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A61870
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A censure upon certaine passages contained in the history of the Royal Society as being destructive to the established religion and Church of England
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Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.
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Wing S6033; ESTC R32736
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have_v be_v adjudge_v order_v and_o determine_v to_o be_v heresy_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n or_o by_o the_o first_o four_o general_n council_n the_o same_o be_v aver_v by_o king_n james_n in_o his_o letter_n perron_n rex_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la anglicana_n quatuor_fw-la prima_fw-la concilia_fw-la oecumenica_fw-la quum_fw-la admittant_fw-la and_o that_o king_n challenge_v the_o title_n of_o catholic_n as_o due_a to_o he_o qui_fw-la tria_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la symbola_fw-la concilia_fw-la quatuor_fw-la oecumenica_fw-la prima_fw-la agnosceret_fw-la this_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o that_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o our_o church_n and_o it_o be_v as_o manifest_v and_o whosoever_o write_v otherwise_o repugn_v to_o our_o law_n and_o whatever_o he_o subscribe_v unto_o or_o profess_v be_v no_o true_a son_n of_o the_o church_n establish_v in_o england_n histor._n r._n s._n pag._n 362._o the_o ground_n whereon_o the_o church_n of_o england_n proceed_v be_v 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