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threthree

A final e dropped: selfe → self, beene → been, hee → he.

Puritas changed it
1,092 times in 272 works
Consistency
93.4% (1,092 of 1,169)
Reach if approved
~1,231 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: three
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,172 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
3 places (not counted against it)

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,092 changes in 272 works, 93.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,092)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
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    Of these threthree lawes here, Imprynt theyr declaration
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    Of these threthree lawes here, Imprynt theyr declaration

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ · Open in the reader

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    … that manner that is comely and beſeeming. This makes knowne it ſelfe in theſe threthree particulars: It muſt be
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    … that manner that is comely and beſeeming. This makes knowne it ſelfe in theſe threthree particulars: It muſt be

    Thomas Hooker · The Pattern of Perfection Exhibited in Gods Image on Adam · p. 95 · Open in the reader

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    … diuers manners to obteyn remiſſion of ſynnes? …o: but becauſe euer… one of theſe threthree neceſſarily foloweth other: remiſſion of ſynnes is commonly aſcribed to any of them. For …
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    … diuers manners to obteyn remiſſion of ſynnes? …o: but becauſe euer… one of theſe threthree neceſſarily foloweth other: remiſſion of ſynnes is commonly aſcribed to any of them. For …

    John Knox · Letter to Lady Mary · Open in the reader

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    … thou doest thy deutye at one of thy benefyces, thou doest no dutye at threthree of thy benefices. Thou semest to be a good manne in one place, and …
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    … thou doest thy deutye at one of thy benefyces, thou doest no dutye at threthree of thy benefices. Thou semest to be a good manne in one place, and …

    Thomas Lever · Sermon Preached at Pauls Cross · Open in the reader

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    … power ſhyne & breoke furth, when by the fyrſt Sermon of S. Peter, there were threthree thou ſande perſons conuerted, & afterward by theyr preachyng many thouſandes were broughte to the …
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    … power ſhyne & breoke furth, when by the fyrſt Sermon of S. Peter, there were threthree thou ſande perſons conuerted, & afterward by theyr preachyng many thouſandes were broughte to the …

    Martin Luther · Exposition of Jeremiah 22 · Open in the reader

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    … wrathe in the tyme of kynge Dauid, diddest …lea with the plague of Pestilence, threthree skore and ten thousand, and yet remēbring thy merci, didst saue the rest, haue …
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    … wrathe in the tyme of kynge Dauid, diddest …lea with the plague of Pestilence, threthree skore and ten thousand, and yet remēbring thy merci, didst saue the rest, haue …

    Thomas Becon · The Flower of Godly Prayers · Open in the reader

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    … of God. So long as we lyue, wee shall neuer be fre from these threthree temptations. Christ our Lord, which hath ouercom them, make vs strong that wee also …
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    … of God. So long as we lyue, wee shall neuer be fre from these threthree temptations. Christ our Lord, which hath ouercom them, make vs strong that wee also …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · Open in the reader

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    … of, for when he hath wrested & wrong all that he can, scarce two or threthree errors haue any shadow of antiquity, & those not in the greatest matters, wheras the …
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    … of, for when he hath wrested & wrong all that he can, scarce two or threthree errors haue any shadow of antiquity, & those not in the greatest matters, wheras the …

    William Fulke · A Retentive to Stay Good Christians · p. 164 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (77)

56 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 47 are listed here. 21 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Answer to the Devilish Detection of the Bishop of Winchester A01752

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    ThreThree ſyllogiſſmoſes fol. lxxx
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    ThreThree ſyllogiſſmoſes fol. lxxx

    Anthony Gilby · Answer to the Devilish Detection of the Bishop of Winchester · Open in the reader

Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites A02738

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    ThreThree syppes are for the hyckock,
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    ThreThree syppes are for the hyckock,

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree thynges I declare, the first are the preceptes morall.
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    ThreThree thynges I declare, the first are the preceptes morall.

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree hoored thousād, good duckates of lawful monye
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    ThreThree hoored thousād, good duckates of lawful monye

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader

Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ A02749

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    ThreThree syppes are for the hyckocke
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    ThreThree syppes are for the hyckocke

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree things I declare, the fyrst are y• preceptes moral
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    ThreThree things I declare, the fyrst are y• preceptes moral

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree hondred thousād, good duckates of lawful money
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    ThreThree hondred thousād, good duckates of lawful money

    John Bale · Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ · Open in the reader

Exhortation of an English Christian unto his Beloved Country A02788

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    ThreThree yonge menne of Sothfolke. 13
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    ThreThree yonge menne of Sothfolke. 13

    John Bale · Exhortation of an English Christian unto his Beloved Country · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree degrees haue the Byble. …5
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    ThreThree degrees haue the Byble. …5

    John Bale · Exhortation of an English Christian unto his Beloved Country · Open in the reader

A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin A02947

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    ThreThree frutes of one aduouterye. 68. a
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    ThreThree frutes of one aduouterye. 68. a

    John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree partes playeih Boner. 45. a 86. a
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    ThreThree partes playeih Boner. 45. a 86. a

    John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader

Works A05537

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    ThreThree Chalmeris Iunit weill and wicht,
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    ThreThree Chalmeris Iunit weill and wicht,

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree ſcore of cubitis hich, and ſax in ſquare
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    ThreThree ſcore of cubitis hich, and ſax in ſquare

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree dayis Iornay, till him it wes
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    ThreThree dayis Iornay, till him it wes

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree heipit Buſchellis wer of ringis found.
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    ThreThree heipit Buſchellis wer of ringis found.

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree thouſand crownis of gold vpon ane nicht.
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    ThreThree thouſand crownis of gold vpon ane nicht.

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier A05548

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    ThreThree Chalmeris Iunit weill and wycht
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    ThreThree Chalmeris Iunit weill and wycht

    David Lindsay · A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree hundreth and fyfty ȝeris
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    ThreThree hundreth and fyfty ȝeris

    David Lindsay · A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree score of cubyts, heycht and saxin square
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    ThreThree score of cubyts, heycht and saxin square

    David Lindsay · A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree cartis mycht sydlingꝭ on thame pas
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    ThreThree cartis mycht sydlingꝭ on thame pas

    David Lindsay · A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree dayis Iornay, tyll hym it wes
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    ThreThree dayis Iornay, tyll hym it wes

    David Lindsay · A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier · Open in the reader

The Relics of Rome A07146

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    … all my paines, & be saued. He said: What masses shoulde they be? She aunswered: ThreThree masses of ye Natiuity of our lord. ThreThree masses of ye Epiphanie of our …
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    … all my paines, & be saued. He said: What masses shoulde they be? She aunswered: ThreThree masses of ye Natiuity of our lord. ThreThree masses of ye Epiphanie of our …

    Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · p. 207 · Open in the reader

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    … masses shoulde they be? She aunswered: ThreThree masses of ye Natiuity of our lord. ThreThree masses of ye Epiphanie of our lord Three of the Purification of our Lady …
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    … masses shoulde they be? She aunswered: ThreThree masses of ye Natiuity of our lord. ThreThree masses of ye Epiphanie of our lord Three of the Purification of our Lady …

    Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · p. 207 · Open in the reader

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    … masses of ye Epiphanie of our lord Three of the Purification of our Lady. ThreThree of the Annūciation of our Lady. ThreThree of the Resurrection of our Lord. ThreThree …
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    … masses of ye Epiphanie of our lord Three of the Purification of our Lady. ThreThree of the Annūciation of our Lady. ThreThree of the Resurrection of our Lord. ThreThree …

    Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · p. 207 · Open in the reader

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    … ThreThree of the Annūciation of our Lady. ThreThree of the Resurrection of our Lord. ThreThree of the ascensiō of our Lord. ThreThree of Penthecost. Three of the Trinitie. ThreThree …
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    … ThreThree of the Annūciation of our Lady. ThreThree of the Resurrection of our Lord. ThreThree of the ascensiō of our Lord. ThreThree of Penthecost. Three of the Trinitie. ThreThree …

    Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · p. 207 · Open in the reader

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    … ThreThree of the Resurrection of our Lord. ThreThree of the ascensiō of our Lord. ThreThree of Penthecost. Three of the Trinitie. ThreThree of the Assūption of our Lady: and …
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    … ThreThree of the Resurrection of our Lord. ThreThree of the ascensiō of our Lord. ThreThree of Penthecost. Three of the Trinitie. ThreThree of the Assūption of our Lady: and …

    Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · p. 207 · Open in the reader

Letter to the True Professors of Christs Gospel A11430

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    … the ſtraungenes of the tounge / the Ieweſh apparel / the fonde noddes / croſſes / beckes & duckes.) ThreThree euels moſte notable and to a Chriſtian conſcience intollerable are there. Firſte their wicked …
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    … the ſtraungenes of the tounge / the Ieweſh apparel / the fonde noddes / croſſes / beckes & duckes.) ThreThree euels moſte notable and to a Chriſtian conſcience intollerable are there. Firſte their wicked …

    Thomas Sampson · Letter to the True Professors of Christs Gospel · Open in the reader

The Account Reckoning and Confession of Faith A15880

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    ThreThree argumentes againſt the bodely preſence of Chriſtes natural bodye in the Supper pag. 45. 46.
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    ThreThree argumentes againſt the bodely preſence of Chriſtes natural bodye in the Supper pag. 45. 46.

    Ulrich Zwingli · The Account Reckoning and Confession of Faith · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree ſortes of ſynnes, one is called ſynne, an other blaſphemye, the thyrd, blaſphemye agaynſte …
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    ThreThree ſortes of ſynnes, one is called ſynne, an other blaſphemye, the thyrd, blaſphemye agaynſte …

    Ulrich Zwingli · The Account Reckoning and Confession of Faith · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree mo ſortes of confeſſion of ſynnes.
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    ThreThree mo ſortes of confeſſion of ſynnes.

    Ulrich Zwingli · The Account Reckoning and Confession of Faith · p. 69 · Open in the reader

A Defense of the Sabbath Day A16567

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    ThreThree things more I haue to add by way of anſwer, vnto this text Col …
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    ThreThree things more I haue to add by way of anſwer, vnto this text Col …

    Theophilus Brabourne · A Defense of the Sabbath Day · p. 362 · Open in the reader

All the Examinations of the Martyr John Bradford A16571

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    ThreThree daies after this was done he was ſente for by the counſell, & biſhoppes, to …
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    ThreThree daies after this was done he was ſente for by the counſell, & biſhoppes, to …

    John Bradford · All the Examinations of the Martyr John Bradford · Open in the reader

Godly Meditations Upon the Lords Prayer A16580

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    4. ThreThree thinges pertaine to hym that muſt be praied vnto, firſt that he haue ſuch …
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    4. ThreThree thinges pertaine to hym that muſt be praied vnto, firſt that he haue ſuch …

    John Bradford · Godly Meditations Upon the Lords Prayer · Open in the reader

The Golden Book of Christian Matrimony A17171

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    ThreThree manner of rytch… …re therin man, the rytches of the mynde, of the body …
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    ThreThree manner of rytch… …re therin man, the rytches of the mynde, of the body …

    Henrich Bullinger · The Golden Book of Christian Matrimony · p. xxxviii · Open in the reader

Defense of the Baptism of Children A17192

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    ThreThree moſte frutefull Dialogues, treatynge vpon the baptiſme of chyldren, very neceſſary to be red …
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    ThreThree moſte frutefull Dialogues, treatynge vpon the baptiſme of chyldren, very neceſſary to be red …

    Henrich Bullinger · Defense of the Baptism of Children · Open in the reader

The Catechism A17610

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    ThreThree maner of ways: the firſte, that we haue fully obtained to be ryghteous ther …
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    ThreThree maner of ways: the firſte, that we haue fully obtained to be ryghteous ther …

    John Calvin · The Catechism · p. 31 · Open in the reader

Thirty-One Epigrams A19663

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    ThreThree ſortes of vayne menne
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    ThreThree ſortes of vayne menne

    Robert Crowley · Thirty-One Epigrams · Open in the reader

A Glimpse of God A30814

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    ThreThree… things I will commend to the conſideration of all perſons concerning Gods threatnings.
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    ThreThree… things I will commend to the conſideration of all perſons concerning Gods threatnings.

    Thomas Byrdall · A Glimpse of God · p. 146 · Open in the reader

The Wonders of the Invisible World A50177

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    … the said Rose ascribed to a strain. But near her Privy parts, they found ThreThree… more, that were smaller than the former. At the end of the long Teat …
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    … the said Rose ascribed to a strain. But near her Privy parts, they found ThreThree… more, that were smaller than the former. At the end of the long Teat …

    Cotton Mather · The Wonders of the Invisible World · p. 79 · Open in the reader

Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 A67927

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    Christes words in callyng Peter a rocke, expounded. ThreThree things to be noted in them. 1.
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    Christes words in callyng Peter a rocke, expounded. ThreThree things to be noted in them. 1.

    John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · Open in the reader

The Vocation of John Bale to the Bishopric A68157

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    … yet cruell Turke / besides all prodigiouse kindes of lecherie and other abhominacions therin committed. ThreThree causes there are / which hath moued me not to expresse thē here. One is …
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    … yet cruell Turke / besides all prodigiouse kindes of lecherie and other abhominacions therin committed. ThreThree causes there are / which hath moued me not to expresse thē here. One is …

    John Bale · The Vocation of John Bale to the Bishopric · p. 46 · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree peoples are in Irelāde in these dayes / prestes / lawers / and kearnes / which will not …
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    ThreThree peoples are in Irelāde in these dayes / prestes / lawers / and kearnes / which will not …

    John Bale · The Vocation of John Bale to the Bishopric · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree causes of omittinge matters .46.
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    ThreThree causes of omittinge matters .46.

    John Bale · The Vocation of John Bale to the Bishopric · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree consideracions & chaunces .2.
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    ThreThree consideracions & chaunces .2.

    John Bale · The Vocation of John Bale to the Bishopric · Open in the reader

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    ThreThree peoples of Irelande .46.
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    ThreThree peoples of Irelande .46.

    John Bale · The Vocation of John Bale to the Bishopric · Open in the reader

Commentaries A68840

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    … whiche were in a manner apt witneſſes of repentaunce, and of a conuerted mynde. ThreThree thynges therfore are mencioned. Firſt when the people had heard this ſermon they lifted …
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    … whiche were in a manner apt witneſſes of repentaunce, and of a conuerted mynde. ThreThree thynges therfore are mencioned. Firſt when the people had heard this ſermon they lifted …

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Commentaries · Open in the reader

A Hundred Sermons on Revelation B11837

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    Here followeth of the inſcription of the piller, of what ſort it ſhalbe. ThreThree thinges chiefly are wrytten in the Sainctes, to witte the name of God, the …
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    Here followeth of the inſcription of the piller, of what ſort it ſhalbe. ThreThree thinges chiefly are wrytten in the Sainctes, to witte the name of God, the …

    Henrich Bullinger · A Hundred Sermons on Revelation · p. 121 · Open in the reader