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A19355 One God, one fayth. Or A discourse against those lukewarm-Christians who extend saluation to all kinds of fayth and religion; so, that the professours do belieue in the Trinity, the Incarnation, the passion &c. howsoeuer they differ in other inferiour articles. VVritten by VV. B. Priest. Anderton, Lawrence. 1625 (1625) STC 578; ESTC S118955 85,092 194

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and_o predestination_n denominatio_fw-la imposturarum_fw-la ac_fw-la fraudum_fw-la quibus_fw-la aegidius_n hunnius_n ecclesiae_fw-la orthodoxae_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la petulanter_fw-la corrumpere_fw-la pergit_fw-la bremae_n 1592._o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o imposture_n &_o decepte_n wherewith_o aegidius_n hunnius_n do_v insolent_o go_v about_o to_o corrupt_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o orthodox_n church_n argumentorum_fw-la &_o obiectionum_fw-la de_fw-la praecipuis_fw-la articulis_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la christianae_n cum_fw-la responsionibus_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la collectae_fw-la ex_fw-la scriptis_fw-la philippi_n melancthonis_n additis_fw-la scholijs_fw-la illustrantibus_fw-la usum_fw-la singularum_fw-la responsionum_fw-la part_n 7._o neapoli_fw-it 1578._o argument_n &_o objection_n concern_v the_o chief_a article_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n with_o the_o answer_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o philip_n melancthon_n together_o with_o commentary_n upon_o every_o answer_n 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