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sect_n defence_n reg_fw-la &_o relig_n erasm_n albert_n &_o conrade_n wimp_n l._n contr_n swingl_n cocl_n in_o art_n luth_n melancth_v come_v ad_fw-la coloss_n fox_n tom_n 2._o monum_fw-la in_o tyndall_n haer_fw-mi arti_fw-la 3._o artic_a 2_o artic_a 18.19_o fox_n sup_n tynd._n obed_a art_n 18._o goodm_n l._n cont_n monstr_n reg_fw-la mulier_fw-la stowe_n hist_o graft_n hist_o fox_n to_o 2._o mo_z graft_n ult._n h._n 8._o stowe_n hist_o anno_fw-la 1._o edw._n 6._o graft_n &_o stow_z ann._n 1._o mar._n respon_n adm_n parliam_fw-la adm._n parl_n 13._o eliz._n calvin_n instit_n andr._n will_n synop_n papism_n c._n law_n conuoc_fw-la protest_v lond._n 1562._o parl_n 5._o &_o 13._o elizab._n protestant_n english_a doctrine_n against_o a_o common_a wealth_n statut_fw-la in_o parl_n 32._o h_o 8._o c._n 38._o parl._n ed._n 6._o tit_n maryag_n parl._n 1_o elizab._n marriage_n of_o priest_n and_o minister_n how_o much_o against_o a_o commonwealth_n graft_n hist_o a_o 15._o h._n 5._o cambd._n in_o britan._n gen._n 46._o act_n 7._o gen._n 46_o 47._o numer_n cap._n 1._o protestant_n doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o neglect_n of_o abstinence_n and_o fast_v in_o england_n how_o prejudicial_a to_o a_o common_a wealth_n supr_n §_n 2._o resolut_a relig._n part_n 2._o arg._n 74_o 75_o 76_o 77_o 78_o 79_o 80_o 81_o 82._o the_o conformity_n and_o honour_n of_o catholic_a religion_n to_o england_n or_o any_o well_o order_v commonwealth_n stat._n 25._o ed._n 3._o c._n 2_o 5._o ric._n 2._o c._n 5_o stat_fw-la 1._o hen._n 4._o c._n 10._o catal._n reg._n brit._n &_o angl._n fox_n to_o mon._n stowe_n hist_o pontifical_a rom._n â—n_o ord_n sacerd_v part._n 2._o resol_n â—rgum_fw-la 5.6_o â—tat_fw-la in_o parliam_fw-la â—7_n elizab._n c._n 2._o resol_n part_n 2._o â—rgum_fw-la 5.8_o â—ed_a l._n 2.3_o histor_n angl._n fox_n tom_n â—_o monum_fw-la parliam_fw-la 27._o elizab._n sup_v §_o 6._o supr_n septeme_n l._n the_o mâ—_n rib_n &_o rel._n turc_n fran._n aluar._n hist_o ethiop_n belfor_n cosmograph_n l._n 6._o liturg_n ethiop_n to_o 4._o bibliothec._n patr_n osor_n histor_n eman._n l._n 3._o thevet_n l._n 11._o fox_n tom_n 1._o mon._n stowe_n hisâ—_n graft_n histor_n resolut_a relig._n part_n 1._o c._n 14._o d._n edward_n in_o vit_fw-fr s._n tho._n cant._n stowe_n histor_n in_o henr._n 2._o graft_n hist_o sup_v stowe_n in_o k._n john_n caxton_n in_o eod_n hall_n hist_o in_o h._n 5._o fox_n tom_n 1._o &_o 2._o monum_fw-la fox_n to_o 2._o monn_n in_o henr._n 8._o caxt._n histor_n hall_n in_o h._n 5._o stowe_n &_o graft_n in_o henr._n 8._o stow_z hist_o in_o h._n 8._o resol_n relig._n part_n â—_o argum._n 5_o 6_o 7._o bed_n hist_o angl._n l._n 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o math._n westm_n henr._n hunt_n caxt._n hist_o fox_n tom_n 1._o mon._n pantal._n chron._n bed_n hist_o angl._n l._n 3.4.5_o guil._n malme_n l_o gest_n fox_n tom_n 1._o mon._n stowe_n histor_n fox_n tom_n 1._o mon._n fol._n 178._o bed_n l._n 3_o 4_o 5._o hist_o angl._n guil._n malm._n l._n guess_v stowe_n &_o graft_n in_o hist_o henr._n 8._o argum._n 87.88_o 2._o i_o be_v resol_n part._n 2._o resolut_a argum._n 72_o 73_o 74_o 75_o 79.83_o 84_o 85._o fox_n tom_n 2._o mon._n in_o h._n 8._o edw._n 6._o qu._n mary_n parl_n 24_o h._n 8._o c._n 12._o parl_n 25._o c._n 14.20_o parl_n 26._o c._n 1.3.14_o parl_n 27._o c._n 15._o parl_n 31_o e._n 9.14_o parl_n 32._o c._n 15.26_o parl_n 35_o c._n 5._o parl_n 1_o ed._n 6_o c._n 1.2_o parl_n 2.3_o edw._n 6._o c._n 1.21_o parl_n 3.4_o edw._n 6._o c._n 10._o parl_n 5.6_o ed._n 6._o c._n 1.3.13_o parl_n 1._o eliz._n c._n 1._o parl_n 5_o c._n 1.28_o parl_n 13._o c._n 1._o conuoc_fw-la lond._n 1562._o artic_a 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n fox_n tom_n 2._o in_o cranmer_n bed_n l._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o hist_o angl_o admer_n in_o vita_fw-la sancti_fw-la ans_fw-fr guil._n malmesb._n 〈◊〉_d gest_n pont_n angl._n math._n west_n hist_o fox_n tom_n 1._o mon._n part._n 2._o resol_n redig_v argum._n 5.6_o fox_n tom_n 1._o moâ—um_fw-la armar_n syn._n lond._n proâ—_n 1562._o articulâ—_fw-la parliam_fw-la 5._o eliza._n &_o 13._o eliza._n will._n synop_n pap._n council_n flor._n in_o un_fw-fr arm._n council_n trid._n c._n the_o script_n syn._n lond._n prot._n 1562._o art_n 6._o trithem_n l._n script_n zuit_fw-la sen._n bibl·_n sanct_n pantal._n chronol_n stowe_n hist_o a_o 1._o eliza._n parliam_fw-la 1._o eliza._n ca._n 1._o graft_n hist_o a_o 1._o elizab._n casp_n vlenb._n l._n 22_o cause_n rain_n calu._n sleid._n come_v conuoc_fw-la lond._n 1562._o arti_fw-la 6._o parl_n 5._o eliz._n &_o 13._o eli._n fulke_n charke_n hanmer_n andr._n will._n synop._n pap._n rain_n contr_n bell._n whitak_n contr_n campian_n contr._n admâ—nit_fw-la parliam_fw-la parlam_fw-la 1._o eli._n c._n 1_o luther_n tom_fw-mi 2._o germ._n jentac_n fol._n 9_o &_o praefat._n l._n the_o abrog_n miss_v luther_n in_o colloq_fw-la mensal_n fol._n 10._o &_o praefat_fw-la sup_v luther_n tom_fw-mi 1._o germ._n â—entac_fw-la fol._n 4_o colloq_fw-la mensal_n fol._n 158._o &_o 273._o luther_n in_o praefat_fw-la in_o tom_n 1._o germ._n jentacul_fw-la sueton._n in_o vita_fw-la jul._n caesar_n luther_n in_o colloq_fw-la mental_a fol._n 241._o to_o 5._o germ_n foe_fw-mi 141_o eccles_n c._n 10._o c._n 1_o l._n 3._o esdr_n c._n 3._o stowe_n in_o comp._n hist_o in_o aetat_fw-la reg._n angl._n graft_n hist_o tom._n council_n stat._n parl_n reg._n angl._n resol_n relig_n part_n 2._o per_fw-la mult_fw-la arg_fw-mi bernard_n lutâ—_n catalogue_n haeret_fw-la salu._n conduct_n fact_n protest_v in_o council_n trident._n fox_n tom_n 2._o moâ—_n in_o cranm._n latiâ—_n dan._n c._n 9.2_o esa_n 1_o jerem._n 25.29_o stowe_n histor_n in_o he._n 8._o parl_n h._n 8._o levit._n c._n 25.27_o numer_n 36._o jos_n 6._o articul_n &_o can_v pacis_fw-la 1598._o proaem_fw-la articul_fw-la artic_a 1_o 2_o 3._o ait_fw-la 31.32_o