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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42125	An answer to some queries concerning schism, toleration, &c. in a letter to a friend ...	Gandy, Henry, 1649-1734.	1700 (1700)	Wing G197; ESTC R8150	50,034	60

be_v traitorous_a and_o pay_v homage_n to_o a_o usurper_n do_v annul_v the_o right_n and_o title_n of_o the_o lawful_a prince_n the_o church_n of_o england_n bishop_n be_v guilty_a of_o no_o schism_n from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n their_o order_n be_v undoubted_a and_o their_o succession_n 29._o reform_v justify_v p._n 29._o uninterrupted_a and_o so_o their_o title_n and_o authority_n be_v as_o firm_a and_o unquestionable_a as_o any_o upon_o earth_n and_o they_o must_v be_v schismatic_n before_o god_n and_o the_o catholic_n church_n that_o do_v not_o submit_v to_o they_o and_o join_v in_o their_o communion_n in_o all_o lawful_a thing_n if_o we_o look_v over_o the_o ancient_a canon_n of_o the_o church_n we_o shall_v find_v two_o thing_n very_o plain_a in_o they_o 1_o that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o church_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o a_o 16._o mischief_n separ_fw-la p._n 29._o can._n nic._n can._n 6._o 15._o 16._o constan_n c._n 6._o chalced._n 17_o 20_o 26._o antioch_n c._n 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