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de_fw-fr eccles._n quaest_n 5._o c._n 11_o p._n 342_o 343._o papistici_fw-la doctores_fw-la turpes_fw-la &_o scelerati_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o in_fw-la deliâ—iis_fw-la viuâ—â—t_fw-fr omnes_fw-la à _fw-fr papa_n summo_fw-la illorum_fw-la pontifice_fw-la ad_fw-la infimum_fw-la usque_fw-la pâ—râ—chum_fw-la multi_fw-la non_fw-la â—aevi_fw-la modo_fw-la sed_fw-la flagitia_fw-la etium_fw-la gravissima_fw-la inter_fw-la illos_fw-la reperiuntur_fw-la vide_fw-la ibi_fw-la plura_fw-la willet_n synops._n second_o general_n controversy_n of_o the_o church_n quest._n 3._o of_o the_o note_n &_o mark_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 98_o amesi_n bellarm._n enervat_fw-la de_fw-fr notis_n ecclesiae_fw-la legantur_fw-la igitur_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la pontificum_fw-la romanorum_fw-la de_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la pontificum_fw-la pontificum_fw-la vid._n minor_n no_n sentor_n pag._n 26._o these_o law_n will_v save_v that_o ubiquitary_a perturber_n of_o solicitor_n and_o stickler_n at_o most_o of_o our_o late_a 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and_o have_v the_o particular_n under_o his_o hand_n cousin_n go_v to_o hear_v mr_n clare_n preach_v i_o receive_v a_o letter_n last_o week_n out_o of_o the_o country_n subscribe_v with_o â—o_o hand_n of_o godly_a minister_n testify_v to_o my_o work_n and_o earnest_o entreat_v my_o constant_a persuance_n with_o a_o promise_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o want_v what_o their_o prayer_n and_o endeavour_n can_v contribute_v to_o that_o work_n a_o letter_n from_o a_o godly_a minister_n cut_v of_o warwickshire_n write_v thus_o m._n edward_n book_n do_v much_o good_a here_o i_o have_v receive_v several_a letter_n from_o particular_a minister_n in_o essex_n bear_v witness_n and_o so_o letter_n out_o of_o kent_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o from_o other_o place_n place_n the_o 11._o error_n specify_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o book_n be_v in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o error_n contain_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o gangraena_fw-la which_o sleep_v i_o before_o i_o be_v aware_a and_o 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