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content_v myself_o therefore_o to_o point_n out_o the_o author_n quote_v they_o and_o the_o place_n quote_v ambrose_n in_o roman_a 1_o rom._n 3._o rom._n 4._o rom._n 20._o 1_o cor._n 1._o galat._n 1_o galat._n 3._o and_o sermon_n 45._o if_o it_o be_v ambrose_n be_v quote_v by_o chemnitius_n in_o the_o place_n mention_v who_o say_v that_o ambrose_n repeat_v that_o exlusive_a particle_n only_a fifteen_o time_n by_o eckhardus_fw-la compend_n theol._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o pag._n 391._o by_o chamier_n loco_fw-la citato_fw-la hilary_n lib_n 6._o de_fw-la trinit_fw-la can._n 8._o in_o matth._n 21._o be_v quote_v by_o chemnitius_n ibid._n fulk_n in_o rom._n 3.28_o chamier_n ibid._n davenant_n and_o prideaux_n lect_v 5._o hieron_n in_o rom._n 4._o rom._n 10._o in_o galat._n 2._o galat._n 3_o be_v quote_v by_o chamier_n and_o eckhardus_fw-la ibid._n origen_n lib._n 3._o in_o rom._n cap._n 3._o and_o lib._n 4._o be_v quote_v by_o fulk_n eckhardus_fw-la and_o chamier_n ibid._n chrysostome_n in_o 1._o cor._n 1_o rom._n 3._o hom._n 7._o in_o tit._n 2._o hom._n 3._o rom._n 4._o hom._n 8._o galat._n 3_o serm._n de_fw-fr side_n &_o lege_fw-la naturae_fw-la be_v quote_v by_o chamier_n eckhardus_fw-la fulk_n davenant_n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la habit_n cap._n 29._o pag._n 378._o and_o prideaux_n lect._n 5._o pag._n 164._o athanasius_n orat._n contra_fw-la arrianos_fw-la be_v quote_v by_o eckhardus_fw-la ibid._n basil_n hom._n the_o humil_n 51._o be_v quote_v by_o fulk_n eckhardus_fw-la chamier_n davenant_n ibid._n nazianzen_n orat._n 22.26_o be_v quote_v by_o fulk_n eckhardus_fw-la chamier_n ibid._n theodoret_n in_o rom._n 3._o ephes_n 2._o be_v quote_v by_o eckhardus_fw-la as_o also_o therapeuticon_n sept._n by_o chamier_n bernard_n serm._n 22._o in_o cant._n epist_n 27._o be_v quote_v by_o chamier_n eckhardut_n isychius_n in_o levit._n 14._o lib._n 4._o be_v quote_v by_o chamier_n and_o eckhardus_fw-la theophilact_fw-mi in_o galat._n 3_o be_v quote_v by_o chamier_n and_o chemnitius_n sedulius_n in_o rom._n 3._o rom._n 4._o be_v quote_v by_o chamier_n and_o chemnitius_n primasius_n in_o rom._n 4._o rom._n 8._o be_v quote_v by_o chamier_n and_o eckhardus_fw-la victor_n mar._n lib._n 3._o in_o gens_n be_v quote_v by_o eckhard_n fulk_n in_o rom._n 4._o petrus_n chrysologus_fw-la ser._n 34._o prosper_n aquitan_n epigram_n 9_o be_v quote_v by_o chamier_n ruffinus_n be_v quote_v by_o fulk_n beda_n in_o psal_n 77._o pag._n 71._o by_o davenant_n and_o bp_o usher_n de_fw-fr statu_fw-la &_o success_n eccles_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 46._o gennadius_n in_o rom._n 3._o haymo_n in_o rom._n 1._o lyra_n in_o galat._n 3_o gloss_n ordinaria_fw-la in_o epist_n jac._n be_v quote_v by_o chemnitius_n theodolius_fw-la in_o rom._n 3._o fortunatus_n in_o expos_n symboli_fw-la epiphanius_n in_o anchor_n phylast_n in_o catal._n irenaeus_n adversus_fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n 4._o haeres_fw-la 5._o maxentius_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la be_v quote_v by_o eckhardus_fw-la and_o because_o papist_n say_v that_o austin_n use_v not_o this_o exclusive_a particle_n only_a therefore_o chemnitius_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v use_v by_o he_o in_o serm._n quadrage_v as_o also_o in_o his_o exposition_n of_o these_o word_n abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v account_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n which_o be_v in_o his_o 68_o serm._n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la lin_v 1._o also_o tractat._v 8._o tractat._n 42._o in_o johan_n contra_fw-la dvas_fw-la epistol_n petil._n lib._n 3._o serm._n 40._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la chamier_n add_v in_o octoginta_fw-la tribus_fw-la quaestionibus_fw-la quaest_n 76._o exposit_n in_o galat._n 3_o chemnitius_n have_v quote_v these_o testimony_n that_o i_o have_v mention_v under_o his_o name_n add_v we_o may_v then_o true_o say_v with_o erasmus_n that_o this_o word_n sole_a which_o be_v follow_v with_o so_o great_a clamour_n in_o this_o age_n in_o luther_n be_v reverent_o read_v and_o hear_v in_o the_o father_n so_o that_o we_o see_v a_o 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