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A18305	The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2	Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618.	1607 (1607)	STC 49; ESTC S100532	1,359,700	1,255

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say_v rom._n 7.14.23_o i_o be_o carnal_a sell_v under_o sin_n i_o do_v that_o i_o will_v not_o the_o law_n of_o my_o member_n lead_v i_o captive_a to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n i_o in_o my_o flesh_n serve_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o i_o myself_o in_o my_o mind_n serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o in_o my_o flesh_n the_o law_n of_o sin_n this_o s._n austin_n well_o observe_v etc._n observe_v august_n de_fw-fr verb._n apost_n ser._n 5._o adhuc_fw-la concupisco_fw-la &_o utique_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la parte_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la ego_fw-la alius_fw-la in_o mente_fw-la &_o alius_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la igitur_fw-la ipse_fw-la ego_fw-la quia_fw-la ego_fw-la in_o mente_fw-la ego_fw-la in_o carne_fw-la ex_fw-la five_o troque_fw-la unus_fw-la homo_fw-la igitur_fw-la ipse_fw-la ego_fw-la ego_fw-la ipse_fw-la ment_fw-la seruio_fw-la etc._n etc._n even_o in_o that_o part_n that_o lu_v it_o be_v i_o also_o 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benefacientibus_fw-la et_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la fornicantibus_fw-la nec_fw-la consensione_n nec_fw-la opere_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la desunt_fw-la tamen_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la minuentur_fw-la thus_o do_v the_o apostle_n speak_v to_o baptize_v man_n say_v austin_n how_o then_o do_v the_o baptize_v man_n mortify_v fornication_n which_o now_o he_o commit_v not_o but_o by_o fight_v against_o the_o desire_n thereof_o and_o not_o consent_v to_o they_o which_o be_v not_o yet_o want_v though_o daily_o they_o be_v diminish_v now_o if_o by_o reason_n of_o these_o earthly_a foot_n these_o corrupt_a desire_n be_v a_o part_n of_o original_a infection_n we_o have_v still_o need_n to_o be_v wash_v it_o follow_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o these_o desire_n we_o be_v still_o unclean_a even_o by_o the_o have_v of_o they_o though_o we_o give_v no_o consent_n unto_o they_o now_o ambrose_n express_o expound_v this_o place_n of_o a_o remainder_n of_o original_a sin_n from_o which_o still_o after_o 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