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A12939 The apologie of Fridericus Staphylus counseller to the late Emperour Ferdinandus, &c. Intreating of the true and right vnderstanding of holy Scripture. Of the translation of the Bible in to the vulgar tongue. Of disagrement in doctrine amonge the protestants. Translated out of Latin in to English by Thomas Stapleton, student in diuinite. Also a discourse of the translatour vppon the doctrine of the protestants vvhich he trieth by the three first founders and fathers thereof, Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, and especially Iohn Caluin.; Apologia. English Staphylus, Fridericus.; Stapleton, Thomas, 1535-1598. 1565 (1565) STC 23230; ESTC S117786 289,974 537

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other_o fol._n 224._o detestable_a doctrine_n off_o caluin_n fol._n 112._o absurdite_n in_o the_o doctrine_n off_o caluin_n fol._n 190._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o confession_n off_o ausgpurg_n resemble_v the_o synod_n off_o the_o arrian_n fol._n 186._o the_o civil_a lutheran_n resemble_v old_a beretike_n fol._n 185._o b._n vniversalite_n antiquite_v and_o consent_v sure_a note_n off_o the_o catholic_a doctrine_n fol._n 144_o confer_v off_o scribture_n be_v no_o certain_a rule_n to_o interpret_v scripture_n fol._n 159._o b._n 160._o what_o the_o communion_n off_o england_n be_v fol._n 205._o that_o we_o receive_v not_o a_o communion_n of_o christ_n body_n poore_v down_o upon_o we_o in_o the_o sacrament_n fol._n 190._o the_o communion_n off_o caluin_n destroy_v the_o necessite_n off_o communicant_n fol._n 191._o b._n people_n need_n not_o resort_v to_o the_o communion_n by_o the_o doctrine_n off_o caluin_n fol._n 198._o b._n 204._o b._n caluins_n doctrine_n about_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n condemn_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n fol._n 198._o exclude_v the_o apostle_n from_o receive_v christ_n in_o the_o last_o supper_n fol._n 199._o exclude_v the_o trial_n that_o s._n paul_n require_v fol._n 201._o caluin_n deni_v scripture_n fol._n 237._o a_o impudent_a folly_n off_o he_o fol._n 238._o he_o furder_v the_o cause_n off_o the_o anabaptiste_n fol._n 240_o he_o avouch_v doctrine_n off_o his_o own_o without_o scripture_n and_o will_v not_o allow_v the_o doctrine_n off_o the_o church_n without_o the_o same_o fol._n 241._o he_o require_v to_o be_v hear_v against_o express_a scripture_n ibidem_fw-la b._n the_o principle_n off_o the_o catholic_a religion_n fol._n 15_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o present_a communion_n from_o the_o first_o fol._n 8._o old_a condemn_a heresy_n renew_v by_o caluin_n in_o the_o doctrine_n off_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n fol._n 222._o contradiction_n in_o the_o doctrine_n off_o caluin_n fol._n 206._o and_o in_o the_o leave_v follow_v caluin_n beli_v holy_a scripture_n fol._n 209._o the_o cause_n off_o contradiction_n in_o caluin_n fol._n 208._o b._n the_o lutheran_n have_v corrupt_v the_o crede_fw-la fol._n 97._o b._n they_o deny_v a_o article_n off_o the_o crede_fw-la fol._n 106._o the_o communion_n off_o the_o protestant_n be_v but_o food_n for_o refection_n fol._n 228._o b._n what_o the_o judge_n off_o present_a controversy_n ought_v to_o be_v fol._n 20._o b._n a_o clear_a example_n off_o debate_v a_o controversy_n fol._n 21._o what_o be_v all_o the_o controversy_n between_o the_o catholic_n and_o the_o protestant_n fol._n 35._o caluin_n teach_v christ_n to_o have_v suffer_v in_o hell_n fol._n 229._o what_o his_o doctrine_n be_v fol._n 233._o b._n off_o the_o civil_a lutheran_n fol._n 182._o b._n the_o difference_n between_o catholic_n and_o heretic_n fol._n 24._o the_o catholic_n have_v the_o word_n off_o god_n no_o less_o than_o the_o protestant_n fol._n 33._o the_o late_a death_n off_o many_o great_a 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