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when_o this_o snow_n be_v melt_v there_o will_v be_v much_o mire_n by_o age_n and_o experience_n and_o humane_a prudence_n he_o do_v foresee_v the_o storm_n of_o the_o arian_n persecution_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v somewhat_o in_o the_o 3d._n chap._n of_o this_o treatise_n for_o the_o orthodox_n do_v sing_v the_o doxology_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o word_n of_o his_o divine_a institution_n of_o baptism_n matth._n 28._o 19_o all_o three_o in_o one_o manner_n to_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o the_o arian_n do_v sing_v glory_n to_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n where_o observe_v that_o the_o arian_n as_o yet_o do_v not_o altogether_o refuse_v to_o sing_v the_o doxology_n upon_o any_o pretend_a reason_n or_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n as_o some_o man_n do_v now_o but_o it_o be_v like_o the_o sing_n of_o the_o doxology_n be_v then_o perform_v by_o the_o orthodox_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o other_o lyturgy_n on_o all_o other_o solemn_a day_n and_o in_o both_o these_o lyturgye_n the_o doxology_n be_v and_o still_o be_v use_v these_o 1300_o year_n without_o
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father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n in_o a_o song_n six_o reason_n god_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n have_v give_v to_o man_n his_o tongue_n and_o speech_n that_o therewith_o he_o may_v glorify_v god_n father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n therefore_o often_o in_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n man_n tongue_n be_v call_v his_o glory_n psal_n 57_o 8._o awake_v up_o my_o glory_n psal_n 108._o 1._o i_o will_v sing_v praise_n with_o my_o glory_n psal_n 16_o 9_o my_o heart_n be_v glad_a my_o glory_n rejoice_v which_o glory_n the_o maker_n of_o the_o tongue_n act_n 2._o 26._o expones_fw-la to_o be_v the_o tongue_n in_o these_o word_n my_o heart_n do_v rejoice_v and_o my_o tongue_n be_v glad_a psal_n 30._o 12._o that_o my_o glory_n may_v sing_v praise_n unto_o thou_o and_o not_o be_v silent_a o_o lord_n my_o god_n shall_v then_o man_n tongue_n his_o glory_n be_v command_v silence_n by_o man_n and_o not_o to_o sing_v glory_n to_o god_n the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n when_o his_o 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church_n these_o 1300._o year_n without_o scruple_n or_o refusal_n and_o still_o retain_v in_o all_o the_o reform_a church_n after_o their_o purgation_n from_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n that_o be_v lawful_a the_o same_o argument_n be_v use_v by_o st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 11._o 16._o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o contentious_a to_o wit_n we_o have_v no_o such_o custom_n neither_o the_o church_n of_o god_n ten_o reason_n debetur_fw-la reason_n rationis_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la illustratum_fw-la justinus_n martyr_n in_o expositione_n fidei_fw-la sive_fw-la unam_fw-la dvas_fw-la vel_fw-la tres_fw-la personas_fw-la proferamus_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la animo_fw-la semper_fw-la possidere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr patre_fw-la filio_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la athanasius_n lib._n de_fw-la communi_fw-la essentia_fw-la patris_fw-la filii_fw-la &_o spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la cap._n 00_o quod_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la tres_fw-la dii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la in_o symbolo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basilius_n magnus_fw-la lib._n 5._o contra_fw-la eunomium_fw-la cap._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d licet_fw-la haeretici_fw-la disrumpant_fw-la seize_v non_fw-la tamen_fw-la disrumpetur_fw-la trinitas_fw-la nazianzenus_n orat._n 40._o quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sanctum_fw-la baptisma_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la orat._n 37._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ephiphanius_n haeresi_fw-la 62._o §._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d haec_fw-la eadem_fw-la est_fw-la doctrina_fw-la communiter_fw-la scholasticorum_fw-la alensis_n in_fw-la summa_fw-la theologiae_n parte_fw-la 3._o quest_n 3._o membro_fw-la 1._o articulo_fw-la 3._o aquinas_n 2._o 2._o quest_n 81._o articulo_fw-la 3._o &_o quest_n 84._o articulo_fw-la 1._o et_fw-la franciscus_n à _fw-la sancto_fw-la claro_fw-la in_o expositione_n confessionis_fw-la anglicanae_n orat._n 28._o negate_fw-la unam_fw-la personam_fw-la divinam_fw-la 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