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A50624 Roma mendax, or, The falshood of Romes high pretences to infallibility and antiquity evicted in confutation of an anonymous popish pamphlet undertaking the defence of Mr. Dempster, Jesuit / by John Menzeis [i.e. Menzies] ... Menzeis, John, 1624-1684. 1675 (1675) Wing M1727; ESTC R16820 320,569 394

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confute_v by_o our_o controversi_v when_o i_o consider_v the_o deceitful_a pretext_n of_o antiquity_n whereby_o romanist_n do_v varnish_v over_o their_o invention_n my_o heart_n can_v but_o bleed_v for_o the_o people_n who_o be_v implicit_o give_v up_o to_o such_o notorious_a cheat_n it_o be_v pure_a compassion_n to_o mislead_a soul_n which_o draw_v this_o freedom_n from_o i_o and_o not_o any_o choler_n or_o prejudice_n against_o person_n a_o second_o appendix_n to_o chap._n vii_o the_o pamphleteer_n impertinent_a citation_n from_o justin_n martyr_n together_o with_o a_o new_a catalogue_n of_o heresy_n false_o charge_v on_o protestant_n brief_o discuse_v the_o pamphleter_n pag._n 156._o pitch_v on_o justin_n martyr_n as_o if_o from_o he_o he_o can_v prove_v the_o present_a romish_a religion_n yet_o can_v find_v a_o vestige_n in_o he_o of_o their_o infallible_a visible_a judge_n of_o their_o pope_n supremacy_n of_o their_o adoration_n of_o image_n or_o relic_n of_o the_o half_a 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