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particular_a enquiry_n into_o the_o miracle_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n octavo_n a_o answer_n to_o mr._n cressey_n epistle_n apologetical_a to_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n touch_v his_o vindication_n of_o dr._n stillingfleet_n octavo_n a_o defence_n of_o the_o discourse_n concern_v the_o idolatry_n practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o answer_n to_o a_o book_n entitle_v catholic_n no_o idolater_n all_o write_v by_o edward_n stillingfleet_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n the_o rule_n of_o faith_n or_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o treatise_n of_o mr._n i._n s._n entitle_v sure_o foot_v etc._n etc._n by_o john_n tillotson_n d._n d._n preacher_n to_o the_o honourable_a society_n of_o lincolns-inn_n to_o which_o be_v adjoin_v a_o reply_n to_o mr._n i._n s._n his_o three_o appendix_n etc._n etc._n by_o edw._n stillingfleet_n d._n d._n dean_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n the_o antiquity_n of_o nottinghamshire_n extract_v out_o of_o record_n original_a evidence_n lieger_n book_n other_o manuscript_n and_o authentic_a authority_n beautify_v with_o map_n prospect_n and_o portraiture_n by_o robert_n thoroton_n dr._n of_o physic_n folio_n finis_fw-la dial_n p._n 13._o p._n 10._o cath._n no_o idol_n p._n 197._o dial._n p._n 62._o preface_n to_o cath._n no_o idol_n dial._n p._n 9_o dial._n p._n 15._o dial._n p._n 17._o cypr._n anglic_a p_o 364._o 1_o ed._n p._n 3â—_n necessary_a introd_a to_o the_o history_n of_o b._n laud._n p._n 14._o conference_n with_o fisher._n p._n 277._o history_n of_o his_o trial_n p._n 472._o cypr._n angl._n p._n 435·_n dial._n p._n 28._o dial._n p._n 19_o cypr._n angl._n p._n 418._o dial._n p._n 21._o hincmar_n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la c._n 31._o lanfranc_n de_fw-fr corp._n &_o sang._n christ._n c._n 4._o guitm_n de_fw-fr sacr_n l._n 1._o cajet_fw-fr in_o aquin._n 3._o p._n q._n 75._o art_n 1._o &_o 2._o &_o â—_o aq._n 4._o do_v 44._o q._n 2._o be_v 2._o conink_v the_o sacr_n qu._n 75._o art_n 3._o maerat_fw-la de_fw-fr sacr_n disp_n 24._o sect_n 1._o lugo_n de_fw-fr sacram._n disp_n 5._o §._o 1._o suarez_n in_o 3._o p._n disp_n 48._o art_n 1_o §._o 4._o gamach_n iâ—_n 3._o p._n qu._n 76._o c._n 4._o ysambert_n qu._n 75._o disp_n 3._o art_n 8._o vasq._n in_o 3._o p._n disp_n 109._o c._n 4._o art_n 6._o p._n 28._o dial._n p._n 25_o 27._o cypr._n angl._n p._n 48.1_o ed._n p._n 66._o dial._n p._n 30._o to_o 33._o law_n of_o the_o ch._n ch._n 4._o p._n 30._o dial._n p._n 42._o etc._n etc._n cypr._n angl._n p._n 62._o cypr._n angl._n p._n 189._o dial._n p._n 46_o 47_o etc._n etc._n dial._n p._n â—7_n dial._n p._n 49._o prodr_n p._n 76._o b._n andrews_n resp._n ad_fw-la apolog._n bell._n p._n 37._o compare_v with_o burial_n deâ—ens_fw-la respon_n ad_fw-la apolog._n c._n 6._o q._n 21._o b._n sanders_n preface_n to_o his_o serm._n §._n 15._o de_fw-fr obligat_fw-la cons_n prael_n 4._o §._o 33._o dial._n p._n 51_o etc._n etc._n p._n 63._o dial._n p._n 52._o p._n 160._o p._n 162._o dial._n p._n 59_o 60_o 61._o dial._n p._n 53_o 54._o p._n 56._o defence_n p._n 581._o joh._n rosin_n vit_fw-mi â—â—ed_a sapient_a dial._n p._n 141_o etc._n etc._n dial._n p._n 132._o dial._n p._n 133_o 134._o pontificale_fw-la rom._n de_fw-fr ordinat_fw-la presbyt_fw-la council_n trident._n sess._n 23._o c._n 4._o dial._n p._n 143._o dial._n p._n 151_o etc._n etc._n p._n 155._o p._n 157._o scot._n in_o sâ—nt_n l._n 4._o do_v 4._o q._n 9_o biel._n in_o sâ—nt_n q._n 2._o cajet_fw-fr in_o 3._o p._n q._n 63._o art_n 1._o morin_n de_fw-fr ordin_n part_n 3._o exercit._fw-la 3._o c._n 1._o â—_o 4._o alex._n al._n 4._o p._n q._n 8._o memb_v 5._o art_n 1._o §._o 6._o ad_fw-la 2._o scot._n in_o 4._o do_v 25._o q._n 1._o resp_n ad_fw-la 3_o morin_n ib._n exerc_n 5._o c._n 9_o n._n 12_o 13._o grat._n 1._o q._n 1._o post_n can_v 97._o gul._n paâ—is_n de_fw-fr sacr._n ord._n c._n 7._o morin_n de_fw-fr ord._n sacr._n p._n