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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o dominion_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o principality_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o power_n of_o st._n paul_n the_o apostle_n and_o that_o apostle_n do_v no_o more_o assert_v in_o this_o place_n the_o creation_n of_o such_o order_n than_o he_o do_v the_o make_n of_o the_o gnostick_n aeons_n in_o the_o first_o chapter_n to_o the_o hebrew_n where_o he_o affirm_v of_o christ_n that_o he_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o such_o place_n he_o say_v in_o effect_n that_o the_o logos_fw-la be_v the_o true_a principle_n which_o they_o mistake_v in_o their_o notion_n and_o miscall_v by_o other_o name_n though_o they_o be_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o pursuit_n of_o he_o but_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o in_o false_a way_n that_o it_o be_v he_o that_o make_v the_o world_n visible_a and_o intellectual_a by_o what_o name_n soever_o they_o call_v it_o or_o into_o what_o class_n soever_o they_o have_v dispose_v it_o and_o that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o effect_n 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flee_v to_o the_o church_n of_o st._n paul_n and_o st._n peter_n and_o he_o do_v it_o say_v grotius_n 127._o by_o a_o providence_n like_o to_o that_o by_o which_o they_o be_v save_v in_o jerusalem_n who_o have_v keep_v the_o law_n which_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o letter_n thou_o that_o be_v thorah_n the_o law_n write_v on_o their_o forehead_n as_o be_v say_v in_o ezekiel_n they_o go_v out_o of_o babylon_n or_o rome_n to_o the_o holy_a place_n which_o stand_v without_o the_o city_n and_o there_o remain_v in_o undisturbed_a peace_n more_o by_o god_n protection_n than_o the_o gothick_n clemency_n though_o by_o the_o edict_n of_o alarick_n such_o church_n be_v make_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o christian_n 28._o this_o instance_n no_o doubt_n heighten_v the_o veneration_n of_o many_o towards_o the_o martyr_n though_o god_n wrought_v such_o thing_n not_o as_o testimony_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o martyr_n but_o as_o support_v to_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o this_o be_v a_o 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