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A44334 The works of Mr. Richard Hooker (that learned and judicious divine), in eight books of ecclesiastical polity compleated out of his own manuscripts, never before published : with an account of his life and death ...; Ecclesiastical polity Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600.; Gauden, John, 1605-1662.; Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683.; Travers, Walter, 1547 or 8-1635. Supplication made to the councel. 1666 (1666) Wing H2631; ESTC R11910 1,163,865 672

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epist._n selene_n p._n 106._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n in_o 2_o cor._n hom._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marc._n erem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ful._n de_fw-fr remi_fw-la peccat_fw-la lib_n 2._o cap._n 15._o jon._n c._n 3.9_o mat._n 16._o 19_o mat._n 18._o 17●_n mat._n 1●_n 1●_n job_n 20._o ●●_o 1_o cor_fw-la 5._o 3._o 2_o cor._n 2._o 6_o 1_o tim._n 1.20_o scotoin_n ●_o see_v d._n 14._o ●_o 1._o art_n 1._o in_o easl_n do_v ●_o 7._o art_n 1._o sont_fw-fr lent_fw-la l._n 4._o d._n ●●7_n 4._o sect._n 14_o e._n 3._o docer_n sancta_fw-la synolus_fw-la sacramemi_fw-fr poenite_fw-la sty_n formam_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la praeripue_v ipsius_fw-la vis_fw-la stra_fw-la est_fw-la in_o illis_fw-la ministri_fw-la verbis_fw-la postram_fw-la esse_fw-la ego_fw-la te_fw-la absolva_fw-la sunc_fw-la sutem_fw-la quasi_fw-la materia_fw-la huivi_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la ipsus_fw-la paenitentis_fw-la actus_fw-la nempe_fw-la contritio_fw-la confessio_fw-la etc._n etc._n satisfactio_fw-la luk._n ●_o 47._o tantum_n relevat_fw-la confessio_fw-la delictorum_fw-la quantum_fw-la dessimulatio_fw-la exaggerate_v confessio_fw-la autem_fw-la satisfactioni●_n consi●un_fw-la est_fw-la di●●mulirdo_fw-la con●●maciae_fw-la ter._n the_o ●e●m_n ●h●y_o hom_n 30._o in_o epist._n 1._o l._n 〈…〉_z le●●_n ●●_o 21●_n all_o israel_n be_v bind_v on_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n to_o repent_v and_o confess_v ●●_o mos._n in_o lib._n mi●●words_n haggadni_fw-la par_fw-fr 2_o pet_n 1●_n num._n 5._o 6._o leu._n ●_o 5._o mis●e_v tora_n tractan●_n te_fw-la straba_fw-la cap._n 1._o &_o k._n m_o in_o lib._n misnoch_n par_fw-fr 2._o chap._n 6._o mos._n in_o mis._n ●oth_o par_fw-fr 2._o par_fw-fr 16._o to_o he_o which_o be_v sick_a and_o draw_v towards_o death_n they_o say_v c●●●si_fw-la idem_fw-la mat._n 3._o 5._o act._n 19.18_o jam._n 5._o 15._o mat._n 16._o 1●_n act._n 18._o 3._o amb._n de_fw-fr p●em_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n ●7_n an●o_o rhem._n in_o jac._n 5._o john_n 1._o 19_o 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