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ex_fw-la cathedra_fw-la in_o the_o main_a article_n of_o faith_n faith_n math._n 26._o 26._o luk._n 22._o 66_o 66_o math._n 26._o 65._o 65._o ver._n 66._o 66._o math._n 27._o 25._o 25._o though_o it_o be_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o teach_v false_a doctrine_n ex_fw-la cathedra_fw-la yet_o be_v it_o not_o safe_a to_o rely_v upon_o his_o authority_n vide_fw-la lib._n 2._o sect._n 4._o cap._n 6._o parag._n 3._o etc._n etc._n etc._n heb._n 3._o 12._o 3._o 5._o 6._o that_o the_o excessive_a glory_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n argue_v no_o great_a sovereignty_n in_o spiritual_a governor_n since_o christ_n time_n then_o the_o â—_z have_v in_o the_o law_n law_n joh._n 15._o 14._o 15._o wherein_o the_o pope_n sovereignty_n be_v make_v greater-then_a moses_n have_v any_o any_o psal_n 106._o 28._o 28._o cum_fw-la igitur_fw-la oporteret_fw-la dei_fw-la legen_fw-mi in_fw-la edictis_fw-la angelorum_fw-la â—â—erribiliter_fw-la dari_fw-la non_fw-la uni_fw-la homini_fw-la 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11._o exod._n 34._o v_o 1._o 1._o ver._n 10._o 11._o 11._o numb_a 12._o 5._o 6._o 8._o 9_o 9_o mumb._n 16._o 19_o 19_o ver._n 33._o 33._o ver._n 27._o 28._o 28._o deut._n 4._o ver_n 2._o 2._o deut._n 7._o ver_n 17_o 18._o 19_o if_o thou_o say_v in_o thy_o heart_n these_o nation_n be_v more_o than_o i_o how_o can_v i_o cast_v they_o out_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v they_o but_o remember_v what_o thy_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v unto_o pharaoh_n and_o unto_o all_o egypt_n the_o great_a tentation_n which_o thy_o eye_n see_v and_o the_o sign_n and_o wonder_n and_o the_o mighty_a hand_n and_o outstretch_a out_o arm_n whereby_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n bring_v thou_o out_o so_o shall_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n do_v unto_o all_o the_o people_n who_o face_n thou_o fear_v how_o far_o the_o tradition_n exhortation_n or_o instruction_n of_o parent_n do_v steed_n their_o child_n for_o establish_v of_o faith_n faith_n deut._n 11._o v_o 2_o 2_o ver._n 18._o 18._o ver._n 19_o 19_o ver._n 22._o 22._o 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25._o etc._n etc._n etc._n jer._n 30._o 13._o 14._o jer._n 22._o 42._o 43._o etc._n etc._n etc._n deut._n 30._o 1._o nehemiah_n 1._o 7._o 7._o nehe._n 6._o 10._o 11._o that_o the_o company_n of_o prophet_n have_v as_o great_a privilege_n as_o any_o 〈◊〉_d can_v challenge_v that_o the_o people_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o believe_v what_o a_o mayor_n part_n of_o prophet_n determine_v without_o examination_n examination_n de_fw-fr eccles_n milit_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 17._o ad_fw-la primum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d illos_fw-la 400._o prophetas_fw-la manifest_a
christ_n christ_n numb_a 11._o 16._o vid._n 8_o luk._n 10._o v._n 1._o etc._n etc._n etc._n so_o exoduâ—_fw-la 24._o god_n command_v moses_n to_o come_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o mount_n with_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n and_o 70._o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n which_o be_v to_o worship_v a_o far_o off_o while_o moses_n himself_o alone_a go_v near_o unto_o the_o lord_n so_o say_v s._n peter_n god_n cause_v christ_n to_o be_v show_v open_o not_o to_o all_o the_o people_n but_o to_o the_o witness_n choose_v before_o of_o god_n to_o such_o as_o do_v eat_v and_o drink_v with_o he_o after_o he_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a his_o disciple_n aloâ—_n be_v present_a when_o god_n call_v christ_n into_o heavenly_a place_n v_o exod._n 24._o v_o 10._o 11._o 11._o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o great_a prophet_n in_o respect_n of_o moses_n gather_v from_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o moses_n and_o the_o lesser_a prophet_n prophet_n numb_a 12._o v._n 6._o 7._o 8._o 8._o john_n 1._o 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