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efficimur_fw-la quoties_fw-la metimur_fw-la â—_o vobis_fw-la semen_n est_fw-la sanguis_fw-la christianorum_fw-la apol._n cap._n 49._o 49._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodorâ—t_n de_fw-fr legib_n legib_n hac_fw-la tempestate_fw-la omnis_fw-la fere_n sacro_fw-la martyrum_fw-la cruore_fw-la orbis_fw-la infectus_fw-la est_fw-la quip_n certatim_fw-la gloriosa_fw-la in_o certamina_fw-la ruebatur_fw-la multóque_fw-la avidius_fw-la tum_fw-la martyria_fw-la gloriosis_n mortibus_fw-la querebantur_fw-la quam_fw-la nunc_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la pravis_fw-la ambitionibus_fw-la appetuntur_fw-la nullis_fw-la unquam_fw-la bell_n mundus_fw-la magis_fw-la exhaustus_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la majori_fw-la unquam_fw-la triumpho_fw-la vicimus_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la deceâ—_fw-la annorum_fw-la stragibus_fw-la vinci_fw-la non_fw-la potuimus_fw-la sulpit._fw-la sever._n sac._n hist._n 1._o 2._o 2._o nullum_fw-la est_fw-la efficacius_fw-la testimonium_fw-la inter_fw-la mortales_fw-la quam_fw-la â—anguinis_fw-la erasin_n meth._n theolog._n theolog._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d just._n mart._n ad_fw-la orthodox_n orthodox_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la diognet_fw-la epist._n epist._n exposit_n psal._n 44._o contra_fw-la gentes_fw-la contra_fw-la judaeos_fw-la orat._n de_fw-fr babylâ_fw-la lib._n quòd_fw-la christus_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la deus_fw-la eccles._n hist._n 1._o 8._o c._n 2._o 2._o i_o mac._n i._o 56._o 56._o antiq._n l._n 17._o c._n 8._o 8._o theodoret._n lâ—_n 3._o cap._n 20._o 20._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 50._o 50._o ad_fw-la scapusâ—â—â—_n cap._n 3._o 3._o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n in_o prologue_n jewish_a jewish_a greg._n naz._n orat._n 4._o cont_n julianum_fw-la chrysostom_n hom._n 4._o in_o matth._n sozomen_n eccl._n hist._n l._n 5._o cap._n 21._o theodor._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 17._o 17._o lib._n 23._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dio_fw-mi cass._n hist._n rom._n l._n 36._o 36._o quam_fw-la chara_fw-la diis_fw-la immortalibus_fw-la gens_fw-la esset_fw-la docuit_fw-la quòd_fw-la est_fw-la victa_fw-la quòd_fw-la elocata_fw-la quòd_fw-la serva_fw-la orat._n pro_fw-la flac._n flac._n haec_fw-la ultima_fw-la templi_fw-la eversio_fw-la etc._n etc._n sacr._n hist._n lib._n lib._n luther_n colloq_fw-la mensal_n mensal_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d max._n tyr._n diss._n 3._o 3._o semper_fw-la adversus_fw-la sua_fw-la vitia_fw-la facundi_fw-la non_fw-la eloquimur_fw-la magna_fw-la sed_fw-la vivimus_fw-la minut._n fel._n fel._n rom._n 13._o 11._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zosimus_n zosimus_n 2_o cor._n 7._o 1._o 1._o dam_fw-la mihi_fw-la virum_fw-la qui_fw-la sit_fw-la iracundus_fw-la maledicus_fw-la eâ—â—raenatus_fw-la paucissimis_fw-la dei_fw-la verbis_fw-la tam_fw-la placidum_fw-la quam_fw-la ovem_fw-la reddam_fw-la dâ—_n cupidum_fw-la avarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n lactant._n l._n 3._o c._n 26._o 26._o cujus_fw-la omnis_fw-la religio_fw-la est_fw-la sine_fw-la scelere_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la maculâ—_n vivere_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 9_o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isid._n pel._n epist._n lib_n 4._o 4._o john_n 3._o 19_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 3._o 15._o 15._o instaurare_fw-la instaurare_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theophylact._n theophylact._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d foedus_fw-la &_o testamentum_fw-la testamentum_fw-la testamentum_fw-la est_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la justa_fw-la sententia_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la quis_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la svam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d vult_fw-la f._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr test._n test._n grotius_n hammond_n lightfoot_n lightfoot_n gnolam_fw-la habba_fw-mi in_o contradistinction_n to_o gnolam_fw-la haz_v haz_v non_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la ultra_fw-la credere_fw-la debeamus_fw-la lib_fw-la de_fw-la prescript_n adv_fw-la haâ—r_n cap._n 8._o 8._o christo_fw-la servabatur_fw-la omne_fw-la retro_fw-la occulta_fw-la nudare_fw-la dubitata_fw-la dirigere_fw-la praelibata_fw-la supplere_fw-la praedicata_fw-la repraesentare_fw-la tertul._n de_fw-fr carne_n christi_fw-la cap._n 2._o 2._o h._n grotius_n in_o annotat._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 6._o 2_o 3._o &_o 15._o 51_o 52._o 52._o the_o reasonableness_n of_o christianity_n etc._n etc._n etc._n dr._n spencer_n de_fw-fr legib._n hebr._n l._n 2._o c._n 3._o 3._o dr._n lightfoot_n hor._n hebâ—_n hebâ—_n con._n gangr_n can._n 2._o syn._n trull_n can_v 67._o etc._n etc._n etc._n dialog_n cum_fw-la tryph._n tryph._n lib._n 8._o cont_n celsum_fw-la celsum_fw-la ad_fw-la vxorem_fw-la i._n 1._o &_o apolog._n cap._n 9_o 9_o tantùm_fw-la ab_fw-la humano_fw-la sanguine_fw-la cavemus_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la edulium_fw-la pâ—â—orum_fw-la in_o cibis_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la noverimus_fw-la noverimus_fw-la eccl._n hist._n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o 1._o christianus_n becman_n in_o exercitat_fw-la 26._o curcellaeus_n in_o diatrib_n de_fw-fr esu_fw-la sang._n sang._n in_o act_n 15._o 20._o 20._o cont._n faust._n l._n 32._o c._n 13._o 13._o ut_fw-la coelitus_fw-la praâ—ceperat_v praâ—ceperat_v lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homil._n 6._o in_o 1_o cor._n 2._o serm._n 1._o in_o pentecost_n pentecost_n de_fw-fr ciâ—_n dei_fw-la l._n 22._o c._n 8._o 8._o de_fw-fr verâ—_n relig_n cap._n 25._o 25._o coepit_fw-la alio_fw-la ordine_fw-la &_o providentiâ_fw-la gubernari_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ambros._n ambros._n de_fw-fr usu_fw-la patr._n l._n 1._o c._n 1._o 1._o crescat_fw-la igitur_fw-la oportet_fw-la &_o multum_fw-la vehementerâ—_n proficiat_fw-la â—am_fw-la singulorum_fw-la quam_fw-la omnium_fw-la tam_fw-la unius_fw-la hominis_fw-la quam_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la atatum_fw-la ac_fw-la seculorum_fw-la gradibus_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la scientia_fw-la â—apientia_fw-la vincent_n livinens_fw-la commonitor_n 1._o adv_n haeres_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 28._o 28._o cyril_n alex._n cont_n julian_n l._n 4._o 4._o veniet_fw-la autem_fw-la tempus_fw-la quo_fw-la iâ—â—a_fw-la quae_fw-la nunc_fw-la latent_fw-la in_o lucem_fw-la diesextrahat_fw-la &_o longioris_fw-la â—vi_fw-la diligentia_fw-la veniet_fw-la tempus_fw-la quo_fw-la posteri_fw-la nostri_fw-la tam_fw-la apâ—rta_fw-la nos_fw-la nescisse_fw-la mirentur_fw-la nat._n quaest._n quaest._n 2_o eâ—d_n 4._o 10._o 10._o ver_fw-la 17._o 17._o in_o joma_n joma_n melior_fw-la est_fw-la racematio_fw-la veterum_fw-la vindemiâ—_n recentiorum_fw-la elegantior_fw-la est_fw-la sermo_n familiaris_fw-la patrum_fw-la quam_fw-la lex_fw-la â—iliorum_fw-la prisci_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la silij_fw-la regum_fw-la nos_fw-la sumus_fw-la silij_fw-la plebeiorum_fw-la aut_fw-la si_fw-la presci_fw-la fueruâ—t_fw-la silij_fw-la plebeiorum_fw-la nos_fw-la sumus_fw-la planè_fw-la instar_fw-la asinorum_fw-la shab_n shab_n horat._n l._n 3._o ode_n 6._o 6._o nat._n hist._n l._n 7._o c._n 16._o 16._o nunc_fw-la quaâ—i_fw-la jam_fw-la mundo_fw-la senescente_fw-la rerum_fw-la ataque_fw-la hominum_fw-la decrementa_fw-la sunt_fw-la noct._n att._n l._n 3._o c._n 10._o 10._o illud_fw-la primo_fw-la loco_fw-la scire_fw-la debes_fw-la senuisse_fw-la jam_fw-la mundum_fw-la non_fw-la illis_fw-la viribus_fw-la stare_v quibus_fw-la priâ—s_fw-la sto_fw-la nec_fw-la vigore_fw-la &_o robore_fw-la â—o_o pravalere_n quâ—_n antea_fw-la praevalebat_fw-la epist._n ad_fw-la demetrian_n demetrian_n sr._n w._n raleigh_n h._n w._n chap._n 5._o sect_n 8._o 8._o prov._n 8._o 12._o 12._o albert._n magn._n nich._n fuller_n miscell_n l._n 4._o c._n 19_o 19_o of_o the_o excellency_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n chap._n 4._o p._n 195._o 195._o deatate_fw-la mundi_fw-la mundi_fw-la plat._n in_o timaeo_n timaeo_n see_v isaac_n voss._n de_fw-fr artib_n sinarum_fw-la sinarum_fw-la see_v isaac_n voss._n de_fw-fr artib_n sinarum_fw-la sinarum_fw-la dr._n brown_n vulg._n err._n book_n 2._o cap._n 5._o 5._o maffaei_fw-la hist._n indic_n l._n 6._o vossius_fw-la de_fw-la artib_fw-la sinar_fw-la sinar_fw-la nat._n hist._n l._n 12._o c._n 8._o 8._o nat._n hist._n i._n 19_o c._n 5._o 5._o septingentos_fw-la vivos_fw-la exsâ—cuit_fw-la ut_fw-la naturam_fw-la scrutaretur_fw-la tertulliâ—â—_n de_fw-fr animâ—_n cap._n 10._o 10._o j._n smith_n m._n d._n d._n isaac_n vossiâ—s_v vossiâ—s_v olim_fw-la â—ides_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o vitâ_fw-la magìs_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o articulorum_fw-la professione_n erasm._n epist._n epist._n mat._n 22._o 44._o mark_v 12._o 36._o luke_n 20._o 43._o act_n 2._o 35._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o 13._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mille_fw-la annos_fw-la post_fw-la râ—surrectionem_fw-la in_o terreno_fw-la regno_fw-la christi_fw-la secundum_fw-la carnales_fw-la ventris_fw-la &_o libidinis_fw-la voluptales_fw-la futuros_fw-la fabulantur_fw-la â—c_z cerinthiani_n auguâ—tin_n de_fw-fr hâ—â—res_fw-fr c._n 8._o de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la i._n 20._o c._n 7._o epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 77._o 77._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euseb._n eccl._n hist._n l._n 3._o c._n 22._o 22._o lactant._n institut_n l._n 7._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dialog_n cum_fw-la tryph._n tryph._n harm_n on_o rev._n 20._o 20._o in_o isai._n isai._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eccles._n hist._n l._n 3._o c._n 33._o 33._o eccles._n hist._n l._n 3._o c._n 36._o 36._o act_n 3._o 21._o 21._o book_n 3._o p._n 79._o 79._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d castra_fw-la exercituâ—_n exercituâ—_n harmony_n on_o act_n 12._o 12._o dr._n cressener_n cressener_n dr._n burnet_n burnet_n st._n augustin_n contr_n manich._n l._n 1._o c._n 24._o aquinas_n sum._n quaest_n 77._o art_n 1._o 1._o dr._n more_o mr._n cradock_n cradock_n verse_n 8_o 9_o 9_o chap_n 39_o v._n 27_o 28._o 28._o ch._n 40._o 41_o etc._n etc._n etc._n the_o style_n of_o scripture_n chap._n 1._o 1._o dr._n patrick_n bishop_n of_o ely_n answer_v to_o the_o touchstone_n p._n 55._o 55._o 2._o rev._n 16._o 16._o colloq_fw-la mens_fw-la cap._n 23._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o cap._n 7._o esai_n v._n 14_o 15._o 15._o hilar._n comâ—ent_fw-fr in_o st._n matth._n can._n 10._o 10._o irenaeus_n origen_n justin_n martyr_n athanasius_n augustin_n jerâ—m_n châ—yâ—ostom_n ambrose_n prosper_n prosper_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contr._n cels._n cels._n orat._n 4._o adv_n â—udaâ—os_fw-la â—udaâ—os_fw-la dialog_n cum_fw-la tryph._n tryph._n grotius_n hâ—mâ—ond_n lighâ—â—oot_n etc._n etc._n etc._n spes_fw-la israelis_fw-la israelis_fw-la jer._n 30._o 9_o ezek._n 34._o 24._o amoâ—_n 9_o 11._o act_n 15._o 16._o 16._o isai._n 26._o 19_o ezek._n 37._o 12_o 13._o dan._n 12._o 2_o 3._o 3._o origen_n jerom_n athanasius_n chrysostom_n etc._n etc._n etc._n beda_n aquinas_n etc._n etc._n etc._n in_o his_o poem_n entitle_v the_o jew_n jew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d w._n a._n of_o the_o nature_n and_o order_n of_o occurrence_n etc._n etc._n etc._n wâ—iston's_n new_a tâ—â—ry_n of_o the_o earth_n earth_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 2_o 5._o 5._o mr._n whiston_n whiston_n act_n 14._o 22._o rom._n 8._o 17._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 11._o 3._o 12._o heb._n 12._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 7._o jam._n 1._o 12._o 12._o nisi_fw-la in_o hisce_fw-la talibus_fw-la liberiùs_fw-la paulò_fw-la sentiendi_fw-la â—mò_fw-la &_o errandi_fw-la venia_fw-la concedatur_fw-la ad_fw-la profunda_fw-la illa_fw-la &_o latentia_fw-la veritatis_fw-la adyta_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nunquam_fw-la patefactum_fw-la iri_fw-la iri_fw-la mons._n jurien_n jurien_n w._n â—_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o future_a age_n c._n 11._o 11._o antiqu._n l._n â—_o c._n 7._o 7._o nat._n hist._n l._n 5._o c._n 2d_o 2d_o mat._n 24._o 37._o 37._o mat._n 24._o 12._o 12._o book_n 3._o chap_n 5._o 5._o dr._n cressen_n god_n judgement_n on_o the_o rom._n church_n church_n dr._n burnet_n theor._n tellur_v l._n 4._o 4._o lib_fw-la 3_o 3_o chap._n 65._o 18_o 19_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 3._o 10._o plena_fw-la varâ—etatibus_fw-la tremell_n
they_o and_o these_o envoy_n of_o heaven_n be_v send_v not_o only_o to_o god_n own_o people_n but_o sometime_o to_o other_o as_o the_o ninivites_n thus_o revelation_n be_v make_v by_o voice_n god_n speak_v himself_o or_o by_o other_o audible_o and_o this_o be_v no_o uncommon_a way_n of_o divulge_v and_o discover_v his_o will._n again_o god_n speak_v i._n e._n communicate_v himself_o heretofore_o not_o only_o by_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v but_o by_o that_o of_o see_v he_o be_v please_v to_o make_v know_v his_o divine_a pleasure_n by_o some_o visible_a appearance_n which_o most_o vigorous_o strike_v on_o that_o sense_n and_o give_v more_o evident_a testimony_n of_o the_o will_n of_o heaven_n thus_o god_n discover_v himself_o 1._o by_o angel_n appear_v for_o though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o appear_v of_o these_o messenger_n but_o their_o speak_v to_o person_n which_o give_v they_o the_o discovery_n of_o god_n pleasure_n yet_o the_o former_a be_v no_o mean_a confirmation_n of_o what_o be_v deliver_v because_o those_o glorious_a â—_z can_v not_o appear_v to_o mankind_n unless_o they_o be_v commission_v by_o god_n when_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o send_v they_o than_o and_o not_o else_o they_o descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o show_v themselves_o to_o men._n 2._o write_v be_v another_o manner_n of_o visible_a revelation_n thus_o the_o law_n be_v deliver_v to_o moses_n and_o afterward_o this_o way_n of_o revelation_n grow_v frequent_a the_o sacred_a history_n of_o moses_n and_o other_o history_n and_o prophecy_n be_v commit_v to_o write_v thus_o the_o ancient_a church_n before_o christ_n come_n have_v the_o write_a word_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o inform_v they_o 3._o god_n speak_v to_o the_o sight_n by_o those_o representation_n which_o in_o holy_a writ_n be_v so_o usual_o style_v vision_n for_o these_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o outward_a sense_n of_o see_v they_o be_v either_o real_a spectacle_n expose_v to_o the_o eye_n as_o the_o burn_a bush_n which_o moses_n see_v exod._n 3._o 2._o and_o the_o pillar_n of_o a_o cloud_n which_o go_v before_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o day_n and_o the_o pillar_n of_o fire_n which_o conduct_v they_o in_o the_o night_n exod._n 13._o 21._o and_o the_o cloud_n in_o the_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 5._o 13_o 14._o call_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 7._o 1_o 2._o and_o this_o expression_n be_v use_v in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o signify_v that_o visible_a glory_n and_o majesty_n whereby_o he_o manifest_v himself_o to_o mankind_n in_o those_o time_n or_o else_o vision_n in_o holy_a scripture_n be_v certain_a image_n of_o thing_n represent_v by_o god_n to_o the_o eye_n as_o those_o strange_a appearance_n and_o sign_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o jeremiah_n ezekiel_n and_o daniel_n whether_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v real_a object_n or_o whether_o they_o be_v mere_a apparition_n we_o need_v not_o as_o some_o solicitous_o inquire_v if_o they_o be_v 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