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invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o practice_n that_o it_o be_v express_o against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o primitive_a father_n 4_o o_z a_o answer_n to_o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o celibacy_n of_o the_o clergy_n late_o print_v at_o oxford_n 4_o o_z the_o virgin_n mary_n misrepresent_v by_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o the_o tradition_n of_o that_o church_n concern_v her_o life_n and_o glory_n and_o in_o the_o devotion_n pay_v to_o she_o as_o the_o mother_n of_o god._n both_o show_v out_o of_o the_o office_n of_o that_o church_n the_o lesson_n on_o her_o festival_n and_o from_o their_o allow_a author_n reflection_n upon_o the_o â—â—oks_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n in_o order_n to_o establish_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o 3_o part_n 8_o vo_z 〈…〉_z dr._n tenison_n sermon_n of_o discretion_n in_o give_v alms._n 12_o o_o a_o discourse_n concering_n the_o merit_n of_o good_a work_n the_o enthusiasm_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n demonstrate_v in_o some_o observation_n upon_o the_o life_n of_o ignatius_n loyala_n founder_n of_o the_o order_n of_o jesus_n a_o vindication_n of_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o popish_a address_n present_v to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 4_o o_z vid._n 2d_o part_n of_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n england_n de_fw-fr divin_n offic._n c._n 4._o 4._o not._n in_o martyrolog_n rom._n p._n 3._o edit_fw-la paris_n 1645._o 1645._o annal._n add_v a_o 395._o n_o 20._o 20._o hist._n eccl._n l._n 6._o c._n 26._o 26._o ap._n euseb._n praep._n evang._n l._n 3._o c._n 4._o paulo_n post_n princip_n in_o vita_fw-la aedesii_fw-la prope_fw-la fin_n fin_n superstitio_fw-la error_n insanus_fw-la est_fw-la quos_fw-la colit_fw-la violat_a quid_fw-la enim_fw-la interest_n utrum_fw-la deos_fw-la neges_fw-la a_o infame_n epist._n 123._o 123._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr superstitione_n vid._n histoire_n de_fw-fr l'_fw-fr inquisition_n de_fw-mi goa_n chez_fw-fr hortemel_n paris_n 1688_o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la privilegio_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vie_fw-fr de_fw-fr st._n ignac_n lib._n 1._o vid._n orlandin_n hist._n soc._n jesus_n l._n 1._o num_fw-la 9_o etc._n etc._n etc._n ibid._n ibid._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la ignat_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 2._o 2._o bouhour_n l._n 1._o 1._o id._n ibid._n bouhour_n l._n 1._o maffeius_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o vie_n de_fw-fr st._n ignace_n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o bouhour_n l._n 2._o bonaventura_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la fran._n cap._n 3._o id._n cap._n 1._o bouhour_n l._n 3._o id._n l._n 4._o bouhour_n l._n 1._o 1._o ibid._n maffeius_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o bouhour_n l._n 1._o l._n 1._o c._n 3._o 3._o l._n 1._o 1._o cap._n 2._o rome_n 1629._o â—_o vo_z maffeius_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o 3._o hist._n soc._n jesus_n l._n 1._o 1._o lib._n 3._o philostratus_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr apoll._n â—_o â—_o c._n 12._o id._n l._n 3._o c._n 15._o bonaventura_n cap._n 15.6_o 15.6_o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la fr._n cap._n 14._o bussiere_n l._n 2._o c._n 16._o philostrat_v l._n 1._o c._n 15.9_o bonavent_n cap._n 8._o vitelleschi_n cap._n 7._o philostrat_v l._n 1._o c._n 9_o philostrat_v l._n 7._o c._n 6._o bonavent_n cap._n 8._o 8._o l._n 3._o c._n 3._o 3._o cap._n 5._o bouhour_n l._n 2._o id._n l._n 6._o philostr_n l._n 8._o c._n 2._o bouhour_n l._n 1._o id._n l._n 2._o gloria_fw-la s._n ignatii_n rothomagi_n 1630._o cap._n 8._o id._n c._n 14._o ribadeneira_n in_o vit_fw-mi ejus_fw-la philostrat_v l._n 1._o c._n 13._o l._n 7._o l._n 1._o l._n 7._o bonaventur_fw-la c._n 7._o golden_a legend_n fol._n 262._o london_n 1527._o bouhour_n l._n 1._o id._n l._n 6._o gloria_fw-la s._n ignatii_n cap._n 7._o bouhour_n l._n 6._o 6._o vite_fw-la ejus_fw-la per_fw-la jac._n baccium_fw-la romae_fw-la 1645._o bouhour_n l._n 1._o gloria_fw-la s._n ignatii_n cap._n 8._o 8._o bouhour_n l._n 6._o vitelleschi_n c._n 20._o 20._o jac._n baccius_n in_o vit._n ejus_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 19_o vitelleschi_n c._n 19_o bouhour_n l._n 6._o 6._o