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lord_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n be_v purpose_v to_o punish_v any_o country_n he_o blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a so_o as_o they_o shall_v either_o neglect_v or_o not_o perceive_v those_o ordinary_a mean_n for_o the_o safety_n thereof_o which_o very_o simple_a man_n or_o babe_n in_o a_o manner_n do_v easy_o foresee_v which_o judgement_n i_o pray_v god_n turn_v far_o away_o and_o long_o from_o this_o and_o all_o other_o true_a christian_a land_n and_o kingdom_n amen_n finis_fw-la exod._n 22._o 28._o 1._o king_n 24._o 1._o x_v 26._o eccle._n 20._o paul_n to_o the_o rom._n 13._o tertul._n in_o apologetico_fw-la tertul._n in_o apologet_n august_n con_fw-mi lit_fw-fr petil._n lib._n 2_o cap._n 48._o chrisost._n de_fw-fr verb._n esa._n vidi_fw-la dominum_fw-la mir._n lib._n 2._o adu_fw-la jovinianum_fw-la numb_a 16_o 2_o sam._n 16_o jude_n 2._o pet._n 2_o annotat._n rhemish_n upon_o the_o 23._o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n a_o letter_n of_o p._n a._n knewstubbe_n gibson_n to_o ed._n cop._n davison_n against_o r._n b._n pag._n 29._o pag._n 29._o pag._n 20._o 20._o refor_n no_o enemy_n b._n 2_o cal._n to_o sadolet_n joach._n camerarius_fw-la phil._n mela._n georg._n maior_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la eius_fw-la whittingham_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o goodman_n book_n knox._fw-la knox_n in_o his_o hist._n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n pag_n 213_o 213_o knox_n pag._n 213._o ibid._n ibid._n knox_n p._n 217_o 217_o knox_n p._n 218_o 218_o knox_n p._n 234_o 234_o knox_n p._n 256_o 256_o knox_n p._n 258._o 258._o knox._fw-la pa._n 2d_o 2d_o hollindshed_n pag_n 366._o knox_n 262_o 262_o knox._fw-la p._n 263_o 263_o thynne_n pag._n 366._o buchanan_n buchanan_n knox_n p._n 265_o 265_o knox_n p._n 268_o 268_o knox_n p._n 272_o 272_o knox_n p._n 274_o 274_o knox_n p._n 27â_n 27â_n knox_n p._n 276_o 276_o knox_n p._n 283_o 283_o knox_n p._n 288_o 288_o knox_n pag._n 298._o 299._o thynne_n 367_o 367_o knox_n p._n 300_o 300_o knox_n p._n 306_o 306_o knox_n p._n 308_o 308_o knox_n p._n 308_o 308_o knox_n p._n 317._o 317._o knox_n p._n 330_o 330_o knox_n p._n 333._o 333._o knox_n p._n 362_o 362_o knox_n p._n 364_o 364_o knox_n p._n 372_o 372_o knox_n p._n 378_o 378_o knox_n p._n 468_o 468_o knox_n p._n 500_o 500_o knox_n p._n 50â_n 50â_n knox_n p._n 216_o knox_n appel_n fol._n 28._o 28._o knox_n app_z 25_o 25_o knox_n to_o the_o commonalty_n s._n 49._o 50_o 50_o ibid._n fol._n 47_o 47_o ibid._n fol._n 55_o 55_o ibid._n fol._n 55_o 55_o knox_n histo_fw-la pag._n 343._o 343._o knox_n appel_n fol._n 33._o 33._o knox_n appel_n foe_fw-mi 28._o 30_o etc._n etc._n etc._n knox_n appel_n fol._n 30_o 30_o knox_n appel_n fol_z 35._o history_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotl._n pa._n 187._o 187._o knox_n histor_n pag._n 372._o 372._o knox_fw-la to_o england_n and_o scot._n fol._n 77._o 77._o knox_fw-la ibid._n folio_fw-la 78._o 78._o buch._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la page_n 61._o 61._o ibid_fw-la pag_n 13._o 13._o ibid._n pag._n 25_o 25_o ibid._n pag._n 58._o 58._o ibid._n pag._n 40._o 40._o ibid._n pag_n 62._o 62._o ibid._n pag._n 70_o 70_o ibid._n pag._n 70_o 70_o buc._n de_fw-fr iur_fw-fr egni_fw-la pag._n 49._o 49._o knox_n appe_n fol._n 26._o 26._o buch._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la pag._n 53._o 53._o ibid._n pag._n 57_o 57_o ibid._n pag._n 57_o 57_o ibid._n pag._n 57_o 57_o ibid._n pag._n 50_o 50_o ibid._n p._n 50._o 55_o 55_o ibid._n pag._n 56_o note_v this_o divinity_n divinity_n ibi_fw-la p._n 56._o 57_o 57_o knox_n hist._n pag._n 502._o 502._o knox_n hist_o pag._n 468._o 468._o knox_n hist._n pag._n â03_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o their_o book_n of_o discipline_n discipline_n knox_n histo_fw-la pag._n 504._o 504._o declaration_n b._n 1._o 2._o 2._o knox_n histo_fw-la pag._n 523._o 523._o ibid._n pa._n 527_o 527_o ibid._n pa_n 531._o 531._o ibid._n pa._n 334_o 334_o knox_n iust._n 534._o 534._o declaration_n b._n 2._o 2._o ibid._n b._n 2._o 2._o ibid._n b._n 2._o 2._o epistola_fw-la 79._o 79._o declaration_n b._n 3._o 3._o declaration_n b._n 1._o 1._o act_n of_o parliament_n ca._n 4._o 4._o ibid._n cap._n 2._o 2._o decl_n a._n 3._o 3._o decl._n b._n 3._o 3._o decl._n b._n 3._o declaration_n 1582._o act_n of_o parliament_n 1584._o cap._n 7._o declara_fw-la 1582_o act_n of_o parl._n 1584._o cap._n 7._o declar._n 1582_o act_n of_o parl._n 1584._o cap._n 7._o 7._o act_n of_o parl._n cap._n 2._o 2._o ibid._n cap._n 20_o 20_o ibid._n cap._n 3._o 3._o ibid._n cap._n 4._o 4._o ibid._n cap._n 7._o 7._o ibid._n cap._n 8._o 8._o ibid._n cap._n 8._o 8._o cap._n 1._o of_o that_o parliament_n etc._n etc._n etc._n declar._n a._n 2._o 2._o thinness_n addition_n to_o hollinshed_n pa._n 446._o d._n a._n a._n archbishop_z of_o saint_n androwes_n letter_n and_o of_o other_o preacher_n preacher_n m._n hutchinsons_n letter_n and_o as_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v depose_v depose_v thinness_n addition_n