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the_o bitterness_n bloodiness_n which_o cretensis_n charge_v upon_o mr._n edward_n will_v be_v find_v in_o cretensis_n and_o the_o sectary_n p._n 54_o 55_o cretensis_n error_n about_o imputation_n of_o faith_n and_o not_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n with_o his_o quote_v of_o calvin_n bucer_n and_o other_o for_o he_o who_o be_v know_v ex_fw-la professo_fw-la to_o be_v against_o he_o make_v good_a against_o he_o p._n 56_o 57_o 58_o cretensis_n desperate_a passage_n in_o a_o sermon_n against_o the_o parliament_n which_o he_o labour_v to_o clear_v himself_o from_o make_v good_a against_o he_o with_o his_o and_o other_o sectary_n speak_v slight_o and_o scornful_o of_o the_o parliament_n p._n 59_o 60_o 61_o 62_o cretensis_n bowl_v on_o a_o day_n of_o public_a thanksgiving_n make_v good_a p._n 63_o 64_o the_o error_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o independent_o and_o sectary_n just_o bring_v against_o they_o to_o prove_v their_o way_n to_o be_v naught_o p._n 65_o 66_o and_o in_o 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libertatem_fw-la alterum_fw-la propter_fw-la facilem_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la and_o theodosius_n speak_v of_o ambrose_n say_v aegre_fw-la tandem_fw-la reperi_fw-la veritatis_fw-la magisuâ—m_fw-la nam_fw-la solum_fw-la ambiosium_fw-la novi_fw-la episcopum_fw-la diguum_fw-la eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la tantum_n comâ—odi_fw-la reâ—pâ—ebensio_fw-la a_o viro_fw-la virtuâ—e_fw-la praestanti_fw-la ad_fw-la hibira_fw-la secum_fw-la apportate_fw-la solet_fw-la theo._n eccl._n hist._n l._n 5._o c._n 16_o 17._o 17._o book_n intit_fw-fr toleration_n justify_v page_n 7.8_o print_a in_o this_o last_o january_n january_n calvini_n instructio_fw-la adâ—ersus_fw-la libertinos_fw-la cap._n 4._o pag._n 104._o 104._o m_o salimarsh_n smoak_n in_o the_o temple_n in_o which_o be_v some_o desperate_a error_n book_n about_o baptism_n and_o call_v maintenance_n by_o tithe_n jewish_a and_o popish_a undeniable_o undeniable_o ames_n animad_fw-la in_o remonstr_n synodal_n script_n super_fw-la artic._n 5_o de_fw-fr 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