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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 17_o mystery_n of_o the_o sacrament_n conceal_v from_o catechuman_n 13_o why_o so_o 14_o n_n name_n give_v in_o to_o be_v record_v 100_o near_o relation_n and_o affection_n between_o church-member_n 147_o noah_n seven_a precept_n 10_o none_o to_o be_v exempt_v from_o profession_n 95_o o_o obligation_n of_o the_o confirm_v 144_o obstruction_n of_o the_o reformation_n whence_o 102_o original_a sin_n 135_o oversight_n of_o the_o first_o reformer_n 105_o p_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 91_o parent_n care_n for_o frequent_v ordinance_n 121_o parisiensis_fw-la complaint_n 47_o passeover_n chief_a among_o the_o jew_n 25_o pastor_n care_v 76_o pastor_n office_n 129_o penitent_n how_v reconcile_v 6_o why_o by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n 60_o peoples_n preparedness_n a_o help_n to_o reformation_n 68_o people_n to_o be_v convince_v of_o their_o duty_n 69_o 1_o pet._n 3.15_o expound_v 162_o person_n ought_v to_o offer_v themselves_o to_o 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civil_a affair_n and_o religion_n 5._o pelican_n in_o l._n iâ—â—is_n exposit_n of_o the_o moâ—al_a law_n command_n 5._o exercit_fw-la 5._o wherein_o he_o have_v train_v they_o quos_fw-la instituebat_fw-la moribus_fw-la &_o usu_fw-la rerum_fw-la temporalium_fw-la peritos_fw-la arte_fw-la bellandi_fw-la alioqui_fw-la etiam_fw-la religioni_fw-la consecratos_fw-la thus_o also_o mr._n weemes_n expound_v this_o place_n his_o catechize_v once_o it_o be_v also_o observable_a that_o god_n say_v not_o concern_v abraham_n i_o know_v that_o he_o will_v teach_v but_o command_v they_o loc_fw-la paraeus_n in_o loc_fw-la imply_v that_o parent_n ought_v to_o perform_v this_o duty_n with_o authority_n which_o thing_n be_v intimate_v in_o the_o holy_a resolution_n of_o joshua_n as_o for_o i_o say_v he_o and_o my_o house_n we_o will_v serve_v the_o lord_n and_o that_o this_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o godly_a parent_n be_v evident_a from_o the_o scripture_n thus_o do_v david_n careful_o instruct_v 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quo_fw-la istud_fw-la fiat_fw-la utpete_fw-it qui_fw-la animadvertunt_fw-la non_fw-la priùs_fw-la sponsione_n semel_fw-la factâ_fw-la se_fw-la posse_fw-la liberari_fw-la quà m_fw-la hi_o quos_fw-la ex_fw-la sacro_fw-la fonte_fw-la snsceperunt_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la ipsi_fw-la abrenunciare_fw-la diabelo_fw-la &_o pompis_fw-la ejus_fw-la fidem_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la patre_fw-la &_o filio_fw-la jesus_n christo_fw-la &_o spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la confiteri_fw-la denique_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la fidei_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ecclesiâ_fw-la universâ_fw-la promittere_fw-la valeant_fw-la who_o well_o understanding_n how_o much_o they_o stand_v bind_v to_o god_n and_o the_o church_n for_o their_o faith_n give_v in_o the_o name_n of_o another_o will_n not_o without_o cause_n be_v often_o instant_a that_o that_o viz._n for_o which_o they_o stand_v engage_v may_v be_v do_v as_o consider_v that_o they_o can_v be_v free_v from_o their_o promise_n once_o make_v till_o those_o for_o who_o 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