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A05123 A treatise touching the Word of God written, against the traditions of men handled both schoolelike, and diuinelike, where also is set downe a true method to dispute diuinely and schoolelike / made by A. Sadeele ; and translated into English, by Iohn Coxe ...; Locus de verbo Dei scripto, adversus humanas traditiones. English Chandieu, Antoine de, 1534-1591.; Coxe, John, fl. 1572. 1583 (1583) STC 15257; ESTC S106888 76,765 187

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be_v their_o vain_a question_n 2._o tim._n 2_o e●chi_n ●d_a lauren._n cap._n 55._o the_o popish_a schol_a doctor_n of_o ou●_n time_n frame_v not_o such_o argument_n in_o their_o disputation_n as_o y_fw-fr ●_o ancient_a learned_a be_v wont_a the_o method_n to_o dispute_v both_o divine_o &_o school_v like_a necessatie_n in_o our_o time_n d●_n doct_n chri._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 40._o two_o way_n to_o entreat_v of_o divinity_n a_o similitude_n the_o brief_a &_o school_n like_o treatise_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o anatomy_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o large_a and_o copious_a writing_n or_o speaking_n scout_v ma●_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr mod_a in_o disp_n ser._n a_o treatise_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o word_n of_o god_n write_v how_o the_o disputation_n of_o divinity_n differ_v from_o other_o &_o that_o they_o ought_v reverent_o to_o be_v handle_v de_fw-fr doct_n chri._n li._n 4._o cap._n 19_o 1._o tim._n 6._o quest_n ver_fw-la 108._o de_fw-fr civie_a dei_fw-la li._n 2._o cap._n 29._o 1_o the_o use_n of_o this_o disputation_n psal_n 119._o the_o division_n of_o this_o work_n he_o 1._o ve_fw-la ●_o our_o opinion_n and_o mind_n touch_v the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o declaration_n of_o our_o opinion_n or_o mind_n the_o opinion_n and_o mind_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o papists_n the_o declaration_n &_o exposition_n of_o their_o opinion_n the_o state_n &_o point_n of_o this_o controversy_n the_o term_n of_o this_o question_n expound_v what_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v what_o tradition_n be_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o word_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o holy_a scripture_n a_o demonstrative_a or_o evident_a disputation_n heb._n 1_o the_o syllogism_n or_o argument_n the_o explication_n or_o proof_n of_o the_o argument_n the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o conference_n tert._n de_fw-fr resur_fw-fr car_fw-fr act._n 26._o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o argument_n joh_n 20._o 17_o rom._n 1._o lu._n 16_o john_n 6._o act._n 26._o lu._n 24_o 2_o pet._n 1._o act._n 1_o jude._n philip._n 3._o 1._o john_n 1._o 2._o pet._n 3._o 2._o pet._n 1._o the_o argument_n the_o explication_n or_o proof_n of_o the_o argument_n deu_fw-la 4._o prou._n 30._o the_o argument_n the_o examine_v or_o trial_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o argument_n exod._n 24._o deu._n 31._o deu._n 28._o act._n 24._o deu._n 27._o gal._n 3_o esa_n 8._o the_o argument_n the_o examine_v or_o trial_n of_o the_o argument_n act._n 26._o 2._o cor_n 3._o etc._n etc._n 2._o tim._n 3._o the_o argument_n the_o examine_v or_o triail_n o●_n y_fw-fr e_o silogisme_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d john_n 5._o the_o argument_n the_o explication_n or_o trial_n of_o the_o argument_n lu._n 23._o 31._o 1._o pet._n 4._o 17_o etc._n etc._n 1._o cor._n 4._o the_o syllogism_n the_o exaamination_n of_o the_o silogisme_n a_o evident_a argument_n john_n 20._o the_o argument_n the_o explication_n of_o the_o argument_n psa_fw-la 19_o psa_fw-la 119_o deu._n 4._o psa_fw-la 4._o the_o argument_n the_o explication_n of_o the_o argument_n gal._n 4._o 21._o 21._o a_o definition_n of_o holy_a scripture_n heb._n 1._o 1_o 2._o ti._n 3._o 16_o heb_fw-mi 1._o 1._o 2._o pet._n 1._o 21_o lu._n 1._o 3_o 1._o john_n 1._o 1._o joh._n 20._o 31_o etc._n etc._n the_o explicate_v of_o the_o definition_n 2._o pe._n 3._o 1._o 2_o col._n 3._o 1_o pro._n 30._o 6_o esa_n 8._o 20_o etc._n etc._n psa_n 1._o &_o 19_o &_o 1._o 9_o &c_n &c_n 2._o tim._n 3_o 16._o 17._o 2._o pe._n 1._o 12_o joh._n 20._o 31_o 2._o tim._n 3_o 15_o john_n 5._o 39_o the_o argument_n the_o unfolding_n of_o you_o e_o former_a reason_n a_o disputation_n confutative_a uherein_o be_v refell_v or_o confute_v the_o opinion_n or_o judgement_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o papist_n the_o first_o argument_n against_o papistical_a tradition_n the_o unfolding_n of_o