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A13155 An abridgement or suruey of poperie conteining a compendious declaration of the grounds, doctrines, beginnings, proceedings, impieties, falsities, contradictions, absurdities, fooleries, and other manifold abuses of that religion, which the Pope and his complices doe now mainteine, and vvherewith they haue corrupted and deformed the true Christian faith, opposed vnto Matthew Kellisons Suruey of the new religion, as he calleth it, and all his malicious inuectiues and lies, by Matthevv Sutcliffe. Sutcliffe, Matthew, 1550?-1629. 1606 (1606) STC 23448; ESTC S117929 224,206 342

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popish_a superstition_n heresy_n impiety_n and_o blasphemy_n chap._n xv._o that_o popish_a religion_n be_v most_o false_o term_v catholic_a religion_n and_o papist_n catholic_n catholic_a religion_n as_o vincentius_n lirinensis_n in_o his_o commonitory_n chap._n 3._o do_v teach_v we_o be_v that_o which_o always_o have_v be_v believe_v and_o of_o all_o christian_n we_o be_v to_o hold_v say_v he_o that_o which_o always_o have_v be_v believe_v of_o all_o christian_n for_o that_o be_v proper_o catholic_a but_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n contain_v in_o the_o pope_n decretales_fw-la and_z dispute_v of_o the_o canonist_n and_o schoolman_n have_v not_o always_o be_v believe_v of_o all_o christian_n their_o faith_n therefore_o be_v not_o catholic_a the_o assumption_n be_v prove_v not_o only_o by_o the_o novelty_n of_o the_o decretales_fw-la gloss_n of_o canonist_n and_o sum_n and_o resolution_n of_o the_o school_n divine_v but_o also_o by_o the_o falsehood_n and_o contrariety_n 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