_o 7._o isa_n 54._o 13._o rom._n 11._o 28_o 29._o rom._n 8._o 14_o 15._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 8._o col._n 2._o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o mat._n 10._o 38_o gal._n 5._o 16_o 22_o 23._o gal._n 6._o 16._o prov._n 6._o 23._o