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A70819 Appello evangelium for the true doctrine of the divine predestination concorded with the orthodox doctrine of Gods free-grace and mans free-will / by John Plaifere ... ; hereunto is added Dr. Chr. Potter his owne vindication in a letter to Mr. V. touching the same points. Plaifere, John, d. 1632.; Potter, Christopher, 1591-1646. Dr. Potter his own vindication of himself. 1651 (1651) Wing P2419; ESTC R32288 138,799 346

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appello_n evangelium_fw-la for_o the_o true_a doctrine_n of_o the_o divine_a predestination_n concord_v with_o the_o orthodox_n doctrine_n of_o god_n freegrace_n and_o man_n freewill_n by_o john_n plaifere_n b._n d._n sometime_o fellow_n of_o sidney-sussex_n col._n in_o cambridge_n and_o late_a rector_n of_o debden_n in_o suffolk_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la amicum_fw-la amice_fw-la evangelium_fw-la appellasti_fw-la ad_fw-la evangelium_fw-la ibis_fw-la bern._n in_o cant._n ser._n 65._o responsio_fw-la nullus_fw-la reprehensor_n formidandus_fw-la est_fw-la amatori_fw-la veritatis_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr trin._n in_o prooem_n hereunto_o be_v add_v dr._n chr._n potter_n his_o own_o vindication_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o mr._n v._o touch_v the_o same_o point_n london_n print_v by_o i._n g._n for_o john_n clark_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n under_o s._n peter_n church_n in_o cornhill_n 1651._o the_o several_a head_n handle_v in_o this_o treatise_n chap._n the_o first_o part._n page_z  _fw-fr the_o introduction_n or_o preface_n p._n 1_o 1._o the_o first_o opinion_n of_o m._n perkns_n etc._n etc._n p._n 9_o 2._o the_o second_o opinion_n of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n etc._n etc._n p._n 16_o 3._o the_o three_o opinien_n of_o dr._n overald_n etc._n etc._n p._n 22_o 4._o the_o four_o opinion_n of_o hemingius_n etc._n etc._n p._n 34_o 5._o the_o five_o opinion_n of_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n p._n 38_o 6._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o five_o opinion_n p._n 42_o  _fw-fr the_o transition_n to_o the_o second_o part_n p._n 52_o chap._n the_o second_o part._n  _fw-fr 1_o of_o god_n knowledge_n p._n 54_o 2._o of_o god_n will_n p._n 67_o 3._o of_o providence_n and_o predestination_n p._n 71_o 4._o of_o election_n and_o reprobation_n p._n 73_o 5._o the_o transition_n to_o the_o three_o part_n p._n 76_o chap._n the_o three_o part._n  _fw-fr 1_o of_o the_o creation_n p._n 79_o 2._o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n p._n 80_o 3._o of_o 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