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A92925 Schism dispach't or A rejoynder to the replies of Dr. Hammond and the Ld of Derry. Sergeant, John, 1622-1707. 1657 (1657) Wing S2590; Thomason E1555_1; ESTC R203538 464,677 720

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p._n 297_o 298._o etc._n etc._n abuse_v the_o jewish_a church_n and_o her_o practice_n in_o their_o pure_a time_n p._n 311._o abuse_v the_o primitive_a christian_n as_o most_o uncharitable_a and_o the_o apostle_n as_o abetter_n of_o their_o fault_n p._n 318_o 319._o abuse_v saint_n peter_n and_o his_o jewish_a prosclyte_n by_o make_v they_o all_o schismatic_n p._n 315_o 316._o his_o other_o manifold_a abuse_n come_v under_o the_o head_n of_o calumny_n cavil_v false-dealing_a and_o other_o actual_a power_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o england_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o breach_n p._n 36._o 37._o the_o antientnesse_n of_o that_o actual_a power_n p._n 37_o 38._o b_o belief_n what_o according_a to_o dr._n h._n p._n 113_o 114._o &_o 134._o what_o true_o ibid._n blasphemy_n against_o faith_n and_o ground_n of_o faith_n p._n 111._o another_o p._n 112._o three_o more_o p_o 114._o other_o two_o p._n 200_o 201._o doctor_n hammonds_n manner_n of_o dogmatize_v the_o seed_n of_o all_o blasphemy_n p._n 420._o c._n calumny_n against_o a_o pretend_a adversary_n who_o meddle_v not_o with_o he_o p._n 27_o 28._o also_o p._n 33_o 34._o calumniate_a our_o tenet_n p._n 96_o 103_o twice_o 104_o 403_o 404_o twice_o 423_o 424_o 431_o 432_o 440._o calumniate_a his_o adversary_n p._n 366_o calumny_n former_o impute_v manifest_v from_o his_o own_o word_n to_o be_v such_o p._n 390._o 391._o cavil_v groundless_o make_v against_o a_o petty_a lapse_n though_o rectify_v in_o the_o errata_fw-la p._n 172_o 173._o other_o groundless_a and_o senseless_a cavil_n p._n 186_o 230_o 276_o 277_o 278_o 302_o 366_o 367_o 368_o 426_o thrice_o 427._o false_a cavil_v that_o s._n w._n never_o consider_v his_o allegation_n when_o as_o he_o have_v answer_v they_o particular_o one_o by_o one_o p._n 211._o a_o cavil_v ground_v upon_o a_o false_a pretence_n of_o his_o own_o p._n 342._o another_o build_v upon_o his_o own_o falsification_n of_o his_o adversary_n word_n p._n 37●_n certainty_n of_o faith_n a_o just_a ground_n for_o zeal_n p._n 10_o 11_o 12_o 20._o certainty_n and_o strength_n of_o tradition_n p._n 12_o 13_o 16_o 45_o 46_o 97_o 119_o 120_o 132_o 134._o challenge_n make_v former_o to_o ●r_n h_o that_o he_o can_v not_o show_v one_o express_v word_n for_o exclusive_a jurisdiction_n in_o any_o of_o those_o testimony_n he_o produce_v to_o prove_v it_o p._n 343._o this_o challenge_n how_o rational_a and_o moderate_a in_o the_o offerer_n how_o necessary_a and_o advantageous_a for_o the_o accepter_n p._n 343_o 344._o challenge_v accepe_v ibid._n but_o total_o prevaricate_v from_o after_o acceptation_n p._n 345_o 346._o change_a st._n hierom_n word_n p._n 26._o changi_v my_o word_n and_o intention_n p._n 31_o &_o 56_o change_a the_o force_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o father_n word_n thrice_o by_o his_o paraphrase_n or_o translation_n p._n 8_o 79_o 80._o 81._o change_a the_o question_n almost_o all_o over_o change_a the_o word_n of_o their_o own_o translation_n p._n 195._o change_a st_n chrysostom_n 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it_o be_v express_o for_o we_o p._n 349._o falsification_n of_o falsification_n p._n 375._o false_o substitute_v the_o arch-heretick_n pelagius_n his_o testimony_n for_o s._n hieroms_n p._n 239_o 240_o 241._o falsify_v the_o word_n of_o the_o testimony_n as_o well_o as_o the_o authority_n p._n 242_o 243._o falsify_v his_o adversary_n word_n and_o plain_a intention_n p._n 73_o 74_o 370_o 371_o 376_o 428_o 433_o 465._o a_o egregious_a and_o most_o notorious_a falsification_n as_o it_o be_v put_v in_o his_o book_n of_o schism_n 468_o 469._o a_o voluntary_a and_o shameful_a falsification_n leave_v undefended_a p._n 319_o 320_o 321_o etc._n etc._n false_a pretence_n that_o he_o answer_v some_o passage_n p._n 186_o 187_o 322._o l._n 3._o and_o again_o l._n 8_o 9_o also_o p._n 387_o 394_o 413._o falsify_v our_o pretence_n of_o evidence_n p._n 175._o false_a state_v