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The care of a Christian conscience Ten sermons on the 25 psalme, preached in Tewkesburie in the countie of Gloucester, By Richard Curtis.
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Curteys, Richard, 1532?-1582.
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blood_n of_o thomas_n of_o canterbury_n how_o then_o be_v it_o true_a which_o the_o rhemist_n affirm_v the_o christ_n alone_o by_o his_o merit_n procure_v all_o grace_n and_o mercy_n towards_o mankind_n prayer_n be_v make_v to_o s._n mary_n s._n osmond_n s._n anne_n s._n katherine_n and_o none_o of_o they_o conclude_v per_fw-la christum_fw-la dominum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la likewise_o an._n 1551._o in_o scotland_n it_o be_v as_o good_a doctrine_n among_o the_o papist_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o say_v the_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la to_o saint_n that_o we_o may_v call_v they_o our_o father_n &_o say_v hallow_a be_v your_o name_n because_o god_n have_v make_v their_o name_n holy_a and_o that_o their_o kingdom_n may_v come_v because_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v they_o by_o possession_n and_o further_o that_o their_o will_n may_v be_v do_v see_v their_o