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A47617 An answer to the Bishop of Condom's book entituled, An exposition of the doctrin of the Caholick Church, upon matters of coutroversie [sic]. Written originally in French. La Bastide, Marc-Antoine de, ca. 1624-1704, attributed name. 1676 (1676) Wing L100; ESTC R221701 162,768 460

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fundamental_a point_n of_o christian_a religion_n page_n 58._o iii_o the_o bishop_n of_o condom_n second_o general_a proposition_n that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v teach_v that_o religious_a worship_n be_v terminate_v on_o god_n only_o pag._n 69._o second_o part_n iv_o of_o invocation_n of_o saint_n pag._n 67._o v._o of_o image_n and_o relic_n pag._n 109._o third_z part_n vi_o of_o justification_n pag._n 134._o vii_o of_o the_o merit_n of_o work_v pag._n 153._o viii_o of_o satisfaction_n purgatory_n and_o indulgence_n pag._n 156._o four_o part_n ix_o of_o the_o sacrament_n pag._n 171._o baptism_n pag._n 179._o confirmation_n pag._n 191._o pennance_n and_o sacramental_a confession_n pag._n 195._o extreme_a unction_n pag._n 213._o marriage_n pag._n 217._o order_n pag._n 219._o five_o part_n x._o of_o the_o eucharist_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n touch_v the_o real_a presence_n of_o the_o body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o eucharist_n and_o the_o manner_n in_o which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n understand_v these_o word_n this_o be_v my_o body_n pag._n 221_o xi_o a_o explication_n of_o these_o word_n do_v this_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o pa._n 249._o xii_o the_o exposition_n which_o the_o bishop_n of_o condom_n make_v of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o those_o of_o the_o reform_a religion_n upon_o the_o reality_n pag._n 261._o xiii_o of_o transubstantiation_n of_o adoration_n and_o in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o condom_n say_v that_o the_o eucharist_n be_v a_o sign_n pag._n 308._o fourteen_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n p._n 324._o xv._o of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n pag._n 327._o xvi_o the_o bishop_n of_o condom_n reflection_n upon_o the_o precedent_a doctrine_n pa._n 332._o xvii_o the_o communion_n under_o both_o kind_n pa._n 55._o sixth_z part_n xviii_o of_o tradition_n or_o the_o word_n write_v and_o the_o word_n unwritten_a pag_n 355._o xix_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 370_o xx._n the_o judgement_n of_o those_o of_o the_o p._n r._n rel._n upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 389_o xxi_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a chair_n and_o of_o episcopacy_n pa._n 426._o finis_fw-la a_o note_n on_o line_n 17._o pag_n 38._o because_o the_o roman_a creed_n do_v not_o use_v genitum_fw-la twice_o but_o unigenitum_fw-la &_o natum_fw-la i_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o render_v genitum_fw-la and_o natum_fw-la b●th_v by_o one_o english_a word_n nor_o yet_o to_o render_v ex_fw-la patre_fw-la natum_fw-la bear_v of_o the_o father_n for_o we_o say_v in_o the_o apostle_n creed_n bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n nor_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n that_o be_v say_v proper_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n i_o therefore_o have_v say_v bring_v forth_o against_o which_o if_o any_o take_v exception_n i_o declare_v let_v the_o roman_a church_n mean_v what_o she_o will_v by_o natum_fw-la i_o mean_v the_o same_o by_o bring_v forth_o for_o i_o mean_v 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