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the_o apostle_n 17_o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o come_v to_o church_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o hear_v we_o must_v hearken_v too_o if_o we_o will_v perform_v that_o duty_n which_o be_v here_o enjoin_v in_o the_o text._n now_o it_o be_v a_o know_a maxim_n in_o divinity_n verba_fw-la sensus_fw-la connotant_n affectus_fw-la to_o hearken_v therefore_o import_v no_o less_o than_o to_o receive_v the_o truth_n in_o the_o love_n of_o it_o to_o entertain_v it_o with_o meekness_n and_o due_a reverence_n and_o to_o 105._o practice_v it_o with_o all_o seriousness_n and_o conscientious_a obedience_n you_o will_v find_v this_o duty_n thus_o explain_v and_o a_o considerable_a motive_n to_o enforce_v it_o in_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n 12._o wherefore_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v if_o you_o harken_v to_o these_o judgement_n and_o keep_v and_o do_v they_o that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v keep_v unto_o 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in_o such_o wise_a hear_v they_o read_z mark_v learn_v and_o inward_o digest_v they_o that_o by_o patience_n and_o comfort_n of_o thy_o holy_a word_n we_o may_v embrace_v and_o ever_o hold_v fast_o the_o bless_a hope_n of_o everlasting_a life_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v we_o in_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ._n amen_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la mâ—…s_n bury_v in_o novel_a novel_a baker_n in_o stephen_n stephen_n camden_n britan._n britan._n fox_n and_o firebrand_n the_o speech_n of_o kid_n etc._n etc._n e_o see_v the_o statute_n make_v against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d catechism_n româ—â—â—â—â—_n româ—â—â—â—â—_n crofton_n crofton_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 15_o 16._o 16._o ambr._n prâ—fat_n in_o psalm_n psalm_n epitome_n totius_fw-la scripture_n athan_n athan_n parva_n biblia_fw-la luth._o luth._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n t._n 1._o 1._o see_v his_o learned_a preface_n to_o his_o annotation_n on_o the_o psalm_n psalm_n vide_fw-la vâ—tab_n &_o genebrard_n in_o poli_fw-fr synops._fw-la ad_fw-la psalm_n 25._o 25._o august_n ad_fw-la psalm_n 118._o 118._o ambr._n in_o psalm_n 118._o 118._o moller_n prâ—fat_n psal._n 34._o 34._o heb._n 5._o 13._o 6._o 1._o 1._o ephes._n 2._o 20._o 20._o job_n 11._o 12._o 12._o psal._n 51_o 5._o 5._o aug._n conf._n l._n 8._o c._n 5._o 5._o prov._n 22._o 6._o 6._o jer._n 13._o 23._o 23._o heb._n 6._o 1._o 1._o vide_fw-la conc._n gerund_n can._n 4._o 4._o consuetudo_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la baptisandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la per_fw-la 40_o dies_fw-la publicae_fw-la tradamus_fw-la sanctam_fw-la &_o adorandam_fw-la trinitatem_fw-la jerom._n adv_o joh._n hierosol_n hierosol_n vide_fw-la conference_n at_o hampton-court_n write_v by_o dr._n barlow_n barlow_n aristot._fw-la pol._n l._n 1._o 1._o plut._n de_fw-fr audit_n audit_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 20._o 20._o psal._n 111._o 10._o 10._o prov._n 1._o 7._o 7._o eccles._n 12._o 13._o 13._o prov._n 4._o 7._o 7._o job_n 28._o 28._o 28._o vide_fw-la hammon_n l'estrange_n allianc_fw-la of_o liturg._n p._n 267._o 267._o that_o most_o excellent_a catechism_n in_o the_o liturgy_n dr._n hammâ—nd_n of_o idâ—l_n 5._o 67._o 67._o eâ—_n uâ—â—o_o &_o catechismum_fw-la brevem_fw-la quider_n illâ—…_n say_v in_o cujus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…sideres_fw-la bish._n andrews_n in_o op_n posth_n p._n 86._o add_v aâ—…_n that_o it_o be_v accoâ—…ted_v by_o that_o parliament_n which_o first_o authorize_v it_o as_o compose_v by_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2_o 3_o edw._n 6._o c._n 1._o 1._o heb._n 10._o 24_o 25._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 12._o 25._o 25._o deut._n 31._o 11_o 12._o 12._o joseph_n antiq._n lib._n 4._o c._n 8._o 8._o rom._n 2._o 18._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ‑_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joh._n 21._o 15_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 3._o 2._o heb._n 5._o 12._o 12._o rom._n 12._o 6._o see_v dr._n ham._n ad_fw-la locum_fw-la locum_fw-la 2_o tim._n 1._o 13._o 13._o heb._n 6._o 1_o 2._o 2._o i_o c._n confirmation_n as_o dr._n ham._n de_fw-fr confirm_v confirm_v eusebius_n lib._n 5._o c._n 10._o 10._o ibid._n l._n 6._o cap._n 3._o 12._o 22._o 22._o cypr._n ep._n 24._o 24._o hieron_n de_fw-fr scriptor_n ecclesiast_n ecclesiast_n august_n de_fw-fr catechâ—s_fw-fr rudib._n rudib._n can._n 59_o 59_o lib._n 3._o 23._o 23._o magdeb._n in_o vita_fw-la vita_fw-la canon_n 77._o &_o 79._o 79._o eph._n 6._o 4._o 4._o gen._n 18._o 19_o 19_o jos._n 24._o 15._o 15._o can._n 59_o 59_o mat._n 5._o 33._o 33._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 1_o etc._n etc._n etc._n pol._n l._n 2._o c._n 8._o 8._o psal._n 82._o 6._o 6._o is._n 44._o 48._o 48._o is._n 49._o 23._o 23._o heb._n 5._o 4._o 4._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 17._o 3._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 13_o 14._o 14._o 2_o chron._n 30._o 22._o 22._o prov._n 8._o 34_o 34_o videsis_n â—stos_fw-la rr._n ciâ—at_a ap_fw-mi d._n jermin_n in_o proverb_n proverb_n coloss._n 3._o 10._o 10._o diog._n laert._n laert._n prov._n 19_o 2._o 2._o joh._n 3._o 19_o 19_o prov._n 1._o 26_o 29._o 29._o heb._n 3._o 18._o 18._o rom._n 10._o 17_o 17_o tu_fw-la tamen_fw-la sic_fw-la audias_fw-la ista_fw-la praecepta_fw-la quomodo_fw-la si_fw-la tibi_fw-la praeciperem_fw-la qua_fw-la ratione_fw-la bonam_fw-la valetudinem_fw-la in_o ardeatino_fw-la tuereris_fw-la sen._n ep._n 105._o 105._o deut._n 7._o 12._o 12._o john_n 13._o 17._o collect_v for_o the_o second_o sunday_n in_o advent_n