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p._n 122._o nine_o a_o very_a great_a part_n of_o his_o chapter_n touch_v the_o dissension_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o he_o show_v against_o the_o pretence_n of_o charity_n mistake_v to_o be_v no_o less_o than_o we_o for_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o pursuit_n of_o they_o to_o be_v exceed_o uncharitable_a s._n 6._o p._n 188._o 189._o 190._o 191._o 193._o 194._o 195._o 196._o 197._o ten_o his_o clear_a refutation_n and_o just_a reprehension_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o implicit_a faith_n as_o it_o be_v deliver_v by_o the_o doctor_n of_o your_o church_n which_o he_o prove_v very_o consonant_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o heretic_n and_o infidel_n but_o evident_o repugnant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n ibid._n p._n 201._o 202._o 203._o 204._o 205._o last_o his_o discourse_n wherein_o he_o show_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o church_n of_o after_o age_n to_o add_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o many_o of_o his_o argument_n whereby_o he_o prove_v that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n the_o apostle_n creed_n be_v esteem_v a_o sufficient_a summary_n of_o the_o necessary_a point_n of_o simple_a belief_n and_o a_o great_a number_n of_o great_a authority_n to_o justify_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n touch_v the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n especial_o the_o old_a testament_n s._n 7._o p._n 221_o 223._o 228._o 229._o all_o these_o part_n of_o doctor_n potter_n book_n for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o yourself_o you_o have_v deal_v with_o as_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o the_o gospel_n do_v with_o the_o wound_a samaritan_n that_o be_v only_o look_v upon_o they_o and_o pass_v by_o but_o now_o at_o least_o when_o you_o be_v admonish_v of_o it_o that_o my_o reply_n to_o your_o second_o part_n if_o you_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v perfect_a i_o will_v entreat_v you_o to_o take_v they_o into_o your_o consideration_n and_o to_o make_v some_o show_n of_o say_v something_o to_o they_o lest_o otherwise_o the_o world_n shall_v interpret_v your_o obstinate_a silence_n a_o plain_a confession_n that_o you_o can_v say_v nothing_o finis_fw-la good_a reader_n through_o the_o author_n necessary_a absence_n for_o some_o week_n while_o this_o book_n be_v print_v and_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o uncorrected_a copy_n send_v to_o the_o press_n some_o error_n have_v escape_v notwithstanding_o the_o printer_n solicitous_a and_o extraordinary_a care_n and_o the_o corrector_n most_o assiduous_a diligence_n which_o i_o will_v entreat_v thou_o to_o correct_v according_a to_o this_o follow_a direction_n pag._n lin._n err._n corr._n 6._o 1._o to_o the_o first_o and_o second_o add_v §_o 21._o vlt._n to_o the_o nine_o to_o the_o ninteenth_n to_o the_o ninteenth_n to_o the_o nine_o 64._o 21._o principal_a prudentiall_a 67._o 29._o canonize_v discanonize_v 73._o in_o marg_n posuit_fw-la potuit_fw-la 108._o 21._o ouâ—_n one_o 134._o 9_o in_o for_o 136._o 9_o some_o some_o thing_n 146._o 6._o a_o truth_n truth_n 150._o 19_o she_o there_o 157._o 13._o vow_v avow_v 158._o peâ—â—lt_v best_o least_n 168._o 11_o causa_fw-la pro_fw-la non_fw-la causâ—_n non_fw-la causa_fw-la pro_fw-la causa_fw-la 176._o 3._o atheist_n antithâ—sis_n ib._n 11._o deal_n with_o  _fw-fr 180._o antepen_n government_n communion_n 193._o 19_o that_o the._n 198._o 33._o continue_v the_o immortal_a the_o 218._o 44._o profession_n pâ—â—fection_n 220._o post_n 53._o scribd_v ad_fw-la §_o 19_o iâ—_n 11._o fair_a faâ—ce_n ib._n 33._o instruct_v mistrust_n 221._o 38._o which_o be_v which_o be_v the_o church_n 225._o 27._o nay_o now_o 293._o 43._o so_o far_o from_o far_o from_o so_o 351._o 11._o exception_n exposition_n 361._o vlt._n canon_n canon_n 372._o 17._o foundation_n fundation_n of_o 393._o 32._o deal_n whether_o  _fw-fr 402_o 44._o of_o themselves_o in_o the_o issue_n survey_v of_o religion_n init._n init._n see_v this_o acknowledge_v by_o bellar_n the_o script_n ecclesâ—in_o philastriâ—_n by_o petavius_n animad_fw-la in_o epiph_n de_fw-fr inscrip_n operis_fw-la bianca_n s._n austin_n lib._n de_fw-la haeres_fw-la haer._n 80_o a_o general_a consideration_n of_o d._n potter_n answer_n concern_v my_o reply_n rule_v to_o be_v observe_v if_o d._n potter_n intend_v a_o rejoynder_n rejoynder_n mat._n 5._o 19_o 19_o i_o mean_v the_o divine_n of_o douai_n who_o profession_n we_o have_v in_o your_o belgic_a expurgatorius_fw-la p._n 12._o in_o censura_fw-la bertrami_n in_o these_o word_n see_v in_o other_o ancient_a catholic_n we_o tolerate_v extenuate_v &_o excuse_v very_o many_o error_n and_o devise_v some_o shift_n often_o deny_v they_o and_o put_v upon_o they_o a_o convenient_a sense_n when_o they_o be_v object_v to_o we_o in_o disputation_n and_o conflict_n with_o our_o adversary_n we_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o bertram_n may_v not_o deserve_v the_o same_o equity_n in_o the_o place_n above_o quote_v this_o great_a diversity_n of_o opinion_n among_o you_o touch_v this_o matter_n if_o any_o man_n doubt_n of_o it_o let_v he_o read_v franciscus_n picus_n mirandula_n in_o l._n theorem_fw-la in_o exposit._n theor_n quarti_fw-la and_o t_o h._n waldensis_n tom._n 3._o de_fw-fr sacramentalibus_fw-la doct_v 3._o fol._n 5._o andhee_o shall_v be_v full_o satisfy_v that_o i_o have_v do_v you_o no_o injury_n quiâ—_n tulerit_fw-la gracchum_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n pag._n 11._o 11._o ibid._n ibid._n pag._n 4._o edit_fw-la 1._o 1._o pag._n 20._o 20._o pag._n 81._o 81._o sleidan_n l._n 6._o fol._n 84._o 84._o see_v pag._n 39_o 39_o art_n 28._o 28._o art_n 31._o 31._o s._n greg._n hom._n 7._o in_o ezec._n ezec._n pag._n 131._o 131._o in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o eccles_n policy_n sect._n 1_o â—_o p._n 68_o 68_o ibid._n lib._n 2._o sect._n 4._o p._n 102._o 102._o l._n 3._o sect._n 8._o pag._n 1._o 146._o et_fw-la alibi_fw-la alibi_fw-la advers._fw-la stapl._n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o pag._n 270._o &_o pag._n 357._o 357._o adversus_fw-la stapl._n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o pag._n 300._o 300._o lib._n de_fw-fr cap._n babyl_n tom_fw-mi 2._o wittemb_v f._n 88_o 88_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o counterfeit_n catholic_a pag._n 5._o 5._o epist._n cont_n anabap._n ad_fw-la duos_fw-la parochos_fw-la tom_n 2._o germ._n wittemb_v wittemb_v praefat._n in_o epist_n lac_fw-la in_o edit_n jeâ—ensi_fw-la jeâ—ensi_fw-la in_o euchirid_n pag._n 63._o 63._o in_o examine_v conc._n trid._n part_n 1._o pag._n 55._o 55._o ibid._n ibid._n apud_fw-la euseb_n l._n 4._o hist._n c._n 26._o 26._o in_o synop._n synop._n ln_o carm_n de_fw-fr genuinis_fw-la scripture_n scripture_n lib._n de_fw-fr servo_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la cont_n etas_n tom_fw-mi 2._o witt._n fol._n 471._o 471._o in_o latinis_fw-la sermonibus_fw-la convivialibus_fw-la francof_n in_o 8._o impr_fw-la anno_fw-la 1571._o 1571._o in_o germanicis_n colloq_fw-la lutheri_fw-la ab_fw-la aurifabro_fw-la editis_fw-la francosurt_n do_fw-mi de_fw-fr libris_fw-la veteris_fw-la &_o novi_fw-la test._n fol._n 379._o 379._o ib._n tit_n de_fw-fr patriarchis_fw-la &_o prophet_n fol._n 282._o 282._o tit._n de_fw-fr lib._n veâ—_n &_o nou._n test._n test._n fol._n 380._o 380._o pag._n 141._o 141._o heb._n v._n 1_o 1_o pag._n 141_o 141_o cont._n adimantn_n c._n 17._o 17._o l._n 2._o heretic_n fab_n fab_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 10._o 10._o lib._n 6._o cap._n 11._o 11._o dist._n can._n sancta_fw-la româ—na_fw-la româ—na_fw-la in_o his_o defence_n art_n 4._o pag._n 31._o 31._o pag._n 234._o 234._o in_o synopsi_fw-la synopsi_fw-la can._n 47._o 47._o cont._n â—p_n fundam_fw-la c._n 5._o 5._o tom._n 1._o fol._n 135._o 135._o instit._fw-la c._n 6._o §._o 11._o 11._o instit_n c._n 7._o §._o 12._o 12._o lib._n de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la scriptura_fw-la p._n 52._o 52._o tast._n 1._o sect._n 10._o subd_v 4_o join_v with_o tract_n 2._o cap._n 2._o sect._n 10._o subd_v 2._o 2._o lib._n cont_n zwingl_n deverit_fw-la corp_n christiin_n euchar_n euchar_n in_o his_o answer_n unto_o m._n john_n burges_n pag._n 94._o 94._o ibid._n ibid._n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n sect._n 6._o 26._o 26._o in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o the_o l._n archbishop_n archbishop_n cont._n ep_n fund_z cap._n 5._o 5._o lib._n the_o util_a â—â—e_z cap._n 14._o 14._o tâ—m_fw-la â—_o wittenberg_n fol._n 375._o 375._o in_o lib._n de_fw-la principiis_fw-la christian._n dogm_n lib_n 6â—_n 13._o 13._o de_fw-fr sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la pag._n 529._o 529._o in_o his_o true_a difference_n part_n 2._o 2._o tract_n 2._o cap_n 1._o sect._n 1_o 1_o lib._n 32._o cont_n faust._n faust._n pag._n 247_o 247_o de_fw-fr test_n anim_fw-la cap._n 5._o pag._n 24._o 24._o heb._n 13._o 13._o cant._n 2._o 2._o 1._o cor._n 10._o ephes._n 4._o 4._o mat._n 12._o 12._o joan._n c._n 10._o 10._o lib._n 5._o c._n 4._o 4._o in_o his_o defence_n of_o m._n hooker_n book_n art_n 4._o p._n â—1_n â—1_n de_fw-fr unit_fw-la eccles_n c._n 22._o 22._o some_o answer_n so_o but_o he_o do_v not_o not_o 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