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A69887 A new history of ecclesiastical writers containing an account of the authors of the several books of the Old and New Testament, of the lives and writings of the primitive fathers, an abridgement and catalogue of their works ... also a compendious history of the councils, with chronological tables of the whole / written in French by Lewis Ellies du Pin.; Nouvelle bibliothèque des auteurs ecclésiastiques. English. 1693 Du Pin, Louis Ellies, 1657-1719.; Wotton, William, 1666-1727. 1693 (1693) Wing D2644; ESTC R30987 5,602,793 2,988

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107._o heremius_fw-la ordain_v bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n 107._o heretic_n constantine_n edict_n against_o they_o 17._o hierocles_n philosopher_n his_o two_o book_n against_o the_o christian_a religion_n 2._o 6._o hilary_n ordain_v bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n 107._o st._n hilary_n bishop_n of_o poitiers_n his_o life_n 64._o etc._n etc._n his_o ordination_n ibid._n banish_a by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o emperor_n constantius_n and_o why_o ibid._n assist_v at_o the_o council_n of_o seleucia_n ibid._n and_o 65._o his_o write_n 65_o 66._o dispute_v against_o auxentius_n ibid._n abridgement_n of_o his_o book_n of_o the_o trinity_n 66_o etc._n etc._n and_o of_o his_o other_o book_n 69_o etc._n etc._n to_o 78._o judgement_n upon_o his_o style_n genius_n and_o doctrine_n 79._o edition_n of_o his_o work_n ibid._n hilary_n the_o deacon_n his_o life_n 189._o his_o work_n ibid._n q._n julius_n hilarion_n author_n of_o a_o chronicle_n hippo._n council_n of_o hippo_n in_o 393._o 277._o homicide_n 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