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A05358 An excellent and learned treatise of apostasie made by the most reuerend and godly learned man M. Iohn de l'Espine minister of the word of God in the churche of Angers in the dukedome of Anjou. Directed against the apostates in the churches of France. Written first in the French tongue by the author him selfe, and now faithfully translated into English. The contentes of the booke appeare in the page following; Traité de l'apostasie. English. L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597. 1587 (1587) STC 15511A; ESTC S106904 98,822 213

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&_o of_o the_o hope_n of_o man_n which_o do_v depend_v of_o it_o which_o jesus_n christ_n our_o sole_a &_o only_a mediator_n have_v do_v and_o suffer_v for_o us._n 2.5_o 1._o tim._n 2.5_o what_o then_o can_v these_o poor_a wretch_n find_v there_o that_o can_v serve_v either_o to_o the_o glory_n and_o service_n of_o god_n or_o to_o their_o own_o salvation_n i_o do_v not_o stand_v to_o prove_v that_o which_o i_o say_v of_o it_o because_o there_o be_v whole_a treatise_n thereof_o wherein_o the_o impiety_n &_o horrible_a blasphemy_n whereof_o it_o be_v full_a be_v touch_v particular_o and_o so_o well_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n lay_v open_a that_o there_o be_v not_o this_o day_n any_o child_n in_o our_o church_n who_o be_v not_o already_o resolve_v ready_o to_o give_v a_o answer_n thereof_o and_o to_o satisfy_v all_o those_o who_o will_v be_v content_a with_o reason_n that_o the_o apostate_n have_v no_o faith_n chap._n 12._o let_v we_o pass_v on_o further_a &_o come_v to_o the_o 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