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A18305 The second part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholicke VVherein the religion established in our Church of England (for the points here handled) is apparently iustified by authoritie of Scripture, and testimonie of the auncient Church, against the vaine cauillations collected by Doctor Bishop seminary priest, as out of other popish writers, so especially out of Bellarmine, and published vnder the name of The marrow and pith of many large volumes, for the oppugning thereof. By Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.; Defence of the Reformed Catholicke of M. W. Perkins. Part 2 Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618. 1607 (1607) STC 49; ESTC S100532 1,359,700 1,255

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ponitur_fw-la &_o incertum_fw-la ●t_z dum_fw-la homines_fw-la this_fw-mi bij_fw-la sunt_fw-la de_fw-la salute_v fortiùs_fw-la agant_fw-la paenitentiam_fw-la &_o magis_fw-la ad_fw-la misericordi●m_fw-la improvocent_fw-la d●um_fw-la that_o that_o be_v say_v who_o know_v if_o god_n will_v turn_v be_v therefore_o set_v down_o uncertain_a and_o doubtful_a that_o while_o man_n be_v doubtful_a of_o their_o safety_n they_o may_v the_o more_o earnest_o repent_v and_o the_o rather_o move_v god_n to_o take_v mercy_n on_o they_o now_o what_o a_o reason_n be_v this_o that_o because_o god_n threaten_a destruction_n to_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n leave_v it_o in_o doubt_n whether_o he_o will_v spare_v they_o that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o earnest_o repent_v and_o call_v for_o mercy_n therefore_o the_o faithful_a and_o godly_a man_n who_o god_n have_v deliver_v from_o everlasting_a destruction_n and_o call_v
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