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A13202 A defence of the Holy Scriptures, worship, and ministerie, used in the Christian Churches separated from Antichrist Against the challenges, cavils and contradiction of M. Smyth: in his book intituled The differences of the Churches of the Separation. Hereunto are annexed a few observations upon some of M. Smythes censures; in his answer made to M. Bernard. By Henry Ainsworth, teacher of the English exiled Church in Amsterdam. Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622? 1609 (1609) STC 235; ESTC S117973 115,496 140

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22._o 20_o 21._o 21._o deut._n 31._o 10_o 13._o ⸪_o act._n 13_o 15._o &_o 15._o 21._o 21._o luk._n 4._o 16._o 17._o 17._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 15._o 16._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o 19_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 6._o 6._o jsa_n 34._o 16._o 16._o joh._n 5_o 39_o 39_o psal._n 40._o 8_o 9_o 9_o psal._n 37._o 30._o 31._o 31._o deu._n 6._o 6_o 6_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 13._o 2_o tim._n 3_o 15_o 17._o &_o 4._o 13._o 13._o 2_o joh._n 11_o 3_o joh._n 13._o with_o 1_o joh._n 1_o 3_o 4._o &_o 2_o 12._o etc._n etc._n etc._n col._n 2._o 8._o 8._o gal._n 4_o 3._o 9_o 9_o col._n 2._o 11._o gal._n 5_o 2_o 3._o 3._o col._n 2._o 16._o gal._n 4._o 10._o 10._o heb._n 10._o 4._o 4._o psal._n 40._o 6._o 7._o 7._o gal._n 3_o 24_o 24_o col._n 2._o 15._o 15._o deut._n 30._o 6._o 11_o 14._o with_o rom._n 10._o 4._o 5_o 8._o 8._o ronvere_n 3._o 21._o 21._o joh_n 5_o 39_o 39_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o 19_o jer._n 17._o 9_o 9_o ps._n 19_o 7._o 8._o 9_o 9_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 21._o 21._o gen_n 3_o 1._o 1._o differen_n pag._n 6._o 6._o pag._n 5._o etc._n etc._n etc._n differen_n pag._n 6._o 1._o reason_n answer_n answer_n differ●n_n pag._n 7._o 7._o joh._n 13._o 12._o 13._o etc._n etc._n etc._n luk_n 4._o 16_o 16_o sanders_n rock_n pref._n pref._n ibidem_fw-la ch_n 9_o 2_o reason_n answer_n answer_n exod._n 20._o 18._o 19_o 19_o ex._n 24._o 7._o 7._o exod._n 34._o 30._o 31._o etc._n etc._n etc._n heb._n