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A15732 Whyte dyed black. Or A discouery of many most foule blemishes, impostures, and deceiptes, which D. Whyte haith practysed in his book entituled The way to the true Church Deuyded into 3 sortes Corruptions, or deprauations. Lyes. Impertinencies, or absurd reasoninges. Writen by T.W. p. And dedicated to the Vniuersity of Cambridge. Cum priuilegio. Worthington, Thomas, 1549-1627. 1615 (1615) STC 26001; ESTC S120302 117,026 210

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faith_n &_o heresy_n the_o 1._o paragraph_n bellarmine_n verrupt_v against_o the_o necessity_n of_o true_a faith_n but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o doctor_n from_o tradition_n we_o will_v descend_v to_o such_o other_o his_o depravation_n as_o concern_v faith_n in_o general_a as_o pag._n 212._o suggest_v that_o we_o exact_v not_o beside_o other_o virtue_n any_o true_a or_o inward_a faith_n to_o denominate_v or_o make_v one_o a_o perfect_a member_n of_o god_n church_n but_o only_o a_o outward_a show_n hereof_o he_o introduce_v bellarmine_n thus_o speak_v de_fw-fr eccl._n mil._n lib._n 3._o ca._n 2._o no_o inward_a virtue_n be_v require_v to_o make_v one_o a_o part_n of_o the_o true_a church_n but_o only_o the_o external_a profession_n of_o faith_n and_o then_o m._n whyte_n ryot_v in_o great_a profusion_n of_o word_n that_o upon_o this_o ground_n in_o the_o papist_n judgement_n all_o holiness_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n be_v superfluous_a and_o needless_a but_o let_v we_o recurre_v 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