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A18933 The conuerted Iew or Certaine dialogues betweene Micheas a learned Iew and others, touching diuers points of religion, controuerted betweene the Catholicks and Protestants. Written by M. Iohn Clare a Catholicke priest, of the Society of Iesus. Dedicated to the two Vniuersities of Oxford and Cambridge ... Clare, John, 1577-1628.; Anderton, Lawrence, attributed name.; Anderton, Roger, d. 1640?, attributed name. 1630 (1630) STC 5351; ESTC S122560 323,604 470

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dicitur_fw-la patria●charnm_fw-la n●men_fw-la ●aeteris_fw-la der_fw-mi ogatunr_n ogatunr_n lib._n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 62._o 62._o so_o write_v the_o c●turists_n of_o gregory_n cent._n 6._o col_fw-fr 462._o 462._o cent._n 6._o col_fw-fr 427._o 427._o ubi_fw-la suprà_fw-la col_fw-fr 428._o 428._o cent._n 6._o col_fw-fr 425._o 425._o in_o their_o treatise_n entitle_v english_a puritanisme_n print_a anno_o 190_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 16._o 16._o penry_n in_o his_o supplication_n to_o the_o high_a court_n or_o parliament_n parliament_n so_o say_v d._n whitaker_n coutra_n du●●um_fw-la l._n 7._o p._n 490._o 490._o ini_fw-la meditat_fw-la c._n 9_o 9_o epict._n 91._o add_v theodorun_n foro_fw-la julii_fw-la episcop_n episcop_n in_o questio_fw-la brevioribꝰ_n in_o terogat_n 288_o 288_o cent._n 3._o c._n 6._o col_fw-fr 127._o 127._o de_fw-fr arcanis_fw-la catholicae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la l._n 10._o c._n 3._o 3._o lense_v 2._o 3._o etc._n etc._n &_o ●5_n 6._o etc._n etc._n etc._n d._n whit._n cont_n duraeum_n p._n 480._o say_v qni_fw-la transubstantiatione_fw-la primus_fw-la excogitavit_fw-la be_v suit_n innocentius_n tertius_fw-la in_o lateranenst_a concilio_n concilio_n tract_n 2d_o in_o joani●em_n joani●em_n lib._n 6._o contra_fw-la parmenianum_fw-la parmenianum_fw-la crispinus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 345._o 345._o act._n &_o mon._n print_n 1576_o p._n 1121_o 1121_o in_o i●suitis●_n part_n 2._o rat._n 5._o p._n 628._o 628._o cent._n 4._o c._n 10_o col._n 985._o 985._o centurist_n cent._n 4._o c._n 4._o co●_n 496._o 496._o in_o margarit_n theol._n pag._n 256._o 256._o we_o find_v the_o testimony_n of_o these_o rabbin_n here_o produce_v to_o be_v allege_v by_o galatinus_n de_fw-fr arcanis_fw-la catholicae_fw-la veritatis_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 3._o see_v rab_n by_o judas_n in_o c._n 24._o exo_fw-la d._n and_o rabbi_n simeon_n in_o l._n entitle_v revelatio_fw-la se●retorum_fw-la se●retorum_fw-la d._n whit._n cont._n duraeun_n l._n 7._o p._n 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pag._n 277._o 277._o bucanus_n in_o loc_n come_v pag._n 466._o 466._o m._n powl_z in_o his_o consideration_n of_o the_o popist_o supplication_n pag._n 43._o 43._o d._n whitaker_n for_o prose_n of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o rome_n