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book_n de_fw-fr canone_o divers_a chapâ—râ—â—_n and_o m._n pemble_v 〈◊〉_d vindicâ—agraâ—iâ—_n p._n 207_o to_o 22â—_n 22â—_n superstâ—us_fw-la mihi_fw-la â—ebâ—r_fw-la videtur_fw-la oprum_fw-la quâ—â—adeâ—_n solicit_v illud_fw-la quoad_fw-la nos_fw-la inâ—uisiver_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d quia_fw-la â—e_n cogitari_fw-la quidem_fw-la protest_v 〈◊〉_d corum_fw-la librerum_fw-la autorilos_fw-la nisi_fw-la quoad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cham._n cham._n matth._n 28._o 20_o &_o 18._o 20._o john_n 15._o 26._o &_o 16._o 13._o 13._o scriptura_fw-la est_fw-la velipsa_fw-la scriptio_fw-la &_o literarum_fw-la per_fw-la lineas_fw-la certas_fw-la victura_fw-la vel_fw-la ipse_fw-la doctrina_fw-la per_fw-la 〈◊〉_d scripturas_fw-la significata_fw-la &_o in_o iis_fw-la literis_fw-la conienta_fw-la scriptione_n fatemur_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la esse_fw-la antiquiorem_fw-la sed_fw-la negamus_fw-la esse_fw-la antiquiorem_fw-la ea_fw-la doctrina_fw-la quae_fw-la significatur_fw-la eascriptione_n chamier_n tom._n 19_o l._n 1._o c._n 22._o 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106_o 107_o why_o they_o fall_v irrecoverable_o l._n 3_o p._n 107_o 108_o they_o be_v malicious_a subtle_a powerful_a l._n 3._o p._n 108_o 109_o 110_o some_o question_n about_o the_o devil_n l._n 3._o p._n 110_o 111_o 112_o 113_o 114_o deuteronomy_n why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o best_o expound_v it_o l._n 1_o p._n 49_o dew_n what_o it_o be_v l._n 3._o p._n 52_o divine_a why_o john_n so_o call_v l._n 1_o p._n 69_o divinity_n that_o it_o be_v l._n 1._o p._n 1_o 2_o what_o it_o be_v l._n 1._o p._n 3_o 4_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o it_o l._n 1_o p._n 2_o 4_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v teach_v l._n 1_o p._n 4_o 5_o how_o to_o be_v learn_v l._n 1._o p._n 5_o the_o excellency_n of_o it_o l._n 1._o p._n 6_o 7_o the_o opposite_n of_o it_o l._n 1._o p._n 6_o dominion_n what_o it_o be_v god_n dominion_n l._n 2._o p._n 52_o 53_o e_o earth_n the_o creation_n of_o it_o be_v a_o great_a work_n l._n 3._o p._n 31_o 32_o it_o be_v firm_a and_o stable_a l._n 3._o p._n 32_o to_o 36_o earthquake_n l._n 3._o p._n 33._o m._n ecclesiaste_n why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o best_o expound_v it_o l._n 1._o p._n 55_o 56_o election_n the_o several_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n and_o how_o it_o be_v define_v l._n 3._o p._n 6_o the_o object_n and_o end_n of_o it_o l._n 3_o p._n 7_o 8_o all_z be_v not_o elect_v l._n 3._o p._n 9_o consectary_n from_o god_n election_n l._n 3._o p._n 11_o 12_o element_n what_o it_o be_v and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o element_n l._n 3_o p._n 31_o 32_o elephant_n whence_o derive_v his_o excellency_n l._n 3._o p._n 82_o 83_o end_n the_o end_n of_o the_o scripture_n l._n 1._o p._n 128_o 129_o ephesus_n a_o famous_a city_n l._n 1_o p._n 73_o who_o best_o expound_v the_o ephesian_n l._n 1._o p._n 73_o 74_o epistle_n why_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o p._n 67_o how_o they_o be_v divide_v and_o who_o best_o expound_v they_o l._n 1_o p._n 70_o 71_o 72_o in_o what_o order_n they_o be_v write_v l._n 1._o p._n 70_o which_o epistle_n be_v doubt_v of_o for_o a_o time_n l._n 1._o p._n 65_o isaiah_n a_o evangelicall_n prophet_n l._n 1._o p._n 57_o how_o often_o quote_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o who_o have_v best_a expound_v it_o l._n 1._o p._n 57_o esther_n why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o have_v best_a expound_v it_o l._n 1_o p._n 52_o 53_o eternal_a god_n be_v eternal_a l._n 2_o p._n 40_o 41_o 42_o 43_o the_o world_n be_v not_o eternal_a l._n 3._o p._n 15_o 16_o 17_o evangelist_n who_o l._n 1._o p._n 68_o how_o they_o agree_v and_o differ_v l._n 1_o p._n 64_o 65_o who_o best_o expound_v they_o l._n 1_o p._n 67_o exodus_fw-la why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o be_v the_o best_a expositor_n on_o it_o l._n 1._o p._n 48_o expositor_n on_o scripture_n who_o be_v the_o best_a among_o the_o jew_n father_n papist_n protestant_n l._n 1._o p._n 183_o to_o 189_o ezekiel_n why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o have_v best_a interpret_v it_o l._n 1_o p._n 58_o ezra_n why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o have_v best_a expound_v it_o l._n 1._o p._n 52_o f_o faithful_a god_n be_v faithful_a l._n 2._o p._n 97_o 98_o 99_o fire_n the_o quality_n of_o that_o element_n l._n 3_o p._n 38_o fish_n their_o nature_n and_o use_n l._n 3_o p._n 75_o 76_o 77_o 80_o 81_o fowl_n their_o nature_n and_o use_n l._n 3_o p._n 78_o 79_o 80_o frost_n what_o it_o be_v l._n 3._o p._n 52_o g_o galatian_n the_o subject_n of_o that_o epistle_n and_o who_o best_o expound_v it_o l._n 1._o p._n 73_o ghost_n the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v god_n l._n 2._o p._n 135_o 136_o glorious_a god_n be_v glorious_a l._n 2_o 110_o to_o 120_o god_n how_o he_o be_v call_v in_o several_a language_n l._n 2._o p._n 1._o m._n the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v necessary_a profitable_a and_o difficult_a l._n 2._o p._n 1_o 2_o we_o know_v god_n three_o way_n and_o there_o be_v a_o threefold_a knowledge_n of_o he_o l._n 2_o p._n 2_o what_o the_o heathen_n know_v of_o god_n l._n 2._o p._n 3_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n l._n 2._o p._n 3_o to_o 16_o what_o god_n be_v l._n 2._o p._n 18_o 19_o how_o the_o word_n god_n be_v take_v in_o scripture_n l._n 2._o p._n 19_o the_o name_n of_o god_n l._n 2._o p._n 19_o 20_o his_o attribute_n what_o they_o be_v l._n 2._o p._n 20_o how_o they_o differ_v from_o property_n and_o what_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o attribute_v they_o to_o god_n l._n 2._o p._n
1._o p._n 74_o preach_a whether_o it_o be_v divine_o inspire_v as_o well_o as_o the_o word_n write_v l._n 1._o p._n 25_o predestination_n what_o it_o be_v l._n 3._o p._n 4_o 5_o prediction_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o scripture_n prediction_n prove_v it_o to_o be_v of_o god_n l._n 1._o p._n 14_o 15_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o prediction_n of_o the_o true_a prophet_n and_o those_o of_o the_o heathen_a l._n 1._o p._n 15_o prescience_n what_o it_o be_v in_o god_n l._n 2_o p._n 67_o property_n of_o the_o scripture_n l._n 1_o p._n 130_o to_o 171_o proverb_n why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o best_o expound_v they_o l._n 1._o p._n 55_o 56_o providence_n that_o there_o be_v a_o providence_n l._n 3._o p._n 125_o what_o providence_n be_v the_o extent_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 125_o 126_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 127_o 128_o the_o degree_n and_o part_n of_o it_o l._n 3_o p_o 128_o 129_o psalm_n how_o call_v and_o divide_v by_o the_o hebrew_n l._n 3._o p._n 54_o 55_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o scripture_n and_o often_o quote_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n ibid._n who_o best_o interpret_v the_o psalm_n ibid._n pure_a the_o scripure_a be_v pure_a and_o holy_a l._n 1._o p._n 136_o 137_o 138_o r_o rain_n what_o it_o be_v the_o usefulness_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 50_o 51_o 52_o rainbow_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o what_o the_o colour_n in_o it_o signify_v l._n 3._o p._n 52_o reading_n all_o be_v command_v to_o read_v the_o scripture_n l._n 1._o p._n 32_o 33_o what_o read_v of_o the_o scripture_n be_v l._n 1._o p._n 35_o 36_o it_o may_v be_v the_o instrument_n of_o regeneration_n ibid._n how_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v read_v l._n 1._o p._n 36_o 37_o the_o papist_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v read_v by_o the_o people_n l._n 1._o p._n 303_o religion_n not_o a_o humane_a invention_n l._n 2._o p._n 131_o reprobation_n what_o and_o the_o object_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 10_o reveal_v god_n reâ—â—aled_v his_o will_n three_o way_n to_o our_o father_n l._n 1_o p._n 7_o 8_o we_o must_v now_o expect_v no_o further_a revelation_n l._n 1._o p._n 65_o revelation_n why_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o p._n 81_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o book_n it_o be_v canonical_a l._n 1._o p._n 81_o difficult_a l._n 1._o p._n 82_o 83_o who_o best_o interpret_v it_o l._n 1._o p._n 83_o river_n their_o original_a and_o use_n l._n 3._o p._n 59_o roman_n that_o epistle_n be_v a_o epitome_n of_o christian_a religion_n l._n 1._o p._n 73_o who_o best_o interpret_v it_o ibid._n how_o we_o may_v most_o profitable_o read_v it_o l._n 3._o p._n 11_o rule_n the_o scripture_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n l._n 1._o p._n 132_o 133_o 134_o ruth_n why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o best_o expound_v it_o l._n 1._o p._n 50_o s_o samuel_n why_o so_o call_v and_o who_o best_o expound_v both_o book_n l._n 1._o p._n 50_o 51_o scripture_n the_o rule_n of_o divinity_n l._n 1._o p_o 7_o the_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n l._n 1_o p._n 132_o 133_o 134_o why_o it_o be_v call_v scripture_n and_o the_o divers_a epithet_n give_v to_o it_o l._n 1._o p._n 8_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n l._n 1._o p._n 8_o to_o 25_o the_o description_n of_o scripture_n l._n 1._o p._n 11_o it_o be_v no_o device_n of_o man_n brain_n l._n 1._o p._n 25_o it_o have_v its_o authority_n from_o itself_o not_o the_o church_n l._n 1._o p._n 25_o to_o 31_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v read_v by_o the_o common_a people_n l._n 1._o p._n 30_o to_o 35_o it_o cross_v humane_a wisdom_n l._n 2._o p._n 14_o who_o contemn_v and_o unreverent_o handle_v the_o scripture_n l._n 1._o p._n 39_o 40_o 41_o what_o part_n of_o scripture_n have_v be_v question_v l._n 1._o p._n 65_o 66_o 75_o 79_o 80_o some_o title_n and_o subscription_n be_v not_o part_v of_o scripture_n p._n 66_o whether_o any_o book_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v lose_v l._n 1._o p._n 116_o 117_o sea_n the_o largeness_n and_o usefulness_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p_o 60_o to_o 63_o sense_n of_o scripture_n what_o 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l._n 1._o p._n 62_o 63_o the_o book_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n how_o divide_v l._n 1._o p._n 45_o 47_o the_o new_a testament_n how_o divide_v and_o who_o best_o expound_v it_o l._n 1._o p._n 62_o the_o number_n of_o the_o book_n both_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n l._n 1._o p._n 46_o theology_n what_o it_o be_v l._n 1._o p._n 2_o thessalonica_n the_o chief_a city_n in_o macedonia_n l._n 1._o p._n 74_o who_o best_o interpret_v the_o thessalonian_n ibid._n thunder_z what_o it_o be_v l._n 3._o p._n 45_o a_o great_a work_n of_o god_n and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o l._n 3._o p._n 45_o 46_o 47_o timothy_n what_o it_o signify_v who_o best_o interpret_v both_o the_o epistle_n l._n 1._o p_o 74_o titus_n what_o it_o signify_v like_o the_o first_o to_o timothy_n who_o best_o expound_v it_o ibid._n tradition_n what_o they_o signify_v l._n 1._o p._n 150_o 151_o 153_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o they_o p._n 155_o reason_n against_o the_o popish_a tradition_n l._n 1._o p._n 153_o 154_o the_o papist_n argument_n for_o tradition_n answer_v l._n 1_o p._n 158_o 159_o 160_o translate_v the_o scripture_n ought_v to_o be_v translate_v into_o vulgar_a tongue_n l._n 1._o p._n 33_o 34_o vulgar_a translation_n be_v very_o faulty_a l._n 1._o p._n 122_o 123_o 124_o tree_n their_o nature_n and_o usefulness_n l._n 3._o p._n 68_o to_o 71_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a why_o so_o call_v l._n 3._o p._n 122_o 123_o trinity_n there_o be_v three_o distinct_a person_n in_o the_o trinity_n l._n 2_o p._n 126_o to_o 132_o true_a the_o scripture_n be_v true_a and_o certain_a l._n 1._o p._n 131_o 132_o god_n be_v true_a l._n 2._o p._n 94_o 95_o 96_o 97_o five_o version_n the_o several_a version_n of_o scripture_n l._n 1._o p._n 94_o 95_o 96_o virtue_n what_o in_o god_n and_o man_n l._n 2._o p._n 78_o 79_o vulgar_a whether_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a be_v authentical_a l._n 1._o p._n 122_o 123_o it_o be_v very_o faulty_a l._n 1._o p._n 123_o to_o 127_o w_n 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against_o uâ—ineglory_n and_o therein_o seek_v it_o themselves_o there_o be_v lumina_fw-la orationis_fw-la in_o the_o sermon_n of_o the_o prophet_n which_o surpass_v the_o eloquence_n of_o all_o the_o heathen_a heathen_a augustine_n be_v so_o delight_v with_o the_o oratory_n of_o ambrose_n that_o he_o contemn_v the_o scripture_n as_o neither_o learned_a nor_o eloquent_a enough_o yet_o afterward_o when_o he_o see_v his_o own_o shallowness_n he_o admire_v the_o profundity_n of_o god_n holy_a oracle_n and_o hold_v the_o stile_n of_o they_o very_o venerable_a venerable_a licet_fw-la tam_fw-la verba_fw-la quam_fw-la res_fw-la amanuensibus_fw-la suis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la s._n dictavit_fw-la attemperavit_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o se_fw-la cujusque_fw-la amaâ—â—â—is_fw-la stylo_fw-la &_o cujâ—s_fw-la que_fw-la saeculi_fw-la dialecto_fw-la unde_fw-la alius_fw-la est_fw-la jesaiae_fw-la alâ—us_fw-la amosi_fw-la stilus_fw-la alia_fw-la mosis_fw-la alia_fw-la jobi_fw-la alia_fw-la davidis_fw-la alia_fw-la ezraei_fw-la haggaei_n danielis_fw-la etc._n etc._n dialâ—ctus_fw-la amama_n antibarb_n bibl._n l._n 3._o 3._o hoc_fw-la ego_fw-la ingenuè_fw-fr profiteor_fw-la caput_fw-la illud_fw-la 53._o esa._n ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la christianam_fw-la mâ—_n adduxisse_fw-la johan_n isaac_n contra_fw-la lindan_n austin_n hear_v a_o supernatural_a voice_n say_v tolle_o league_n tolle_fw-la lege_fw-la he_o first_o fall_v upon_o that_o place_n rom._n 13._o 12_o 13._o 13._o scriptura_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la absque_fw-la probatione_fw-la omne_fw-la dicit_fw-la &_o affirmat_fw-la in_fw-la aliis_fw-la libris_fw-la probantur_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la ibi_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la per_fw-la rationes_fw-la &_o argumentationes_fw-la biblia_fw-la affirmant_fw-la deum_fw-la creasse_n coelum_fw-la &_o terram_fw-la affirmaâ—_n mundum_fw-la habuisse_fw-la principium_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la probat_fw-la hoc_fw-la significat_fw-la illum_fw-la qui_fw-la lâ—quitur_fw-la in_o bibliis_fw-la &_o dicit_fw-la iâ—ta_fw-la 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nature_n total_o cross_v if_o not_o contradict_v contradict_v there_o be_v six_o
authority_n ch._n 1._o v_o 1â—_n aâ—te_fw-la legem_fw-la datomsto_fw-la uâ—sse_fw-la saâ—â—s_fw-la inde_fw-la videtur_fw-la constare_fw-la quod_fw-la vir_fw-la â—b_fw-la justitiam_fw-la atque_fw-la pietatem_fw-la incomparabil_n 〈◊〉_d victimas_fw-la fi_fw-la iorum_fw-la nomine_fw-la toties_fw-la obtulerit_fw-la seldenus_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ibid._n opud_fw-la clarissimâ—m_fw-la selderum_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la &_o gentium_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 7_o est_fw-la liâ—er_fw-la iste_fw-la jobi_fw-la omnium_fw-la sacrorum_fw-la librerum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la qui_fw-la nâ—n_fw-la mâ—do_fw-la theologum_fw-la verum_fw-la ettam_fw-la hebraeae_fw-la chaldaiâ—aeque_fw-la linguae_fw-la poetice_n dialectice_n rhetorices_fw-la astrâ—omiae_n physices_fw-la denique_fw-la bene_fw-la peritum_fw-la interpretem_fw-la requirat_fw-la beza_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la exposit_n merc._n libre_fw-la psalmorum_fw-la complectitur_fw-la quicquid_fw-la utile_fw-la 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est_fw-la autem_fw-la haec_fw-la generalis_fw-la totius_fw-la libri_fw-la inscriptio_fw-la libri_fw-la argumentum_fw-la scriptorem_fw-la que_fw-la expenens_fw-la argumenium_n est_fw-fr epithalamium_n excel_v nâ—issimum_fw-la sive_fw-la connubiale_fw-la canticum_fw-la quo_fw-la schelâ—â—o_fw-la decantâ—vit_fw-la sacram_fw-la illam_fw-la augustissimam_fw-la &_o beaâ—issimam_fw-la desponsationem_fw-la conjunctionemque_fw-la christi_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la junius_n junius_n learned_a man_n conclude_v from_o 2_o king_n 13._o 15._o that_o jonah_n prophesy_v first_o of_o all_o the_o 16_o prophet_n doctor_n hill_n in_o a_o sermon_n on_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n host_n jeshagneia_n quasi_fw-la dicas_fw-la salua_fw-la domini_fw-la vel_fw-la dei_fw-la quòd_fw-la prae_fw-la caeteris_fw-la plenus_fw-la fit_a vivificarum_fw-la consolationum_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la propheâ—a_fw-la dicendus_fw-la fit_a quam_fw-la evangelista_n hieron_n praesat_fw-la in_o isaiam_fw-la quicquid_fw-la de_fw-la 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the_o temple_n temple_n zechareiah_n memoria_fw-la domini_fw-la fortassis_fw-la quia_fw-la peâ—ipsum_fw-la deus_fw-la svi_fw-la memoriam_fw-la populo_fw-la svo_fw-la refricare_fw-la volaerit_fw-la &_o testarise_v ipsum_fw-la quoque_fw-la meminisse_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la aut_fw-la quia_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la domino_fw-la charus_fw-la extitit_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la in_o recenâ—i_fw-la memoria_fw-la memoria_fw-la lingua_fw-la graeca_n tunc_fw-la temporis_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la tertarum_fw-la maxim_n erat_fw-la communis_fw-la quam_fw-la tamen_fw-la ob_fw-la ebraismorum_fw-la mixturam_fw-la eruditi_fw-la hellenisticam_fw-la quod_fw-la ea_fw-la judaei_n hellenistae_fw-la uterentur_fw-la vocare_fw-la amant_fw-fr amama_n antibarb_n bib._n l._n 1_o c._n 1._o mayerus_n vide_fw-la salmasium_n de_fw-fr hellenistica_n hellenistica_n qui_fw-la dubitat_fw-la slylum_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la esse_fw-la hellenisticum_fw-la be_v scepticum_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la agere_fw-la in_o philologia_fw-la sacra_fw-la â—_o e_o dubitare_fw-la de_fw-la ea_fw-la re_fw-la quae_fw-la notissima_fw-la omnibus_fw-la qui_fw-la stylum_fw-la lxx._n interpretum_fw-la &_o evangelistarum_fw-la ac_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la transennam_fw-la aspexerunt_fw-la ac_fw-la cum_fw-la stylo_fw-la purè_fw-la graeco_fw-la coâ—ulerunt_fw-la mayerus_n mayerus_n walterus_n in_o officina_fw-la biblica_fw-la graeca_n leguntur_fw-la in_o ominibus_fw-la ferè_fw-la gentibus_fw-la latina_n suis_fw-la finibus_fw-la exiguis_fw-la sauè_fw-fr continentur_fw-la rivet_n isagog_n ad_fw-la scrip._n sac._n c._n 8._o 8._o memorabilis_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la lingua_fw-la qua_fw-la evangelium_fw-la matthaei_n ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la conscriptum_fw-la est_fw-la controversia_fw-la quidam_fw-la enim_fw-la hebraeam_fw-la alii_fw-la grâ—cam_fw-la esse_fw-la contendunt_fw-la ac_fw-la prio_fw-la quidem_fw-la sementia_fw-la si_fw-la plurium_fw-la auctorum_fw-la câ—nsensum_fw-la spectenâ—_n râ—mas_fw-la obtinet_fw-la sin_n verò_fw-la rei_fw-la veritatem_fw-la posterior_n amplâ—ctenda_fw-la uâ—_n examen_fw-la de_fw-la monstrabiâ—_n gomarus_n de_fw-fr evangelio_n matthaei_n casetanus_n initio_fw-la suorum_fw-la commentariorum_fw-la 〈…〉_z evangelium_fw-la matibaei_n non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la scriptum_fw-la hebraicè_fw-la argumento_fw-la non_fw-la impto_fw-la ab_fw-la interpretatione_n vocuâ—_n hebraicarum_n ut_fw-la capite_fw-la primo_fw-la emanuel_n quod_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la interpreteris_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la deus_fw-la matth._n c._n 27._o 46._o non_fw-la poterat_fw-la n._n
hebraica_n iditio_fw-la â—ic_fw-la interpretari_fw-la interpretari_fw-la in_o exod._n 24._o v_o 8._o 8._o sixtus_n senensis_n say_v express_o that_o mark_n write_v in_o greek_a bibl._n sanct._n l._n 1._o 1._o lingua_fw-la syriaca_fw-la seruatori_fw-la nostro_fw-la &_o apostolis_n vernacula_fw-la suit_n de_fw-fr dievuâ—de_fw-fr whitakeri_fw-la controversiam_fw-la primam_fw-la de_fw-la scripture_n quaestionis_fw-la secundae_fw-la capite_fw-la quinto_fw-la cum_fw-la legimus_fw-la in_o actibus_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la pâ—ulum_fw-la allocuâ—um_fw-la esse_fw-la judaeos_fw-la cap._n â—1_n 40._o lingua_fw-la hebraea_n intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr hebraica_n lingua_fw-la quae_fw-la tunc_fw-la inusu_fw-la erat_fw-la apud_fw-la judaeos_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la syriaca_fw-la no_o &_o dominus_fw-la noster_fw-la ea_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la apparet_fw-la ex_fw-la omibus_fw-la locis_fw-la evangeliorum_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la aliquid_fw-la prolocutus_fw-la est_fw-la lingua_fw-la vernacula_fw-la salmasiâ—â—_n de_fw-fr hellenistica_n ad_fw-la quartam_fw-la quaestionem_fw-la quaestionem_fw-la sunt_fw-la sane_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la quo_fw-la nunc_fw-la utimur_fw-la volumine_fw-la libri_fw-la aliquor_n non_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la pariter_fw-la recepti_fw-la ut_fw-la petri_n altera_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la jacobi_n est_fw-la &_o judae_n dvae_fw-la sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la johannis_n presbyteri_fw-la apocalypst_n &_o ad_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la epistola_fw-la sed_fw-la ita_fw-la tamin_z ut_fw-la à _fw-la multis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la sâ—â—tagniti_fw-la grotius_n lib._n 3._o de_fw-la verit_fw-la relig._n christ._n p._n 143._o vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ibid._n the_o book_n of_o esther_n and_o canticle_n be_v doubt_v of_o by_o some_o vide_fw-la bellarminum_fw-la de_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 17_o 18_o 19_o john_n 8._o 8._o vide_fw-la calvinum_fw-la in_o loc_n &_o chamieri_n tomum_fw-la primum_fw-la l._n 12._o c._n 7._o saepe_fw-la falsissimae_fw-la sunt_fw-la 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caepta_fw-la à _fw-la lysero_fw-la fideliter_fw-la continuata_fw-la &_o à _fw-fr gerhardo_n dexteritate_fw-la &_o fideluate_fw-la pari_fw-la consummata_fw-la ex_fw-la poâ—ificiis_n jansenius_n ex_fw-la calvinianis_n calvinus_n waltheri_fw-la officina_fw-la biblic_a biblic_a in_o chronica_fw-la vide_fw-la seldenum_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 12._o lib._n 2_o c._n 24._o 24._o lib._n 3._o c._n 1._o 1._o tertullian_n call_v matthew_n fidelissimum_fw-la evangelii_n commentatorem_fw-la de_fw-fr serie_fw-la annorum_fw-la quibus_fw-la scripti_fw-la sunt_fw-la libri_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la curiosum_fw-la animosè_fw-la contendere_fw-la tamen_fw-la video_fw-la apud_fw-la veteres_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la unam_fw-la candemque_fw-la sententiaus_fw-la chamierus_n vide_fw-la sixti_fw-la senensis_fw-la bibliothecam_fw-la sanctam_fw-la walthern_n in_o â—ffic_n in_o a_o biblica_fw-la john_n in_o his_o epistle_n be_v a_o apostle_n in_o his_o apocalypse_n a_o prophet_n in_o his_o gospel_n a_o evangelist_n in_o his_o gospel_n he_o write_v more_o express_o than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o deity_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o the_o revelation_n of_o the_o come_n of_o antichrist_n antichrist_n acta_fw-la apostostolorum_fw-mi sunt_fw-la chronica_fw-la quaedam_fw-la primae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la in_o novo_fw-la testamento_fw-la sic_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la res_fw-la primis_fw-la ecclesiâ—_n christianae_n temporibus_fw-la maximè_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n gestas_fw-la deseribunt_fw-la martinius_n in_o memoriali_fw-la biblico_fw-la in_o st._n paul_n epistle_n this_o order_n be_v keep_v those_o epistle_n be_v set_v first_o which_o be_v write_v to_o whole_a church_n and_o then_o those_o which_o be_v write_v to_o particular_a person_n in_o both_o these_o sort_v the_o compiler_n of_o they_o seem_v manifest_o to_o have_v have_v respect_n of_o set_v the_o epistle_n in_o order_n according_a to_o their_o length_n cartw._n ordo_fw-la epistolarum_fw-la paulinarum_fw-la respectu_fw-la scriptio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d alius_fw-la est_fw-la qâ—am_fw-la respectu_fw-la positionâ—s_fw-la in_o bibliis_fw-la waltherus_n in_o officina_fw-la biblicâ—_n ludâ—vicus_n capellus_fw-la historia_fw-la apostolica_fw-la illustrata_fw-la chap._n 16._o v._n 15_o &_o 18._o capellus_fw-la ibid._n act_n 20_o 2._o capellus_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la capelli_n historia_fw-la apostolica_fw-la illustrata_fw-la illustrata_fw-la the_o city_n of_o corinth_n be_v a_o famous_a metropolis_n in_o achaia_n notable_a for_o wisdom_n one_o of_o the_o seven_o wise_a man_n be_v celebrate_v for_o a_o corinthian_a tully_n call_v it_o lumen_fw-la graeciae_fw-la graeciae_fw-la it_o be_v famous_a also_o for_o riches_n and_o merchandise_n and_o for_o pride_n luxury_n lust_n whence_o the_o proverb_n non_fw-la cuivis_fw-la homini_fw-la cont_v it_o â—dire_fw-la corinthum_n lâ—is_n there_o ask_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n of_o demosthenes_n for_o a_o night_n lodging_n with_o she_o he_o answer_v 〈…〉_z tanti_fw-la â—oenitere_fw-la â—oenitere_fw-la act_n 1â—_n &_o 20._o 16_o 17._o 17._o 〈…〉_z 5._o ephes._n 1â—_n see_v phil._n 4._o 16._o 16._o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d honoro_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deus_fw-la q._n d._n cultor_fw-la dei_fw-la vel_fw-la honorans_fw-la deum_fw-la sic_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magni_fw-la aestimo_fw-la in_fw-la pretio_fw-la habeo_fw-la honorâ—_fw-la pasor_n pasor_n plena_fw-la roboris_fw-la &_o lacertorum_fw-la est_fw-la tota_fw-la epistola_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la ejus_fw-la verbis_fw-la â—irifiea_fw-la quâ—dam_fw-la argumentandi_fw-la vis_fw-la latet_fw-la recondita_fw-la scultetus_n scultetus_n duplex_fw-la dubitatio_fw-la de_fw-la hac_fw-la epistola_fw-la suis_fw-la unâ—_n de_fw-fr auctere_fw-la altera_fw-la de_fw-la authoritate_fw-la ejus_fw-la bellarm._n l._n 1._o de_fw-la verbo_fw-la deit_n c._n 17._o vide_fw-la drusium_n all_o titulum_fw-la ad_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la de_fw-fr fide_fw-la est_fw-la epistolam_fw-la ad_fw-la hobraeos_fw-la esse_fw-la scripturam_fw-la canonicam_fw-la cornel._n a_o lap._n dr._n fulke_n against_o martin_n multo_fw-la facilius_fw-la dicere_fw-la quis_fw-la istiâ—s_fw-la epistolae_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la author_n quam_fw-la quis_fw-la sit_fw-la author_n cameron_n tomo_fw-la tertio_fw-la praelect_a in_o epist._n ad_fw-la heb._n ubi_fw-la multis_fw-la rationibus_fw-la probare_fw-la conatur_fw-la paulum_fw-la non_fw-la suisse_fw-la illius_fw-la autorem_fw-la autorem_fw-la 〈…〉_z suum_fw-la invisum_fw-la hebraeit_n esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la jam_fw-la conversis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la prae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d legem_fw-la â—â—terem_fw-la esse_fw-la 〈…〉_z cujus_fw-la legis_fw-la illi_fw-la 〈…〉_z dei_fw-la c._n 17._o vide_fw-la bezam_n in_o 〈◊〉_d illum_fw-la epistole_n 〈◊〉_d apostoli_fw-la ad_fw-la hebreâ—_n 〈…〉_z sunt_fw-la in_o hâ—c_fw-la epistola_fw-la quae_fw-la alibi_fw-la apud_fw-la 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sunt_fw-la &_o ista_fw-la inscriptione_n â—_o 〈…〉_z rivetus_n in_o catholicâ—_n orthodoâ—â—_n hieron_n epist._n fam._n m._n pemble_n on_o justification_n sect_n 6._o c._n 1._o 1._o this_o may_v be_v seeâ—_n in_o the_o harmony_n of_o confession_n confession_n riveti_n jesuit_n a_o vapulans_fw-la c._n 9_o waltherus_n in_o officina_fw-la biblica_fw-la sect._n 281._o waltherus_n also_o in_o oâ—ficina_fw-la biblica_fw-la hold_v it_o canonical_a canonical_a rainoldus_n de_fw-fr lib._n apoc._n tomo_fw-la primo_fw-la praelect_a quarta_fw-la vide_fw-la etium_fw-la praelectionem_fw-la tertiam_fw-la tertiam_fw-la as_o eusebius_n and_o jerome_n witness_n ch._n 1._o v_o 1â—_n 13._o eusebius_n l._n 2_o 24._o &_o 3._o 21._o zanchy_a have_v do_v well_o on_o the_o first_o epistle_n calvin_n on_o all_o three_o irenaeus_n tertullian_n athanasius_n vide_fw-la euseb._n l._n 2._o c._n 23._o l._n 3._o c._n 22._o erasm._n in_o annoâ—_n it_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o canonical_a book_n and_o cite_v by_o athanasius_n tertullian_n cyprian_n origen_n jerome_n under_o judes_n name_n
john_n neither_o in_o his_o epistle_n nor_o revelation_n call_v himself_o a_o apostle_n apostle_n voco_fw-la iste_fw-la libre_fw-la apocalypsis_n seu_fw-la revelationis_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la continentur_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la deus_fw-la revelavit_fw-la joanni_n &_o joannes_n ecclesiae_fw-la ludou._n de_fw-fr tena_n sextus_n senensis_fw-la idem_fw-la ferè_fw-la habet_fw-la bibliothecae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la l._n 7._o apocalypsis_n johannis_n tot_fw-la habet_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la quot_fw-la verba_fw-la hieron_n 2._o epist_n fam._n lib._n 2._o epist_n 1._o nomen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d testae_fw-la â—_o hieronymo_n soli_fw-la scripturae_fw-la est_fw-la proprium_fw-la &_o apud_fw-la ethuicos_fw-la non_fw-la usitatum_fw-la sonat_fw-la revelationem_fw-la earum_fw-la rerum_fw-la quae_fw-la prius_fw-la non_fw-la quidem_fw-la deo_fw-la nobis_fw-la autem_fw-la occultae_fw-la &_o minus_fw-la manifestae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la peculiare_n est_fw-fr johanni_n prae_fw-la reliquis_fw-la librorum_fw-la n._n t._n scriptoribus_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la vocare_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conser_fw-fr joh._n 1._o 1._o &_o 14._o jam_fw-la verò_fw-la eandem_fw-la appellationem_fw-la tribuit_fw-la filio_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la libro_fw-la apoc._n 19_o v_o 13._o gerhardus_fw-la waltherus_n vide_fw-la bezae_fw-la prolegomena_n in_o apocalypsin_n non_fw-la illud_fw-la receptum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la verbis_fw-la apocal._n c._n 20._o colligerunt_fw-la chiliastae_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiâ—_n explâ—si_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la haeretici_fw-la sanctos_fw-la nempe_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la regnaturos_fw-la anniâ—mille_fw-fr râ—inold_n de_fw-fr lib._n apoc._n tomo_fw-la 2._o 2._o mr._n selden_n of_o tithe_n c._n 1._o &_o bodin_n meth_n hist._n see_v broughtâ—n_n on_o apoc._n p._n 244._o apocalypsin_n johannis_n commentationibus_fw-la inâ—actam_fw-la se_fw-la relinquere_fw-la sateâ—â—â—_n lutherus_n quod_fw-la dubis_fw-la sit_fw-la interpretationis_fw-la &_o arcani_fw-la sensus_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la eâ—si_fw-la periculum_fw-la svi_fw-la multi_fw-la hactenus_fw-la feceriâ—s_fw-la nihil_fw-la corti_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o â—edium_fw-la protulisse_fw-la zephyrus_n mr_n perkins_n on_o the_o first_o three_o chapter_n consectary_n from_o the_o book_n of_o scripture_n see_v luke_n 1._o 69_o 70._o act_n â—_o 1â—_n &_o 10._o 43._o totum_fw-la vetus_fw-la testamentum_fw-la rejiciebant_fw-la manichaei_n tanquam_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la malo_fw-la profectum_fw-la duâ—s_fw-fr n._n iâ—â—i_fw-la deos_fw-la 〈◊〉_d fingebant_fw-la quoruâ—_fw-la unâ—s_fw-la bone_fw-la maâ—â—s_fw-la alter_fw-la esset_fw-la whitakerus_n de_fw-fr scripture_n stephen_n act_v 7._o 42._o cite_v a_o book_n of_o the_o 12_o lesser_a prophet_n and_o so_o confirm_v the_o authority_n of_o they_o all_o be_v in_o one_o volume_n luke_n 16._o 19_o vide_fw-la whitakeri_fw-la controver_n 1._o quaest_n 3._o cap._n 3._o pag._n 210._o 210._o the_o history_n of_o susanna_n dan._n 13._o and_o bel_n cap._n 14._o and_o the_o song_n of_o the_o three_o child_n dan._n 3._o of_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la or_o obscure_a write_n now_o extant_a in_o greek_a the_o apocrypha_fw-la book_n be_v either_o pure_a as_o syrach_n wisdom_n baruch_n the_o first_o book_n of_o maccabee_n and_o the_o prayer_n of_o manasses_n or_o more_o impure_a as_o the_o rest_n toby_z judith_n the_o second_o of_o maccabee_n the_o supplement_n of_o hester_n and_o daniel_n sâ—e_fw-fr mr._n lightfoot_n on_o luke_n 1._o 17._o p._n 5._o &_o 6._o act_n â—_o 1._o &_o 9_o 29._o &_o 11._o 20._o solebant_fw-la pveri_fw-la praeparari_fw-la &_o excoli_fw-la ad_fw-la audiendas_fw-la sacras_fw-la scripturas_fw-la libris_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la &_o ecclesiastici_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la qui_fw-la purpurum_fw-la volunty_n prius_fw-la lanam_fw-la inficiunt_fw-la ut_fw-la inquit_fw-la cicero_n rainold_n de_fw-fr lib._n apoc._n tomo_fw-la 1._o praelect_a 1â—_n 1â—_n chamierus_n de_fw-fr canone_o l._n 4._o c._n 2_o musculus_fw-la waltherus_n waltherus_n because_o they_o be_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n rom._n 16._o 26._o a_o prophetical_a speech_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 19_o 20._o luke_n 1._o 70._o &_o 16._o 39_o &_o 24._o 27_o 44_o 45._o 45._o these_o book_n in_o question_n be_v neveâ—_n admit_v into_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o be_v not_o comprehend_v under_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n as_o josephus_n contra_fw-la ap._n l._n 1._o hierome_n in_o prolâ—go_n gal._n origen_n in_o psal._n 1._o eplphanius_n â—â—_o pond_n &_o mens_fw-la testify_v as_o sixtus_n senensis_n &_o bellarm._n confess_v confess_v euseb._n â—ist_v l._n 3._o c._n 10._o aug._n epist._n 3._o &_o 59_o euseb._n eccles._n hist._n l._n 5._o c_o 8._o whitak_n de_fw-fr script_n controv_fw-mi 1._o q._n 1._o c._n 5_o 6._o 6._o luke_n 24_o 44._o aug._n contr_n faustum_n l._n 33._o c._n 6._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr verb_n dei_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 10._o josephus_n jerome_n origen_n duâ—_n genera_fw-la causarum_fw-la sunt_fw-la ob_fw-la quas_fw-la libri_fw-la apocryphi_fw-la sunt_fw-la à _fw-la canone_o rejecti_fw-la unum_fw-la externum_fw-la alterum_fw-la internum_fw-la externae_fw-la causâ—_n sunt_fw-la autoritas_fw-la ecclesie_n deceruentis_fw-la tum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la autorum_fw-la qualitas_fw-la quip_n qui_fw-fr ejâ—smodi_fw-la non_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ut_fw-la fidem_fw-la mererentur_fw-la interna_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la librorum_fw-la examine_v diligenti_fw-la desumuntur_fw-la primum_fw-la slylus_fw-la deinde_fw-la res_fw-la ipsae_fw-la nempe_fw-la vel_fw-la fabulosae_fw-la vel_fw-la impiae_fw-la chamierus_n de_fw-fr canone_o l._n 7._o 7._o he_o crave_v pardon_n of_o his_o reader_n which_o be_v nor_o â—â—tting_v for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n ghost_n august_n controver_n 2._o epist._n gaudentii_n c._n 23._o 23._o chap._n 6._o 9_o that_o the_o heart_n and_o liver_n of_o a_o fish_n broil_v upon_o coal_n do_v drive_v away_o the_o devil_n from_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o he_o shall_v trouble_v they_o no_o more_o contrary_a to_o matth._n 17._o 21._o see_v eusebius_n l._n 4._o hist._n c._n 26._o &_o l._n 6._o c._n 25._o 25._o cartw._n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o confutation_n of_o the_o remish_a testament_n est_fw-la 2_o ex_fw-la canon_n fidei_fw-la morum_fw-la â—_o the_o jew_n reject_v the_o apocrypha_fw-la à _fw-la canone_o fidei_fw-la the_o church_n admit_v it_o into_o canonem_fw-la morum_fw-la they_o be_v give_v we_o to_o be_v read_v non_fw-la eum_fw-la credendi_fw-la necessitate_v sed_fw-la cum_fw-la judicandi_fw-la libertate_fw-la austin_n austin_n jerome_n and_o augustine_n augustine_n florentinum_n &_o tridentinum_n concilium_fw-la ne_fw-la mihi_fw-la objeceris_fw-la quibus_fw-la ego_fw-la nec_fw-la teneri_fw-la â—ec_fw-la urgeri_fw-la volo_fw-la anâ—â—quiora_fw-la saniorâ—_n sanctiora_fw-la desidero_fw-la whitak_n contra_fw-la staplet_n florentinum_n confilium_fw-la habitum_fw-la est_fw-la ante_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 150._o &_o tridentinum_n aetate_fw-la nostra_fw-la cujus_fw-la habendi_fw-la eaâ—ratio_fw-la ac_fw-la confilium_fw-la suis_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la papisticae_fw-la errores_fw-la 〈◊〉_d erant_fw-la haec_fw-la duo_fw-la non_fw-la legitima_fw-la christianorum_fw-la concilia_fw-la sed_fw-la tyrannica_fw-la antichristi_fw-la conventicula_fw-la ad_fw-la oppugnandam_fw-la evangelii_n veritatem_fw-la instituta_fw-la whitakerm_v controver_n 1_o q._n 1._o c._n 4._o the_o scripture_n reâ—â—_n extra_fw-la provinciam_fw-la produâ—â—ndus_fw-la â—â—n_fw-la est_fw-la ibi_fw-la n._n causa_fw-la agenda_fw-la ubi_fw-la criâ—â—â—_n admissum_fw-la est_fw-la see_v the_o review_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n l._n 1._o c._n 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o rex_fw-la christiâ—isâ—â—tus_fw-la negabas_fw-la â—e_n habere_fw-la hunc_fw-la consessum_fw-la viz._n conc_fw-fr trident._n pro_fw-la â—ecumenica_fw-la &_o legitime_a congregata_fw-la synodo_fw-la sed_fw-la magis_fw-la pro_fw-la conventu_fw-la privato_fw-la thuanus_n tom._n 1._o hist._n l._n 2._o pag._n â—0â—_o â—0â—_o sleidan_n l._n 23._o this_o council_n be_v not_o general_n divers_a king_n and_o nation_n protest_v against_o it_o viz._n the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o french_a king_n and_o will_v not_o send_v their_o bishop_n and_o ambassador_n to_o it_o b._n carletâ—â—_n carletâ—â—_n fulâ—e_v in_o preface_n to_o his_o answer_n to_o 〈◊〉_d in_o defence_n of_o the_o english_a translation_n in_o prologo_fw-la galeato_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 18._o 18._o authenticum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la fidem_fw-la sacit_fw-la sua_fw-la authoritate_fw-la nititur_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la de_fw-la quorum_fw-la authoritate_fw-la constat_fw-la comprobatur_fw-la to_o be_v authentical_a be_v to_o have_v authority_n of_o itself_o itself_o hebraels_n graecisque_fw-la textibus_fw-la concedatur_fw-la utilitas_fw-la maxima_fw-la laus_fw-la maxima_fw-la exemptio_fw-la de_fw-la malignis_fw-la corruptelis_fw-la absolutissima_fw-la id_fw-la uchementer_fw-la approbo_fw-la morinus_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la diaâ—riben_fw-ge diaâ—riben_fw-ge latina_n vetus_fw-la vulgata_fw-la editio_fw-la in_o publicis_fw-la lectionibus_fw-la disputationibus_fw-la praedicationibus_fw-la &_o expositionibus_fw-la pro_fw-la authentica_fw-la habeatur_fw-la &_o nemo_fw-la illam_fw-la rejicere_fw-la quovis_fw-la protextu_fw-la audeat_fw-la aut_fw-la praesumat_fw-la council_n trident._n sess._n 4._o decreto_fw-la 2_o do_v predigiosum_n certè_fw-la decretum_fw-la &_o cujus_fw-la cordatiores_fw-la pontificios_fw-la &_o tunc_fw-la cum_fw-la illud_fw-la cudâ—retur_fw-la pudâ—erit_fw-la &_o etiamnum_fw-la dispudet_fw-la amama_n antibarb_n bibl._n junius_n nec_fw-la obstat_fw-la quaedam_fw-la in_o jeremia_n daniele_n &_o esra_n idiomate_fw-la chaldaico_fw-la consignata_fw-la esse_fw-la ea_fw-la n._n lingua_fw-la ab_fw-la hebraea_n inflexione_fw-la saltem_fw-la differt_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la eadem_fw-la tanquam_fw-la matre_fw-la nascitur_fw-la ac_fw-la demum_fw-la
as_o many_o wife_n as_o they_o will_v doctor_n 〈◊〉_d preface_n to_o new-mans_n concordance_n concordance_n the_o general_n view_v of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n scripture_n sancta_fw-la sanctè_fw-la mr._n gregory_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o observation_n upon_o some_o passage_n of_o scriptuâ—e_n scriptuâ—e_n luke_n 16._o 29._o john_n 5._o 39_o psal._n 19_o and_o 119._o augustinus_n affirmat_fw-la omniaquae_fw-la continent_n fidem_fw-la &_o mores_fw-la in_fw-la illis_fw-la inveniri_fw-la quae_fw-la apertè_fw-la posita_fw-la sum_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la chrysostomus_n manifesta_fw-la itidem_fw-la in_o divinâ—â—_n scripture_n esse_fw-la perhibet_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la necessaria_fw-la tertullianus_n adorat_fw-la scripturae_fw-la pâ—enitudinem_fw-la et_fw-la vae_fw-la heâ—mogeniâ—i_fw-la â—i_z quid_fw-la ijs_fw-la quae_fw-la scripta_fw-la sunt_fw-la vel_fw-la de_fw-la traâ—at_fw-la vel_fw-la adijciat_fw-la rainoldus_n 1_o thesi_fw-la deut._n 4._o â—_o and_o 12._o 32._o de_fw-fr scripturae_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la &_o perfectione_n quid_fw-la sentiat_fw-la maldonaâ—us_fw-la vide_fw-la ad_fw-la joan_n 7._o 4._o de_fw-fr scripturae_fw-la integritate_fw-la vide_fw-la estium_fw-la ad_fw-la galat._n 3._o 10._o see_v bp_o usher_v body_n of_o divinity_n p._n 18._o 19_o 20_o 21._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 16._o 17_o john_n 15._o 15._o act_n 20._o 27._o bene_fw-la habet_fw-la ut_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la scripta_fw-la contentus_fw-la sis_fw-la hilary_n â—_o in_o every_o age_n there_o be_v reveal_v that_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o salvation_n and_o yet_o now_o no_o more_o than_o be_v sufficient_a the_o word_n itself_o be_v not_o now_o but_o the_o revelation_n only_o be_v more_o perfect_a the_o old_a testament_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o jew_n but_o both_o the_o new_a and_o old_a make_v but_o one_o complete_a body_n for_o the_o church_n now_o singuli_fw-la libri_fw-la sunt_fw-la sufficientes_fw-la suffiâ—cientia_fw-la parâ—â—um_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la ordinatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d verò_fw-la scriptura_fw-la est_fw-la sufficiens_fw-la essentiali_fw-la sufficientia_fw-la per_fw-la libros_fw-la singu_n los_fw-la fusa_fw-la jun._n animad_fw-la in_fw-la bellarm._n controv_n primae_fw-la capite_fw-la quarâ—â—_n the_o scripture_n be_v a_o perfect_a rule_n for_o matter_n of_o faith_n but_o not_o a_o perfect_a register_n for_o matter_n of_o fact_n m._n geres_n whitakerus_n de_fw-fr script_n c._n sexto_fw-la quaest_n sexâ—ae_fw-la stapleton_n &_o sâ—rrariâ—â—_n be_v more_o wary_a than_o some_o other_o papist_n we_o be_v abuse_v say_v they_o when_o we_o be_v say_v to_o hold_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o perfect_a for_o say_v they_o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v imperfect_a not_o when_o it_o want_v any_o perfection_n but_o when_o it_o want_v a_o perfection_n due_a as_o a_o man_n be_v not_o imperfect_a if_o he_o have_v not_o a_o angel_n perfection_n because_o this_o be_v not_o due_a unto_o he_o they_o say_v it_o be_v not_o a_o perfection_n due_a to_o the_o scripture_n to_o teach_v we_o very_a thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n perinde_v sunt_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la scripture_n colliguntuâ—_n atque_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la scribuntur_fw-la nazianzen_n catholici_fw-la in_o perfectione_n scripturae_fw-la papistae_fw-la â—n_fw-la imperfectione_n totius_fw-la causae_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la omnium_fw-la controversiarum_fw-la de_fw-la religiâ—ne_fw-la proram_fw-la &_o puppim_fw-la constituâ—nt_fw-la câ—aniâ—rus_fw-la â—â—m_fw-la primâ—_n de_fw-fr canone_o lib._n octavo_n c._n primo_fw-la 1_o cor._n 10._o â—_o 2_o 3._o math._n 8._o 11._o lu._n 19_o 9_o gal._n 3._o 7._o 8._o 29._o rom._n 4_o 15_o 16._o some_o papist_n say_v the_o scripture_n be_v not_o imperfect_a because_o they_o send_v we_o to_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o perfect_a rule_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v perfect_a implicitè_fw-fr though_o not_o explicitè_fw-fr but_o so_o i_o may_v say_v every_o rustic_a be_v a_o perfect_a rule_n of_o faith_n because_o he_o can_v show_v i_o the_o pope_n who_o be_v the_o infallible_a judge_n if_o the_o scripture_n send_v to_o the_o church_n to_o learn_v that_o which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o scripture_n by_o this_o send_n she_o confess_v her_o imperfection_n see_v moulins_n buckler_n of_o faith_n p._n 45._o john_n 1._o 18._o and_o 3._o 12._o isaiah_n 61._o 1._o 2._o heb._n 1._o 1_o and_o 2._o 3._o act._n 1._o 3_o matth._n 11._o 25._o 27._o matth._n 22._o 32._o john_n 5._o 46._o luke_n 24._o 44._o 45._o 45._o additio_fw-la ad_fw-la scripturam_fw-la fit_a tripliciter_fw-la 1._o in_o quo_fw-la additum_fw-la est_fw-la contrarium_fw-la &_o est_fw-la erroris_fw-la 20._o in_o quo_fw-la additum_fw-la est_fw-la diversum_fw-la &_o est_fw-la praesumptionis_fw-la 30._o in_o quo_fw-la additum_fw-la est_fw-la consonum_fw-la &_o est_fw-la fidelis_fw-la instructionis_fw-la instructionis_fw-la that_o doctrine_n of_o religion_n to_o which_o god_n will_v have_v nothing_o add_v and_o from_o which_o he_o will_v have_v nothing_o take_v away_o must_v needs_o be_v perfect_a illud_fw-la perfectum_fw-la in_o â—uo_fw-la genere_fw-la cui_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la genere_fw-la aut_fw-la addi_fw-la aut_fw-la diminui_fw-la potest_fw-la psal._n 19_o 8._o the_o hebâ—ew_n word_n signify_v that_o perfection_n cui_fw-la nihil_fw-la deest_fw-la 2_o king_n 5._o 8._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 11._o 11._o salus_fw-la nostra_fw-la christus_fw-la est_fw-la salutis_fw-la via_fw-la fides_fw-la viae_fw-la â—ux_fw-la scriptuâ—a_fw-la raynoldâ—s_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v tâ—ken_v collectiuè_n not_o distributiuè_a si_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la totam_fw-la sed_fw-la omnem_fw-la significaret_fw-la eo_fw-la fortâ—us_fw-la futurum_fw-la argumentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la nâ—m_fw-la si_fw-la port_n singulae_fw-la sufficerem_fw-la tum_fw-la multo_fw-la magis_fw-la omnes_fw-la chamierus_n chamierus_n nul'us_fw-la papista_fw-la aptè_fw-la &_o plenè_fw-la huic_fw-la argumento_fw-la unquam_fw-la respondit_fw-la aut_fw-la respendâ—bit_fw-la whitakeâ—us_fw-la whitakeâ—us_fw-la be_v not_o the_o scripture_n say_v hawk_n the_o martyr_n sufficient_a for_o my_o salvation_n yes_o say_v one_o of_o bonner_n chaplain_n it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o our_o salvation_n but_o not_o for_o our_o instruction_n hawk_n answer_v god_n send_v i_o the_o salvation_n and_o take_v you_o the_o instruction_n fox_n martyâ—ol_n episc._n dau._n de_fw-la judice_fw-la controver_n c._n 5._o 5._o minima_fw-la veritatis_fw-la particula_fw-la in_o scripture_n continetur_fw-la charronaeus_fw-la charronaeus_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 3_o rhemist_n annotat_fw-la â—n_v john_n 21._o â—ect_n 3._o and_o annotat_fw-la in_o 2_o thessâ—_n 2._o 16._o and_o annotate_n in_o act._n 15._o sect_n 3._o and_o in_o apoc._n 〈◊〉_d sect_n 1._o 1._o assâ—rimus_fw-la in_o scripture_n non_fw-la contineri_fw-la expressè_fw-la totam_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la necessariam_fw-la sive_fw-la de_fw-la 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nâ—â—_n spripto_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n unwritten_a unwritten_a the_o word_n original_o may_v import_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v deliver_v howsoever_o either_o by_o word_n or_o writing_n thus_o whatsoever_o we_o have_v receive_v in_o the_o scripture_n be_v first_o tradition_n as_o deliver_v by_o word_n and_o still_o be_v tradition_n because_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o writing_n but_o though_o the_o word_n in_o itself_o have_v this_o general_a and_o indifferent_a signification_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v deliver_v yet_o in_o our_o disputation_n it_o be_v restrain_v to_o one_o only_a manner_n of_o deliver_v by_o word_n and_o relation_n only_o and_o not_o by_o scripture_n we_o deny_v that_o either_o in_o the_o law_n or_o gospel_n there_o be_v any_o thing_n leave_v unwritten_a which_o concern_v we_o to_o know_v for_o attain_v of_o true_a faith_n and_o righeteousnesse_n towards_o god_n abbot_n against_o bishop_n iâ—_n matth._n 15._o 15._o vide_fw-la whitakerum_fw-la de_fw-la script_n c._n 9_o quaest_n sexta._fw-la pag._n 405._o &_o 406._o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la stand_v for_o unwritten_a tradition_n as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o will_v have_v baptism_n of_o infant_n to_o be_v one_o but_o when_o he_o dispute_v for_o baptism_n of_o infant_n against_o anabaptist_n than_o he_o heap_v up_o text_n of_o scripture_n mr._n blakes_n birth_n priv_fw-la priv_fw-la symbolum_n apostolicum_fw-la ex_fw-la traditione_n est_fw-la secundum_fw-la formulam_fw-la rationemque_fw-la verborum_fw-la at_o secundum_fw-la substantiam_fw-la est_fw-la scriptura_fw-la ipsissima-lunius_a animad_fw-la in_o bellarm_n controv_fw-mi 1._o l._n 4._o negamus_fw-la ullum_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o toto_fw-la symbâ—lo_fw-la