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A32820 The ivstification of the independant chvrches of Christ being an answer to Mr. Edvvards his booke, which hee hath written against the government of Christ's chvrch and toleration of Christs, publike worship : briefely declaring that the congregations of the saints ought not to have dependancie in government upon any other : or direction in worship from any other than Christ their head and lavv-giver / by Katherine Chidley. Chidley, Katherine. 1641 (1641) Wing C3832; ESTC R5068 79,911 92

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17._o *_o pag._n 34._o *_o gen._n 45._o 24._o *_o pro._n 18._o 19_o *_o gen._n 50._o 20._o *_o 1_o ioh._n 2._o 19_o *_o ioh._n 6._o 66._o 67._o *_o i_o pray_v thou_o good_a reader_n take_v notice_n that_o here_o i_o acknowledge_v a_o ove●sight_n in_o take_v mr._n edward_n his_o eleven_o reason_n to_o be_v a_o second_o ten_o reason_n it_o be_v th●ough_o my_o neglect_n in_o not_o look_v into_o his_o errata_fw-la *_o for_o th●t_z read_v the_o answer_n to_o his_o three_o reason_n against_o independency_n *_o see_v the_o reply_n tothe_n six_o part_n of_o his_o answer_n to_o this_o their_o follow_a reasou_n rev._n 13._o whence_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v derive_v whence_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v derive_v what_o the_o image_n of_o the_o first_o beast_n be_v *_o in_o the_o second_o part_n of_o his_o second_o reason_n against_o toleration_n pag._n 24._o in_o his_o six_o reason_n against_o toleration_n pag._n 29._o and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o answer_n to_o their_o 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