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A27112 Certamen religiosum, or, A conference between the late King of England and the late Lord Marquesse of Worcester concerning religion together with a vindication of the Protestant cause from the pretences of the Marquesse his last papers which the necessity of the King's affaires denyed him oportunity to answer. Bayly, Thomas, d. 1657? 1651 (1651) Wing B1507; ESTC R23673 451,978 466

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that_o change_n which_o afterward_o be_v wrought_v in_o he_o the_o apostle_n have_v speak_v of_o such_o as_o be_v guilty_a of_o gross_a sin_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o here_o charge_v upon_o beza_n say_v to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o such_o be_v some_o of_o you_o but_o you_o be_v wash_v but_o you_o be_v sanctify_v but_o you_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o god_n i_o cor._n 6._o ii_o but_o it_o can_v never_o be_v prove_v that_o beza_n be_v guilty_a of_o such_o wickedness_n though_o divers_a both_o romanist_n and_o lutheran_n have_v charge_v he_o with_o it_o beza_n have_v make_v answer_n for_o himself_o i._o he_o confess_v saint_n that_o in_o his_o young_a year_n he_o have_v exercise_v his_o poetical_a faculty_n by_o compose_v amatorious_a verse_n but_o he_o say_v it_o be_v no_o equal_a deal_n that_o what_o he_o do_v in_o ibid._n sport_n shall_v be_v interpret_v as_o do_v in_o earnest_n 2._o he_o profess_v that_o he_o have_v by_o a_o public_a writing_n reject_v and_o disavow_v ibid._n those_o verse_n and_o complain_v of_o his_o adversary_n who_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v abolish_v 3._o he_o show_v that_o this_o candida_n speak_v of_o in_o his_o epigram_n be_v but_o a_o feign_a name_n 4._o that_o ibid._n andebert_n who_o be_v also_o mention_v in_o those_o epigram_n be_v a_o man_n of_o know_a integrity_n and_o of_o great_a dignity_n in_o france_n and_o that_o therefore_o a_o odious_a thing_n it_o be_v so_o to_o pervert_v that_o great_a friendship_n and_o familiarity_n which_o he_o have_v with_o he_o as_o to_o turn_v it_o into_o that_o execrable_a filthiness_n not_o to_o be_v name_v mr._n breerley_n who_o set_v down_o a_o great_a etc._n many_o of_o those_o verse_n which_o the_o marquesse_n do_v but_o