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the_o christian_a and_o catholic_a verity_n or_o the_o reason_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o francis_n de_fw-fr nevil_n former_o a_o capouchin_n preacher_n the_o pope_n missionary_n and_o superior_a in_o sundry_a covent_n of_o the_o same_o order_n a_o treatise_n very_o useful_a for_o all_o christian_n and_o especial_o for_o such_o as_o be_v popishly-affected_n or_o not_o full_o settle_v in_o their_o belief_n and_o for_o the_o further_a confirmation_n of_o the_o faithful_a wherein_o many_o secret_n of_o the_o romish_a clergy_n heretofore_o unrevealed_a be_v discover_v dedicate_v by_o the_o author_n to_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n now_o assemble_v 1642._o see_v the_o content_n at_o the_o next_o page_n london_n print_v by_o t._n p._n and_o m._n s._n for_o h._n blunden_n at_o the_o castle_n in_o cornhill_n 1642._o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n a_o historical_a prelude_n concern_v the_o author_n chap._n 1._o how_o the_o romish_a church_n acknowledge_v no_o other_o judge_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n but_o the_o pope_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2._o that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v the_o only_a judge_n and_o rule_v sufficient_a of_o faith_n and_o not_o the_o pope_n nor_o the_o church_n p._n 4_o chap._n 3._o that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v clear_a in_o that_o which_o concern_v thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n pa._n 8_o chap._n 4._o that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n be_v give_v we_o by_o god_n to_o read_v and_o meditate_v in_o the_o same_o and_o that_o the_o prohibition_n of_o the_o pope_n to_o read_v it_o be_v altogether_o unjust_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n p._n 12_o chap._n 5._o of_o tradition_n and_o that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v take_v for_o judge_n or_o rule_v of_o our_o faith_n p._n 20_o chap._n 6._o tradition_n condemn_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n p._n 25_o chap._n 7._o that_o we_o can_v ground_v our_o belief_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n p._n 27_o chap._n 8._o concern_v the_o chief_a point_n of_o controversy_n to_o wit_n that_o s._n peter_n have_v no_o primacy_n in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o the_o primacy_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o unlawful_a usurpation_n p._n 30_o chap._n 9_o prove_v from_o holy_a scripture_n that_o christ_n have_v never_o intention_n to_o leave_v s._n peter_n or_o any_o other_o apostle_n for_o his_o successor_n or_o general_a vicar_n after_o he_o p._n 40_o chap._n 10._o prove_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o apostle_n do_v never_o acknowledge_v s._n peter_n for_o superior_a and_o universal_a head_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 43_o chap._n 11._o that_o although_o s._n peter_n have_v have_v the_o preeminence_n the_o pope_n have_v no_o right_a to_o challenge_v it_o to_o himself_o and_o that_o the_o primitive_a church_n never_o acknowledge_v this_o universal_a superiority_n in_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n p._n 48_o chap._n 12._o in_o what_o manner_n and_o at_o what_o time_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n usurp_v the_o primacy_n pa._n 53_o chap._n 13._o how_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v and_o do_v labour_n to_o maintain_v his_o usurp_a primacy_n and_o after_o what_o manner_n the_o pope_n be_v elect_v at_o this_o present_a p._n 57_o chap._n 14._o a_o notable_a reflection_n upon_o the_o usurp_a power_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o election_n and_o how_o much_o all_o prince_n prelate_n and_o christian_n even_a roman_n be_v interest_v therein_o p._n 64_o chap._n 15._o how_o absurd_a be_v and_o how_o little_a ground_n have_v the_o pretend_a infallibility_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n he_o be_v call_v antichrist_n p._n 71_o chap._n 16._o the_o sum_n and_o conclusion_n of_o the_o former_a discourse_n concern_v the_o usurp_a primacy_n and_o infallibility_n of_o the_o pope_n p._n 75_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n p._n 78_o chap._n 18._o that_o profit_n temporal_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n and_o image_n in_o 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