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A16152 The true difference betweene Christian subiection and unchristian rebellion wherein the princes lawfull power to commaund for trueth, and indepriuable right to beare the sword are defended against the Popes censures and the Iesuits sophismes vttered in their apologie and defence of English Catholikes: with a demonstration that the thinges refourmed in the Church of England by the lawes of this realme are truely Catholike, notwithstanding the vaine shew made to the contrary in their late Rhemish Testament: by Thomas Bilson warden of Winchester. Perused and allowed publike authoritie. Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 7-1616. 1585 (1585) STC 3071; ESTC S102066 1,136,326 864

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&_o pijs_fw-la verbis_fw-la usa_fw-la sit_fw-la sit_fw-la ibidem_fw-la hilar._n ad_fw-la constant_n hierom_n adver_v luciferianos_fw-la luciferianos_fw-la ibi●em_fw-la ibi●em_fw-la revel●t_fw-la 1._o see_v esa._n 11._o &_o 2._o thes._n 2._o revelat._n 1_o &_o 19_o the_o spirit_n proceed_v from_o the_o son_n the_o jesuite_n can_v show_v no_o point_n of_o faith_n th●t_v the_o father_n believe_v without_o scripture_n tertul._n de_fw-fr praescrip_n advers._n haeret_fw-la in_o vain_a to_o convince_v they_o by_o the_o scripture_n which_o receive_v not_o the_o scripture_n tertull._n the_o praescriptic_a advers._n haereticos_fw-la tertullian_n speak_v of_o those_o sect_n which_o be_v in_o his_o time_n as_o valentinus_n martion_n and_o other_o who_o either_o deny_v the_o scripture_n or_o turn_v they_o all_o to_o monstrous_a allegory_n iren._n ●ib_n 3._o ●ap_n 2._o of_o these_o man_n speak_v tertullian_n the_o reason_n of_o tertullia_n speech_n tertull._n de_fw-fr praescriptio_fw-la advers._n 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