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A91890 A briefe catechisme concerning church-governemnt. By that Reverend Divine Mr. Iohn Robinson, and may fitly be adjoyned to Mr. Perkins six Principles as an appendix thereto. Robinson, John, 1575?-1625.; Perkins, William, 1558-1602. Foundation of Christian religion. 1642 (1642) Wing R1693; Thomason E1105_1; ESTC R208369 8,342 16

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3._o 5._o and_o cap._n 14._o 23._o greek_a act._n 1._o 21._o and_o 6._o 3._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o heb._n 13._o 17._o eph._n 2._o 12._o 19_o †_o 1_o co._n 12._o 27._o 2_o cor._n 4_o 5._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 17_o 18._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 7._o 9_o heb._n 5._o 4_o 5_o col._n 4._o 17_o *_o be_v deal_v with_o as_o a_o brother_n math._n 18._o 15._o 17._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 1._o and_o 4_o 5._o jude_n vers._n 20._o zach._n 12._o 10._o rom._n 8._o 15._o 26._o *_o prov._n 30._o 5._o rom._n 15._o 4._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 16_o *_o deut._n 4._o 2._o rev._n 21._o 19_o 2_o rom._n 16_o 17._o heb._n 11._o 6._o ioh._n 20._o 31._o 2._o tim._n 3._o 16_o 17._o t_o prov._n 30._o 6._o deut._n 4._o 3._o rev._n 21._o 19_o u_o act._n 20_o 17_o 28._o tit_n 1._o 5_o 7._o f_o luke_n 2_o 42._o 46_o 47_o and_o cap._n 4._o 16_o 17_o 18._o act._n 8_o 4_o and_o cap._n 11._o 19_o 20_o 21_o and_o cap._n 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o and_o cap._n 18._o 24_o 25_o 26._o g_o luke_n 9_o 1._o and_o cap._n 10._o 1._o g_o rom._n 2._o 6._o 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