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A18933 The conuerted Iew or Certaine dialogues betweene Micheas a learned Iew and others, touching diuers points of religion, controuerted betweene the Catholicks and Protestants. Written by M. Iohn Clare a Catholicke priest, of the Society of Iesus. Dedicated to the two Vniuersities of Oxford and Cambridge ... Clare, John, 1577-1628.; Anderton, Lawrence, attributed name.; Anderton, Roger, d. 1640?, attributed name. 1630 (1630) STC 5351; ESTC S122560 323,604 470

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at_o s._n gregory_n his_o send_v of_o augustine_n into_o england_n which_o be_v about_o a_o thousand_o year_n since_o our_o present_a roman_a religion_n be_v then_o whole_o and_o public_o practise_v in_o rome_n &_o that_o if_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v suffer_v any_o change_n of_o faith_n from_o that_o first_o teach_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o this_o change_n shall_v have_v be_v make_v not_o since_o but_o before_o gregory_n time_n and_o before_o he_o have_v send_v augustine_n to_o plant_v in_o england_n the_o faith_n of_o christ_n i_o may_v add_v m._n doctor_n in_o further_a confirmation_n of_o d._n humphrey_n his_o judgement_n herein_o the_o judgement_n of_o your_o own_o centurist_n who_o in_o their_o index_n or_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o the_o six_o century_n at_o the_o word_n gregory_n set_v down_o with_o particular_a figure_n ofreference_n where_o every_o such_o mention_a opinion_n may_v be_v find_v as_o follow_v eiusdem_fw-la error_n de_fw-la bonis_fw-la 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