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out_o a_o more_o constant_a and_o skifull_a guide_n to_o rely_v upon_o to_o lead_v i_o unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o minister_n dissension_n and_o division_n as_o the_o inconstancy_n of_o a_o church_n in_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n give_v just_a occasion_n to_o many_o of_o doubt_v and_o stumble_v at_o its_o religion_n so_o dissension_n and_o division_n which_o necessary_o flow_v from_o such_o inconstancy_n be_v no_o less_o but_o rather_o more_o sensible_a evil_n and_o give_v great_a and_o more_o universal_a scandal_n for_o there_o be_v many_o who_o will_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o inconstancy_n and_o yet_o be_v awake_v by_o the_o confusion_n that_o ever_o attend_v dissension_n and_o division_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n that_o nothing_o become_v more_o the_o house_n of_o god_n than_o unity_n and_o order_n and_o that_o confusion_n and_o dissension_n be_v only_o fit_v for_o babel_n or_o the_o house_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o as_o 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destroy_v all_o false_a church_n our_o saviour_n say_v 5.15_o luke_n 11.17_o gal._n 5.15_o every_o kingdom_n divide_v against_o itself_o shall_v be_v make_v desolate_a and_o s._n paul_n if_o you_o bite_v and_o eat_v one_o a_o other_o take_v heed_n you_o be_v not_o consume_v one_o of_o a_o other_o and_o that_o this_o division_n and_o destruction_n befall_v to_o all_o false_a church_n luther_n himself_o do_v testify_v a_o kingdom_n say_v he_o divide_v in_o itself_o 166._o luth._o tom_n 3._o wit_n in_o psal_n 5._o fol._n 166._o can_v stand_v neither_o do_v heretic_n at_o any_o time_n perish_v by_o force_n or_o art_n but_o by_o their_o own_o mutual_a dissension_n neither_o do_v christ_n our_o lord_n fight_v against_o they_o by_o other_o arm_n then_o by_o send_v among_o they_o the_o spirit_n of_o giddiness_n and_o dissension_n now_o what_o miserable_a dissension_n have_v happen_v these_o year_n by_o past_a into_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n by_o which_o it_o have_v be_v much_o deform_v 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it_o daily_o and_o frequent_o as_o deserve_v most_o just_o the_o preeminence_n above_o all_o other_o prayer_n 4._o the_o holy_a father_n do_v show_v not_o only_o the_o excellency_n of_o this_o divine_a prayer_n but_o also_o the_o great_a efficacy_n of_o it_o to_o obtain_v from_o god_n all_o benefit_n s._n cyprian_n write_v thus_o of_o its_o excellency_n o_o dear_o belove_v dominica_n cyp._n de_fw-fr orat._n dominica_n how_o great_a and_o how_o many_o be_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o lord_n prayer_n they_o be_v brief_o collect_v in_o speech_n but_o they_o be_v spiritual_o copious_a in_o power_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v omit_v in_o our_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n which_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o the_o compend_n of_o that_o heavenly_a doctrine_n oratione_fw-la tertull._n lib._n the_o oratione_fw-la tertullian_n call_v our_o lord_n prayer_n though_o breviarie_n or_o compend_v of_o the_o euangel_n and_o say_v that_o how_o much_o it_o be_v shorten_v in_o word_n it_o be_v as_o much_o 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