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dr._n sheldon_n in_o his_o miracle_n of_o antichrist_n ch_z 8._o towards_o the_o end_n revel_v 14_o 9_o revel_v 18._o in_o the_o same_o book_n pag._n 72._o it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o another_o author_n like_v to_o the_o former_a in_o the_o same_o book_n book_n bellar._n de_fw-fr justificatione_n li._n 5._o ca_fw-mi 7._o propter_fw-la incertitudinem_fw-la propria_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la &_o periculum_fw-la inaenis_fw-la gloriae_fw-la tutissimum_fw-la est_fw-la fidutiam_fw-la totam_fw-la in_o sola_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordia_fw-la &_o benignitate_fw-la repâ—nere_fw-la by_o reason_n of_o the_o incertainty_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n &_o the_o peril_n of_o vain_a glory_n it_o be_v most_o safe_a to_o put_v a_o man_n whole_a confidence_n in_o the_o sole_a mercy_n &_o favour_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o qualify_v this_o sentence_n say_v not_o as_o though_o we_o be_v not_o to_o trust_v to_o our_o good_a work_n as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o our_o true_a righteousness_n or_o be_v not_o able_a to_o sustain_v &_o undergo_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n etc._n andrea_n vega_n li._n 9_o de_fw-la intertitudine_fw-la gratiae_n cap._n 41._o 41._o aenaeaâ—_n silvius_n 7._o commeâ—â—_n de_fw-fr council_n basil._n basil._n luther_n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la 2._o plâ—b_n de_fw-fr anabapt_n cit_fw-la a_o cremerâ—_n defalsa_n relig_n iâ—theran_n iâ—theran_n read_v doct._n field_n of_o the_o church_n book_n 3._o chap._n 47._o let_v but_o he_o in_o that_o place_n be_v the_o umpire_n 〈◊〉_d antiq._n 11._o câ—_n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 17.28_o 33._o 34._o 34._o see_v the_o 7._o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o session_n 1_o pet._n 2.24_o sess._n 6._o cap._n 7._o can_v 10.11_o consuetudo_fw-la sine_fw-la veritate_fw-la â—etustas_fw-la errâ—ris_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la verissimum_fw-la illud_fw-la antiquissimum_fw-la tertull._n tertull._n among_o who_o there_o be_v who_o say_v more_o to_o prove_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n no_o church_n than_o any_o true_a church_n as_o the_o reverend_a bishop_n of_o chichester_n in_o his_o direction_n to_o know_v the_o true_a church_n the_o dean_n of_o gloucester_n once_o doctor_z fâ—â—ld_v of_o the_o church_n book_n 3_o c._n 47._o dr_n whitaker_n &_o other_o famous_a and_o learned_a of_o â—ur_n church_n eccles._n 1.7_o see_v king_n james_n his_o paraphrase_n chap._n 8.11_o fama_fw-la malum_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la aliud_fw-la velocius_fw-la ullâ—â—m_fw-la mobilitate_fw-la viget_fw-la viresque_fw-la acquirit_fw-la eundo_fw-la parva_n meâ—u_o primâ—_n mox_fw-la sese_fw-la attollit_fw-la in_o auras_fw-la ingrediturque_fw-la soâ—o_fw-la &_o caput_fw-la inter_fw-la nubila_fw-la conduit_n virgil._n aene_n revel_v 18·13_n hero_z dot_z in_fw-ge â—â—_o lib._n 1._o see_v king_n james_n his_o paraphrase_n chap._n 17.6_o mat._n 23.35_o 2_o chron._n 2.22_o see_v calvin_n on_o matth._n 23.35_o luke_n 9_o mr._n patrick_n foâ—â—es_v king_n james_n write_v his_o paraphrase_n upon_o the_o revelation_n before_o he_o be_v twenty_o year_n of_o age_n age_n mal._n 4.2_o chap._n 9_o â—_o sanguine_a martyrum_fw-la seman_n ecclesiae_fw-la nubecula_fw-la orat_fw-la &_o pertransibat_fw-la 2_o chron._n 16.9_o 16.9_o edw._n 6_o at_o his_o coronation_n be_v present_v with_o 3._o sword_n tell_v they_o those_o be_v not_o enough_o he_o must_v have_v one_o more_o whereat_o they_o marvail_v he_o tell_v they_o he_o mean_v the_o holy_a bible_n the_o sword_n of_o god_n spirit_n without_o which_o quoth_v he_o we_o be_v nothing_o nor_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n remain_v vis_fw-fr unita_fw-la fâ—rtior_fw-la to_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n &_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n to_o the_o father_n lest_o i_o come_v &_o smite_v the_o earth_n with_o a_o curse_n mal._n 4._o if_o god_n be_v with_o we_o who_o can_v be_v against_o we_o ro._n 8._o 8._o 1._o king_n 12.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n etc._n hen._n 8._o will_v use_v to_o wish_v that_o when_o his_o counsellor_n come_v to_o sit_v in_o council_n they_o will_v commit_v simulation_n and_o dissimulation_n and_o partiality_n to_o the_o porter_n lodge_n remain_v like_a iâ—â—lâ—oes_v judge_n mâ—n_z of_o courage_n fear_v god_n deal_v upright_o &_o haâ—ing_v covetousness_n exo._n 18._o like_o david_n worthy_n &_o iâ—hoshaphats_v man_n of_o valour_n valour_n as_o jezabel_n &_o athaliah_n hoc_fw-la reges_fw-la habâ—â—_n magnificum_fw-la et_fw-la in_o gâ—â—s_fw-la nulla_fw-la quod_fw-la â—apâ—â—â—dâ—es_fw-la prodessemiseris_fw-la supplices_fw-la fido_fw-it lare_fw-la protegere_fw-la sâ—nec_fw-la trage_v 7._o esto_fw-la mihi_fw-la soluâ—_n arbyter_n verum_fw-la jure_fw-la ac_fw-la nomine_fw-la â—egio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr rege_fw-la lib._n 4._o aliquid_fw-la hiâ—_n laxaâ—_n totum_fw-la amiâ—tis_fw-la eâ—_n est_fw-la impâ—ranâ—_fw-la ratio_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quam_fw-la si_fw-la uni_fw-la reddatur_fw-la tacit._n â—_o annal_a communis_fw-la custodia_fw-la principatus_fw-la neminem_fw-la unum_fw-la magnum_fw-la facere_fw-la arâ—st_n 5._o polit._n semper_fw-la periculosum_fw-la privati_fw-la hominis_fw-la nomen_fw-la supra_fw-la imo_fw-la iuxta_fw-la principis_fw-la attolli_fw-la tacit._n pauâ—i_fw-it reges_fw-la non_fw-la râ—gna_fw-la colunt_fw-la coliâ—_n hic_fw-la reges_fw-la callet_n ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la perdaique_fw-la aliquos_fw-la nullumque_fw-la levet_fw-la tantum_n ut_fw-la noceat_fw-la cupiâ—_n esse_fw-la potens_fw-la senec._n trage_v 10._o sâ—are_fw-la omnes_fw-la debemus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la aliquo_fw-la reip._n qui_fw-la cum_fw-la iam_fw-la versatur_fw-la eam_fw-la diligere_fw-la partem_fw-la debemus_fw-la ad_fw-la quaem_fw-la nos_fw-la idius_fw-la utilitâ—s_fw-la salusque_fw-la converterit_fw-la cu._n pro_fw-la planâ—_n semper_fw-la officio_fw-la fungitur_fw-la utilitati_fw-la hominum_fw-la consulens_fw-la &_o societati_fw-la cic._n offic._n lib._n 3._o iâ—psius_fw-la the_o heart_n and_o riches_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o king_n great_a treasure_n king_n james_n in_o his_o speech_n 1609._o 1609._o hen._n 3._o king_n of_o england_n his_o usual_a practice_n ne_fw-fr quid_fw-la insidiose_fw-la ne_fw-la quid_fw-la simulate_v ne_fw-la quid_fw-la fallaâ—â—ter_fw-la cic._n offic_n 3_o iâ—psius_fw-la polic._n li._n 4._o nam_fw-la per_fw-la fraudem_fw-la &_o dolum_fw-la regna_fw-la evertuntur_fw-la aristot._n polit._n lib_n 5._o presertim_fw-la si_fw-la publicus_fw-la usus_fw-la salusque_fw-la suadeaâ—_n