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Thus, while those they called Papists ate God without bread, the Lutherans ate God and bread; soon afterwards came the
The Necessity of Atheism David Marshall Brooks
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Papists is that he turned Christian, and became an eminent patron of
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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[347] Such titles the Papists give their schoolmen.
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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This feature does not seem to occur in any of the negotiations of earlier date which touched upon religion, e.g. those connected with the proposed d'Alencon marriage in Elizabeth's reign, while in Acts of Parliament, proclamations, etc., before the Spanish match, Catholics are simply described as Papists or Recusants, and their religion as popish,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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'Don't yo becall Papists!' cried David, fiercely, facing round upon him.
The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885
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-- ` Sir, 'said I, ` I do name no man, nor I am not hither to accuse any, nor none I will accuse; but your Honours do know that in this controversy that hath been, some be called Papists and some
Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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And indeed many are and have been called Papists of late years, whom those very persons who call them so know to be far from being so.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. II. 1634-1716 1823
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As the Papists were the chief objects of public detestation, the rumor which threw the guilt on them was more favorably received by the people.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. David Hume 1743
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Matters, I hear, are all naught in Ireland, and that the Parliament has voted, and the people, that is, the Papists, do cry out against the
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 21: March/April 1662-63 Samuel Pepys 1668
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Parliament has voted, and the people, that is, the Papists, do cry out against the Commissioners sent by the King; so that they say the English interest will be lost there.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1663 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668
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