papistry

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Wessel is the author of a curious piece of writing on divine worship at Stralsund at the period of papistry.

From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew

The suspicion of papistry followed him; and orders were given for his arrest.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

Some said, "Others lopped off the branches of the papistry, but he strikes at the root to destroy the whole."

From John Knox by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo)

At the early period of the Reformation, Dr. Smith of Oxford abjured papistry, with the hope of retaining his professorship, but it was given to Peter Martyr.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Disraeli, Isaac

In 1638 the National Covenant against "papistry" was signed by all classes in Scotland.

From Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. by Defoe, Daniel