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A41019 Virtumnus romanus, or, A discovrse penned by a Romish priest wherein he endevours to prove that it is lawfull for a papist in England to goe to the Protestant church, to receive the communion, and to take the oathes, both of allegiance and supremacie : to which are adjoyned animadversions in the in the [sic] margin by way of antidote against those places where the rankest poyson is couched / by Daniel Featley ... Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645. 1642 (1642) Wing F597; ESTC R2100 140,574 186

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subversion_n and_o ruin_n of_o their_o soul_n pag._n 19_o in_o the_o protestant_a church_n there_o be_v neither_o idolatry_n commit_v nor_o hurt_v do_v pag._n 22._o why_o shall_v we_o not_o communicate_v with_o protestant_n where_o there_o can_v be_v no_o danger_n of_o sin_n and_o in_o pag._n 23._o protestant_n be_v not_o to_o be_v call_v proper_o formal_a heretic_n pag._n 41._o in_o go_v to_o the_o protestant_a church_n there_o be_v no_o moral_a malignity_n at_o all_o in_o so_o much_o that_o scarce_o the_o weak_a man_n can_v invent_v how_o to_o sin_v by_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v there_o do_v it_o be_v of_o its_o own_o nature_n so_o indifferent_a and_o to_o a_o good_a intention_n good_a that_o à_fw-la parte_fw-la rei_fw-la there_o be_v no_o appearance_n of_o evil_a therein_o pag._n 48._o i_o never_o yet_o can_v find_v any_o idolatry_n commit_v at_o protestant_a church_n as_o often_o as_o i_o have_v frequent_v the_o same_o pag._n 52._o protestant_n be_v not_o proper_o and_o in_o 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