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sect._n yet_o be_v there_o many_o thing_n in_o the_o same_o book_n which_o if_o his_o majesty_n maintain_v as_o upon_o his_o honour_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v he_o can_v never_o turn_v roman_a cath._n cath._n k._n henry_n never_o contradict_v his_o book_n book_n from_o thence_o it_o follow_v that_o by_o your_o own_o acknowledgement_n what_o his_o majesty_n have_v write_v be_v good_a good_a luke_n 22._o 25._o 25._o john_n 14._o 26._o 26._o john_n 21._o 15._o 16._o 17._o 17._o mat._n 18._o 18._o 18._o 1._o cor._n 5._o 4._o 4._o act_n 15._o 15._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 11._o 11._o gal._n 2._o 2._o gal._n 1._o 18._o 18._o bel._n de_fw-fr rom._n pâ—nt_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o can._n 6._o 6._o in_o prefat_n lib._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la fide_fw-la pag._n 89_o 90_o 91_o 92._o 93._o 93._o episc._n eli._n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la apol._n card._n bellar._n pag._n 167_o 168_o 169_o 170_o 171_o 172._o 172._o lib._n 5._o ultra_fw-la med_n in_o apol._n 1._o &_o 2._o sapius_fw-la repetit_fw-la repetit_fw-la in_o haâ—â—si_fw-la sethianorum_fw-la in_o cap._n ult._n 1._o pet._n pet._n de_fw-fr sanct._n bâ—atit_fw-fr lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o 6._o lib._n 2._o de_fw-la purgat_fw-la cap._n 8._o 8._o de_fw-fr s._n beat_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o 5._o lib._n 4_o de_fw-fr râ—_n pont._n cap._n 8._o 8._o pag._n 89._o 89._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n cap._n 8._o 8._o cypr-epist_a ad_fw-la pompo_n cont_n epist._n steph._n steph._n pag._n 474._o 474._o john_n 19_o 22._o 22._o ecclus._n 27._o 11._o 11._o indeed_o he_o can_v well_o be_v a_o good_a subject_n who_o either_o reconcile_v himself_o or_o persuade_v other_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o that_o church_n which_o maintain_v heretic_n to_o be_v as_o infidel_n if_o not_o worse_o &_o his_o majesty_n a_o heretic_n heretic_n i_o guess_v at_o your_o meaning_n your_o cath_z have_v cause_n to_o be_v angry_a that_o it_o succeed_v not_o not_o belike_o you_o understand_v the_o parliament_n who_o persuade_v his_o majesty_n to_o the_o impose_v 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