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A68595 A briefe and piththie summe of the Christian faith made in forme of a confession, vvith a confutation of all such superstitious errours, as are contrary therevnto. Made by Theodore de Beza. Translated out of Frenche by R.F.; Confessio Christianae fidei. English Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Fills, Robert, fl. 1562. 1565 (1565) STC 2007; ESTC S101755 149,544 418

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d_o jerem._n 1_o b_o b_o roma_fw-it 7._o c_o c_o roma_fw-it 3._o d_o d_o galat._n 5._o c_o c_o 2._o lor._n 4._o a_o a_o 2._o lor._n 6._o d_o d_o ephe._n 4._o d_o d_o lolof_n 2._o ●_o ●_o math._n 1._o d_o d_o hebr._n 2._o d_z l_o roma_n 6._o a_o a_o gene._n 1._o d_o d_o roma_fw-it 8._o a_o a_o roma_n 8._o c._n 2._o cor._n 2._o c_o 1._o joh●_n 4._o e_o e_o rom._n 8._o a_o 1._o cor._n 2._o d_o 1._o john_n 5._o d_o d_o roma_fw-it 8._o c._n c._n roma_fw-it 6._o a_o 1._o john_n 1._o c._n c._n john_n 3._o ●_o ephe._n 4._o ●_o ●_o rom._n 7._o ●_o ●_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o almost_o throughout_o all_o his_o epistle_n 1._o pere_n 4._o ●_o roma_fw-it 6._o a_o 2._o cor._n 4._o philip._n 4._o d._n d._n ephe._n 1._o d._n d._n roma_fw-it 8._o c._n c._n 1._o lor._n 2._o d._n d._n roma_fw-it 8._o b._n b._n roma_fw-it 6._o g._n &_o 8._o c._n c._n roma_fw-it 7._o d._n philip._n 2._o b._n b._n roma_fw-it 12._o c_o c_o john_n 5._o d._n d._n 1._o pete_n 1._o b_o b_o john_n 8._o e_o ▪_o ▪_o 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deut._n 30_o jerim_n 24._o 24._o ezech._n 11._o 11._o psalm_n ●1_n ezech._n 16._o ephe._n 1_o 1_o philip._n 2._o ●_o ●_o 1._o