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A66971
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The Roman doctrine of repentance and of indulgences vindicated from Dr. Stillingfleet's misrepresentations.
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R. H., 1609-1678.
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1672
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Wing W3455; ESTC R25193
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protestant_a minister_n treat_v a_o person_n that_o after_o the_o lose_v his_o baptismal_a grace_n labour_n under_o mortal_a sin_n what_o penance_n what_o better_a thing_n than_o those_o roman_a pious_a work_n which_o they_o deride_v do_v they_o impose_v they_o indeed_o as_o catholic_n also_o exhort_v such_o a_o person_n to_o repentance_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o amendment_n of_o his_o life_n and_o tell_v he_o as_o catholic_n also_o do_v that_o these_o be_v necessary_a but_o then_o the_o sure_a way_n to_o acquire_v a_o true_a repentance_n and_o the_o chief_a mean_n of_o work_v in_o he_o a_o reformation_n of_o life_n i._n e._n solitude_n penance_n mortification_n abstinence_n etc._n etc._n they_o press_v not_o to_o he_o and_o of_o the_o necessity_n also_o of_o the_o church_n key_n for_o remission_n of_o such_o mortal_a sin_n commit_v after_o baptism_n they_o do_v not_o inform_v he_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o needs_o fear_v no_o further_a reckon_n for_o his_o sin_n as_o to_o any_o 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