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A59243 Schism dis-arm'd of the defensive weapons, lent it by Doctor Hammond, and the Bishop of Derry by S.W. Sergeant, John, 1622-1707. 1655 (1655) Wing S2589; ESTC R6168 184,828 360

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s_o 12_o in_o his_o reply_n p._n 241._o c._n 2._o s_o 3_o 4_o 5._o s._n 9_o c._n 3._o s_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 23_o 24._o 24._o c._n 3._o s._n 15_o 16_o 17._o s._n 17._o mr._n daille_n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o c._n 3._o s._n 22._o see_v afterward_o part._n 2._o c._n 3._o s._n 25_o c._n 3._o s_o 22_o c._n 4._o s._n 1._o c._n 4_o s._n 2._o c._n 4._o s._n 3._o 3._o c._n 7._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 4._o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o ibid._n c._n 4._o s_o 5_o 6_o 7._o c._n 4._o s._n 7._o act_n 10._o 34_o act_n 15._o 7._o c._n 4._o s._n 7._o c._n 4._o s._n 11._o mark_v 16._o 15._o c._n 4._o s._n 14._o c._n 4._o s._n 6._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n c_o 4._o s._n 8._o cyp._n epist_n 71._o ad_fw-la quint._n aug._n 2._o de_fw-fr bapt._n contra_fw-la donatistas_n c._n 4._o s._n 8._o ibid._n c._n 4._o s._n 8._o c._n 4._o s._n 9_o c._n 4._o s._n 8._o c._n 4._o s._n 7._o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o c._n 4_o s._n 10_o c._n 4._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 10._o c._n 4._o s._n 10._o ibid._n ignat._n ep_n ad_fw-la trall_n c._n 4_o s._n 11._o c._n 4._o s._n 12._o ignat._n epist._n ad_fw-la mariam_n cassobil_n tert._n l._n 3._o carm_n in_o marc._n hieron_n in_o isa._n 52._o &_o l._n de_fw-fr script_n eccles._n in_o clem._n tert-de_a prescript_n c._n 32._o epiph_n haer._n 27._o ruffin_n praef._n lib._n praecognit_fw-la c._n 4._o s._n 11._o c._n 4._o s._n 13._o c._n 4._o s._n 15._o c_o 4._o s_o 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 16._o c._n 4._o s._n 16._o c._n 4._o s._n 17._o c._n 4._o s._n 18_o c._n 4._o s._n 19_o c._n 4._o s._n 20_o c._n 4._o s._n 20._o c._n 4._o s._n 21._o c._n 4._o s._n 21._o c._n 8._o s._n 5._o c._n 5._o s._n 1._o c._n 5._o s._n 2._o c._n 5._o s._n 4._o c._n 5._o s._n 5._o c._n 9_o s._n 9_o c._n 5._o s._n 5._o c._n 5._o s._n 6._o c._n 5._o s._n 7._o c._n 6._o s._n 2_o 3._o c._n 6._o s._n 2._o c._o ●_o s._n 4._o c._n 6._o s._n 5._o c._n 6._o s._n 7._o ibid._n c._n 7._o s._n 9_o c._n 6._o s._n 10._o c._n 6._o s._n 11._o c._n 6._o s._n 12._o c._n 5._o s._n 12._o c._n 7._o s._n 20._o c._n 6._o s._n 13._o ibid._n c._n 6._o s._n 14._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n c._n 6._o s._n 15_o 16._o c._n 6._o s._n 17._o c._n 6._o s._n 18._o ibid._n ibid._n c._n 6._o s._n 19_o ibid._n c._n 6_o s._n 19_o ibid._n c._n 6._o s._n 20._o c._n 6._o s._n 22._o c._n 6._o s._n 23._o c._n 7._o s._n 2_o 3_o 4._o henricus_fw-la in_o assert_v 7._o sacram_fw-la contra_fw-la luth._o art_n 2._o c._n 7._o s._n 20._o c._n 7._o s._n 5._o c._n 7._o s._n 6._o part._n 1._o sect._n 19_o cap._n 7._o sect._n 11._o c._n 7._o s._n 8._o c._n 7._o sect._n 9_o c._n 7._o sect._n 10_o c._o ●_o sect_n 11_o c._n 7._o sect._n ●_o c._n 7._o sect._n 12_o c._n 7_o sect._n 13_o c._n 7_o sect._n ●4_n c._n 7._o sect._n 15._o c._n 7._o sect._n 17_o c._n 7._o s._n 2._o c._n 8._o sect._n 1_o sect._n 2._o sect._n 2._o c._n 8._o s._n 3._o c._n 8._o sect._n 4._o hierom._n contra_fw-la jovinian_a c._n 7._o sect._n 5_o c._n 7._o sect._n 12_o c._n 8._o ●_o 5._o c._n 7._o sect._n 17_o c._n 8._o s._n 5._o c._n 4._o s._n 14._o c._n 8._o s._n 7._o c._n 8._o sect._n 6_o c._n 8._o s._n 7._o c._n 8._o sect._n 8._o c._n 8._o s._n 7._o see_v the_o 21_o art_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n c._n 8._o sect._n 8_o c._n 9_o sect._n 5_o c._n 9_o s._n 1._o ibid._n c._n 9_o s._n 2._o c._n 9_o s._n 6._o c._n 9_o s._n 4._o c._n 9_o s._n 5._o s._n 5._o c._n 9_o s._n 7._o dr._n ham._n c._n 7._o s._n 12._o art_n 31._o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n c._n 10_o s._n 3._o c._n 10._o s._n 3._o c._n 9_o s._n 5._o c._n 7._o s._n 5._o c._n 11_o s._n 1._o c._n 11._o s._n 2._o c._n 11_o s._n 3._o art_n 21_o c._n 9_o s._n 3._o c._n 11._o s._n 5._o c._n 7._o s._n 5._o c._n 11_o s._n 7._o lib._n 5._o num_fw-la 79_o rushworth_n dial._n &_o the_o apol_n for_o tradition_n
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