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to_o his_o discourse_n concern_v christ_n satisfaction_n satisfaction_n p._n 33_o psal._n 11._o 3._o 3._o socin_n de_fw-fr author_n s._n script_n cap._n 1._o 1._o de_fw-fr vera_fw-la relig_n l._n 5._o c._n 5._o 5._o cat._n racou._n de_fw-fr scriptura_fw-la cap._n 1._o 1._o institut_n theolog._n lib._n 4._o 4._o a_o brief_a history_n of_o the_o unitarian_n unitarian_n socin_n epist._n 2._o ad_fw-la dudith_n dudith_n explicat_fw-la 5._o mat._n 4â—…_n 4â—…_n ostorodus_fw-la in_o institut_n cap._n 30._o 30._o smalc_n cont_n frantz_n frantz_n bishop_n stillingfleet_n pref._n to_o the_o discourse_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n satisfaction_n consideration_n on_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n p._n 49_o 50._o 50._o eccles._n hist._n l._n 3._o c._n 24._o lib._n 5._o cap._n 8._o 8._o sandius_n de_fw-fr script_n eccles._n eccles._n consideration_n on_o the_o explication_n etc._n etc._n p._n 49._o 49._o preface_n to_o the_o discourse_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n 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cap._n 1._o johan_n johan_n de_fw-fr servatore_fw-la cap._n 6._o 6._o de_fw-fr deo_fw-la &_o attributis_fw-la attributis_fw-la disp._n de_fw-fr repub._n l._n 1._o c._n 11._o 11._o de_fw-fr deo_fw-la &_o attrib_n cap._n 5._o 5._o cap._n 6._o 6._o h._n grotii_n pietas_n ad_fw-la ordines_fw-la holland_n holland_n praelect_v cap._n 2._o 2._o consideration_n on_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n trinity_n crellius_n de_fw-fr deo_fw-la &_o attribute_n cap._n 15._o 15._o commentar_n in_o johan_n 4._o 24._o 24._o comment_fw-fr in_o 1._o epist._n ad_fw-la corinth_n cap._n 15._o v._n 45._o 45._o scripture_n catechism_n chap._n 2._o 2._o sine_fw-la corpore_fw-la ullo_fw-la deum_fw-la vult_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la graeci_fw-la dicunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n l._n 1._o 1._o tractat._n breves_fw-la de_fw-la diversis_fw-la materiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n socin_n in_o catechismo_fw-la catechismo_fw-la cont._n frantz_n disp._n 1._o de_fw-fr trin._n trin._n de_fw-fr deo_fw-la &_o attrib_n cap._n 27._o 27._o institut_n l._n 4._o c._n 13._o 13._o bidle_n scripture-catechism_n chap._n 2._o the_o exception_n of_o mr._n edw._n in_o his_o cause_n of_o atheism_n examine_v p._n 18._o 18._o plin._n nat._n hist._n l._n c._n 7._o 7._o cont._n frantz_n disp._n 1_o and_o 12._o 12._o de_fw-fr deo_fw-la &_o attrib_n cap._n 24._o 24._o cap._n 9_o 11._o 11._o socin_n praelect_v cap._n 8_o 9_o 10._o 10._o praelect_v cap._n 8._o 8._o not._n ad_fw-la disp._n 5._o de_fw-fr deo_fw-la deo_fw-la de_fw-fr deo_fw-la cap._n 18._o 18._o consideration_n on_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n trinity_n the_o trinitarian_n scheme_n of_o religion_n p._n 4._o praelect_v cap._n 8._o 8._o socin_n cont_n wiek_n cap._n 9_o 9_o moscorov_n cont_n smiglecium_n slicht_v cont_n meisnerum_fw-la meisnerum_fw-la a_o letter_n to_o the_o clergy_n of_o both_o university_n p._n 11._o 11._o p._n 5._o 5._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la error_n error_n a_o answer_n to_o a_o letter_n touch_v the_o trinity_n trinity_n a_o postscript_n to_o the_o answer_n to_o a_o letter_n touch_v the_o trinity_n trinity_n letter_n to_o the_o clergy_n of_o both_o university_n p._n 15._o 15._o p._n 24._o 24._o p._n 26._o 26._o of_o worship_v the_o holy_a ghost_n p._n 12._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n naz._n orat_fw-la 32._o 32._o socin_n de_fw-fr seruat_fw-la par_fw-fr 1._o c._n 2_o 3._o 3._o de_fw-fr seruat_fw-la par_fw-fr 3._o c._n 5._o 5._o de_fw-fr v._n r._n l._n 5._o c._n 20._o 20._o praelect_v cap._n 18._o 18._o de_fw-fr christo_fw-la servatore_fw-la par_fw-fr 3._o cap._n 4._o 4._o cat._n racou._n de_fw-fr prophet_n christi_fw-la munere_fw-la munere_fw-la socin_n de_fw-fr seruat_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o c._n 15._o praelect_v cap._n 24._o cat._n racou._n c._n 8._o the_o prophet_n christi_fw-la munere_fw-la item_n de_fw-fr munere_fw-la christi_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la qu._n 8._o 8._o praelect_v theolog._n theolog._n de_fw-fr christo_fw-la seruat_fw-la seruat_fw-la smalc_n de_fw-fr satisfactione_n contr_n smiglec_n cat._n racou._n de_fw-fr prophet_n christi_fw-la mun_n cap._n 8._o crellius_n contr_n grotium_fw-la grotium_fw-la cat._n racou._n cap._n eod_a eod_a theodoret._n de_fw-fr provide_v serm._n 6._o 6._o rom._n 3._o 25._o 1_o john_n 22._o 4._o 10._o 10._o rom._n 5._o 11._o 11._o chap._n 9_o 26._o 10._o 10_o 12._o and_o other_o place_n place_n cont._n frantz_n disp._n 4._o 4._o ibid._n ibid._n disp._n 6._o 6._o homil_n 4._o in_o 1._o johan_n johan_n de_fw-fr morte_fw-la christi_fw-la qu._n 12._o 12._o de_fw-fr servatore_fw-la servatore_fw-la a_o letter_n of_o resolution_n concern_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n p._n 7._o 7._o the_o antitrinitarian_n scheme_n of_o religion_n p._n 18._o 18._o chap._n 6._o and_o 8._o 8._o heb._n 10._o 29._o 29._o prâ—…ct_n cap._n 3._o 3._o instit._fw-la cap._n 1._o 1._o smalc_n contr_n smiglec_n de_fw-fr dei_fw-la filio_fw-la cap._n 7._o 7._o praelect_v cap._n 4._o de_fw-fr christo_fw-la servatore_fw-la par_fw-fr 4._o cap._n 6._o de_fw-fr officio_fw-la viri_fw-la christiani_n cap._n 5._o 5._o volkelius_n the_o